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Sustainable Cities 2013
Posted on: 12 June 2013
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Climate Action has unveiled the much anticipated second edition of Sustainable Cities; the essential title for the sustainable urban development community. The first edition of Sustainable Cities was released at the RIO+20 Earth Summit in June 2012 and the current edition will be presented at the key sustainability conferences and events this year. This issue includes a focus on northern European cities.
Redrawing the Energy-Climate Map
Posted on: 12 June 2013
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The International Energy Agency has released a new report that has outlined four energy policies that are needed if the target of limiting global temperature increase to 2 degrees Celsius is to be achieved.
The macroeconomics of climate change: a review of existing techniques to model the impacts of climate change and the role of adaptation
Posted on: 10 June 2013
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Defra has published a report that surveys state-of-the-art research on the macroeconomic effects of climate change for the UK. The report provides a review of the current techniques that exist to model the macroeconomic impact of climate change with and without adaptation. The report then suggests a framework for understanding the macroeconomics of climate change and provides a checklist of issues that future studies could aim to cover.
Terrestrial Biodiversity Climate Change Impact Report Card 2012-13
Posted on: 7 June 2013
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The Living With Environmental Change (LWEC) partnership has published the first in a series of climate change impact report cards. These will bring together the most up-to-date research to provide reliable and timely information on climate impacts. The Terrestrial Biodiversity Report Card is a downloadable resource and it identifies trends, variations, risks and vulnerabilities associated with the impact of climate change on the UK’s terrestrial biodiversity.
Climate change adaptation and the rental sector. Rental housing, climate change and adaptive capacity: a case study of Newcastle, NSW
Posted on: 7 June 2013
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Research into adaptation and the rented housing sector in Australia has recommended that incentives, education and government support are necessary to enable the rented housing sector to be better adapted. The research also addressed issues relating to equity, specifically the adaptive capacity of low-income tenants in both public and private sectors.
Climate change adaptation: Building the business case
Posted on: 6 June 2013
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The Environment Agency and the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) have teamed up to launch a best practice guide designed to help sustainability executives develop effective climate change adaptation strategies. The guide was developed as part of the government-funded Climate Ready initiative, which aims to ensure businesses are bolstering their resilience to extreme weather events that are likely to become more frequent as a result of climate change. The guide features a series of case studies and best practice advice, detailing how to build business support for climate adaptation measures, undertake effective climate risk assessments, and identify “early mover” opportunities that are available to those firms that enhance the resilience of their operations and supply chains.
Arctic Resilience Report
Posted on: 31 May 2013
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The Arctic Resilience Report is a science-based assessment that aims to better understand the integrated impacts of change in the Arctic. Its goals are to: identify the potential for shocks and large shifts in ecosystems services that affect human well-being in the Arctic; analyse how different drivers of change interact in ways that affect the ability of ecosystems and human populations to withstand shocks, adapt or transform; and evaluate strategies for communities and governments to adapt. An interim report is now available, with the final report expected in May 2015.
Retrofitting homes for a future climate: emerging trends from recent industry surveys on climate change adaptation.
Posted on: 30 May 2013
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The aim of the workshop was to provide a platform for exchange of survey findings and consideration of emerging general trends/findings from five recent climate change adaptation themed surveys. A summary of the presentations and discussions are available on videos.
International Conference on Climate Change and Local Wisdom: Living in harmony within our built environment. Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia, 14-15 February 2013
Posted on: 29 May 2013
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This conference explored the relationship between a high quality space for living by looking back to our past history and local context of the built environment to find the balance between development and conservation, and between design and nature. Proceedings are available online.
Recent OECD work on adaptation to climate change
Posted on: 17 May 2013
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This brochure provides an overview of recent and ongoing OECD work on adaptation to climate change, which is organised around three pillars: i) Mainstreaming adaptation in development co-operation; ii) Economic aspects of adaptation; and iii) Adaptation in developed countries.
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