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Water and environment 2013. London, 10-11 April 2013
Posted on: 24 April 2013
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The annual conference of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management aims to challenge and inspire the water and environment community by sharing knowledge and best practice which is at the heart of meeting the key global challenges. Leaders in their field will cover an enormous range of topics from flood risk management, catchment management and water quality, water resources, climate change and sustainability, urban design and more, making the event this year’s most comprehensive briefing on the water, sustainability and the environment agenda. Delegate notes and presentations are available online.
Traditional knowledge and climate science
Posted on: 22 April 2013
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This toolkit provides access to articles, videos and various other resources that will assist indigenous peoples, local communities, policy makers and other stakeholders in accessing research on climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Adaptation to climate change in Dhaka
Posted on: 22 April 2013
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This video highlights research being undertaken by University College London to understand how the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh are going to affect the urban poor in the city of Dhaka. Secondly, the study assess how plans for adaptation at the local (neighbourhood level) will affect vulnerability. The research looks at impacts from a vulnerability perspective; understanding who and what is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and climate vulnerability as well as what can be done to address these vulnerabilities. The emphasis is on physical environment and the aspects contributing to adaptation in built environment.
Identifying the best routes to climate compatible development
Posted on: 22 April 2013
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In the first of two pieces reporting on the Climate & Development Knowledge Network’s workshop on Climate Compatible Development (CCD) in Ethiopia, Mónica Andrade, Regional Coordinator of CDKN Latin America and the Caribbean, outlines delegates’ views on the drivers of, and barriers to, successful CCD implementation.
National adaptation planning: Lessons from OECD countries
Posted on: 19 April 2013
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Since the first OECD country published its national adaptation strategy in 2005, there has been a marked increase in national planning for climate change adaptation. This paper provides an overview of national adaptation planning activity across OECD countries and identifies some of the emerging lessons that have been learnt from their experiences.
West African agriculture and climate change
Posted on: 19 April 2013
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This new book provides a framework of up-to-date scientific information on agro-ecosystems both at regional and country specific level. A collaboration between the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD), and the CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), the book provides climate data and analysis on 11 of the 16 countries which make up West Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
European Commission action on adaptation to climate change
Posted on: 18 April 2013
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The European Commission yesterday presented a package consisting of two parts: The EU strategy on adaptation to climate change sets out a framework and mechanisms for taking the EU’s preparedness for current and future climate impacts to a new level; and, in a related measure, the Commission also adopted a Green Paper on insurance in the context of natural and man-made disasters.
Defra policy evidence plans
Posted on: 17 April 2013
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The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has produced a series of evidence plans for different policy areas which make significant use of formal evidence, including plans for water availability and quality; waste and resources; sustainable economy; sustainable land and farming; landscape and outdoor recreation; flood and coastal erosion risk management; biodiversity and ecosystems; atmosphere and local environment; and climate change. The evidence plans will be used to help ensure the link between evidence and policy development and implementation. The evidence plans set out evidence needs for a 5 year timeframe and will be updated roughly annually to reflect any major changes in evidence needs as a result of changing policy.
The policy climate
Posted on: 16 April 2013
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India represented 8% of the increase in global energy-related CO2 emissions between 2000 and 2010 according to a report by US based Climate Policy Initiative (CPI). In contrast, China represented a whopping 68% of the increase in global CO2 emissions. The study claims to have analysed the impact of three decades of implementation of various kinds of policies to curb climate change in India, China, Brazil, the EU, and the US. It says that impact of these policies has accelerated despite an impasse in international climate negotiations.
Synthesis report on the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in developing countries
Posted on: 8 April 2013
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The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat has released a report to support the Subsidiary Body for Implementation’s (SBI) annual monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in developing countries. The report features sections on the overview of information reported by parties; capacity building activities under the Kyoto Protocol; and capacity building activities undertaken by UN organizations and other institutions. It contains information identified taking into account developing countries’ needs and priorities for capacity building, as well as examples of good practices collected from national communications.
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