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Regional framework for achieving development resilient to climate change in the Caribbean
Posted on: 16 November 2012
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The Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change The islands of the Caribbean have come together have come together under the umbrella of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (5Cs) to implement a regional strategy to increase climate resilience. An Implementation Plan has been published which identifies priority activities, and also identifies capital and revenue costs, allocates responsibilities and outlines functional cooperation between regional and national agencies, and sets out a monitoring and evaluation process. As part of the strategy the region’s governments are encouraged to develop a risk management approach to build climate resilience in national development plans and actions. The approach is designed to integrate risk management processes such as risk analysis, planning and monitoring into government decision making in order to ensure that climate resilience is at the heart of the regions development policy.
Coming ready or not: Managing climate risks to Australia’s infrastructure
Posted on: 16 November 2012
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This report provides an analysis of Australia’s exposure to and preparation for the impacts of climate change on major infrastructure.
Webinars on measuring urban sustainability
Posted on: 14 November 2012
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CIB W116 Student Forum, a working group of PhD, master and bachelor students on topics related to Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, has organised a series of webinars on measuring urban sustainability. Four themes will be presented and discussed: climate (28 November 2012), energy 5 December 2012), resources (12 December 2012), and urban assessment models (19 December 2012). The webinars will contain presentations of State-of-the-Art student projects, a keynote speech and reflections from a senior expert and open questions from the audience.
UN-REDD Programme. Lessons learned: Africa
Posted on: 9 November 2012
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The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. A report has been published which introduces the 16 UN-REDD partner countries in Africa, and discusses regional specific opportunities and challenges arising from reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+). It highlights the need to: extend REDD+ knowledge and dialogue beyond policy makers to include all relevant stakeholders; and build a solid institutional framework for REDD+ that promotes coordination and cooperation. The report emphasises the importance of integrating REDD+ into sustainable development such that the environmental and social benefits from REDD+ can be maximised while the risks are minimised.
Resilient Cities webinars
Posted on: 8 November 2012
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ICLEI Resilient Cities has added some new webinars on the following:
Stakeholders in risk assessments and adaptation. 30 October 2012
This webinar focuses on inclusion of local stakeholders in the community specifically the urban poor and the most vulnerable, into climate change adaptation and more specifically, risk assessment methods.
Urban agriculture and food security. 18 October 2012
This webinar focuses on urban agriculture and food security first looking at multi-stakeholder approaches for cities and how to include urban agriculture in laws and planning. Then the role it has for a city’s resilience and the importance for climate change adaptation.
City to City cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction. 12 October 2012
This webinar focuses on the importance of co-operating between cities in order to share knowledge and resources on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
Too late for two degrees? Low carbon economy index 2012
Posted on: 8 November 2012
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The annual Low Carbon Economy Index, published by PricewaterhouseCoopers, centres on one core statistic, that of the rate of change of global carbon intensity. The Index evaluates the rate of decarbonisation of the global economy that is needed to limit warming to 2°C.
The EU and the progressive alliance negotiating in Durban: saving the planet?
Posted on: 7 November 2012
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This paper applies theory from the field of international relations to try and understand the role of the European Union in the Durban climate talks in December 2011. In particular, it analyses the role of the EU’s alliance with groups of developing countries in facilitating an agreement on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action.
Climate change governance
Posted on: 5 November 2012
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This book aims to address the political, economic and social elements of climate change and their links with governance. It includes a wide range of steering mechanisms ranging from informal cooperation between different institutions and actors to hierarchical forms of regulation. The governance of climate change is dealt with in detail, including the application of economic models used in change management, which enable organisational structures to be developed for public administration, contractors or private bodies.
Climate change: Lines of evidence
Posted on: 2 November 2012
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Sunspots, natural climate cycles and volcanoes; myths about the causes of global warming abound. To raise the level of understanding about climate science and the impacts that climate change might bring, the US National Research Council has produced a series of 7 myth-busting videos.
Greenhouse gas emission trends and projections in Europe 2012
Posted on: 30 October 2012
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This report from the European Environment Agency presents an assessment of the progress projected or achieved by the European Union (EU), its Member States and other EEA member countries towards achieving their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets for the first commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol and for 2020 under EU unilateral commitments.
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