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World Sustainable Building Conference. Helsinki, 18-21 October 2011
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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This conference addresses new opportunities for improving quality of life, mitigating effects of climate change and making new business. 51 Scientific Sessions and 10 Special Forums covering all the themes of the conference. A large number of presentations, a conference report and videos of the event are available online.
Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Europe: A review of risk governance
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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A new report from the UN’s International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) aims to strengthen efforts to formulate effective, long-term adaptation policy in Europe and ensure that it is coordinated between local, national and regional levels. The report analyses climate related disasters risk reduction governance in the European context. Free registration necessary to access reports.
Is localism delivering for climate change? Emerging responses from local authorities, local enterprise partmnerships and neighbourhood plans
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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This report explores the impacts of the coalition’s localism agenda on climate change action. It asks: Are local authorities continuing to work on climate change? How is action being encouraged? What potential do local enterprise partnerships (LEPs), local nature partnerships (LNPs) and neighbourhood plans have to strengthen local action on climate change?
Climate in Asia and the Pacific: a synthesis of APN activities
Posted on: 14 October 2011
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The latest synthesis report from the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN), which draws together its scientific research from across the region, has climate change adaptation as a major theme. The APN hope that the report will allow countries to develop “appropriate policy responses to climate vulnerability and impacts”. The report is expected to develop knowledge ahead of both the UNFCCC climate conference in Durban (COP17) later this year and the ‘Rio+20’ UN Conference on Sustainable Development’ in the summer of 2012. The report will also contribute to the work of the current Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s fifth assessment report, due to be released in 2014. [loaded 14 October 2011]
Aqua alta: Exhibition and conference on climate impact and hydraulic engineering. Hamburg, 11-13 October 2011
Posted on: 13 October 2011
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This event is described as the only exhibition and conference event worldwide dedicated to expert exchanges in matters of climate change and protective measures and the impact of climate change on flood protection and disaster management. It provides a forum for politicians, business experts, academics and experts to discuss the latest developments and strategies in a whole range of issues linked to climate change. Abstracts are available online.
Climate compatible development in the infrastructure sector
Posted on: 11 October 2011
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This report. co-authored by Engineers Against Poverty (EAP) and the ODI Private Sector and Markets Programme, provides a broad overview of the challenges and opportunities at the nexus of climate change, infrastructure and development and includes an analysis of data on climate-related infrastructure funding flows.
Hidden heat. Communicating climate change in Uganda: Challenges and opportunities
Posted on: 4 October 2011
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Through a series of 30 interviews with key climate change communicators, this report identifies some of the challenges and opportunities of communicating climate change in Uganda. The findings represent the views of a wide range of climate change communication stakeholders – from civil society organisations, the media and government representatives. The report aims to amplify these voices, to summarise the expertise that exists in Uganda on climate change communication, and to disseminate this as widely as possible.
gender, climate change and health
Posted on: 4 October 2011
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report on gender, climate change and health, which is based on the recognition that the effects of climate on human society, and our ability to mitigate and adapt to them, are mediated by social factors, including gender.
Climate Compatible Development Tools
Posted on: 23 September 2011
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A new interactive users’ guide to tools for climate and development planning has been launched. This project has been prepared in response to demand from a range of practitioners and government officials in developing countries, including demand expressed through members of the Coordinated Low Emissions Assistance Network (CLEAN). As a member of CLEAN, the Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) funded and commissioned Ecofys and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) to deliver an analytical report, a user guide and an associated research paper.
Strengthening climate change in urban education: Cities and Climate Change Academy (CCCA) Global Workshop
Posted on: 16 September 2011
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UN-HABITAT’s Cities and Climate Change Academy aims at strengthening urban course modules of universities around the globe by providing easily adaptable climate change courses and by building the capacities of teaching staff of urban planning, urban development and related departments. The ultimate goal of the initiative is equipping urban professionals with the know-how and tools to respond to climate change. This workshop, held in Bonn on 1-2 June 2011, is a milestone in the development of these course modules. The objectives of the workshop were: to exchange experiences on how to strengthen education on climate change and cities at university level; to reach a common understanding on how to develop generic course material for the Cities and Climate Change Academy; to agree on priority topics for the development of initial courses; to agree on partnerships (including universities from the North and South) for the development of selected courses, and to agree on a road map for 2011/2012. [loaded 16 September 2011]
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