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Sustainable shelter in an age of climate change and disasters. Bangkok, 7-9 September 2011
Posted on: 9 September 2011
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The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum is a biennial event which brings together stakeholders engaged in providing housing solutions to urban poverty. The aim of this conference was to: explore and share solutions that address the urgent and widespread problem of substandard housing in the context of sustainable housing needs and a changing global climate; share strategies and experiences of how best to build resilient communities, including better designs for sustainable homes and settlements; explore how such strategies and experiences can be integrated into “bottom-up” development planning processes. A large number of presentations are available under the following themes: housing policy and climate change; housing finance in response to climate change and disasters; disaster mitigation, response and sustainable development; and technologies for more resilient homes and communities.
Climate-change policy in the United Kingdom
Posted on: 9 September 2011
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This OECD Working Paper analyses the UK climate-change policy framework. It first examines the United Kingdom’s performance according to various outcomes relevant to climate change, such as greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reductions and the market penetration of renewable energy. It then discusses UK policies and how well they are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective way. Particular attention is paid to carbon pricing and of the need to correct the market failures that afflict innovation the promotion of renewable energy. Examining policies piecemeal can lead to neglect of significant interactions among them when, for example, quantity-based instruments co-exist with price-based instruments or policies are applied at different stages in the supply chain. Hence the paper also addresses the issue of overlapping policy instruments. The variety of policies across different sectors of the economy is also noted. The paper then moves from climate-change mitigation to discuss adaptation policies. Finally, the paper concludes with some suggestions for how policies could be improved.
Ecocity World Summit. Montreal, 22-26 August 2011
Posted on: 31 August 2011
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The Summit programme was organised around six interconnecting themes that explore leading edge research and showcase practical solutions that contribute to the development and management of ecocities. All speakers presented lessons from their specific area of expertise and explained how their work relates to the broad range of issues that are integrally related in the ecocity concept. Special crosscutting panels focused on the interconnections between several themes to offer a holistic view of Ecocity principles. Examples include: design of living buildings in sustainable communities; new technology for eco-infrastructure such as waste to energy facilities; planning solutions for ecomobility; economic strategies to sustain ecocities; and citizen commitment and empowerment. Abstracts of all oral presentations are available online. Content from all presentation sessions was captured in audio or video format. Details will be provided soon regarding how to access these recordings. Individual presenters’ powerpoint and slide presentations are not available through the conference web site. However, a post-conference edited volume is being compiled with presenters at the Summit being invited to present papers for consideration in a book on ecocities.
London’s changing climate: In sickness and in health
Posted on: 15 August 2011
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The London Climate Change Partnership has produced this document as a tool to aid health and social care commissioners and providers as they begin to design and shape their services in the new delivery landscape.
Adaptation and Resilience (Climate Change): report for 2009-10
Posted on: 8 August 2011
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This paper presents the results from a pilot study which aims to identify and measure a defined set of environmental Adaptation and Resilience activities, in relation to Climate Change, (A&RCC) in the UK economy. An initial list of A&RCC activities to be investigated as per Defra’s advice were considered, these included: Construction and retrofit; urban environment redesign and re-engineering; sustainable drainage and water management; energy storage infrastructure resilience; transport infrastructure and logistics resilience; and water irrigation.
Climate science explained
Posted on: 25 July 2011
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This briefing was produced by Green Alliance, in partnership with the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, aiming to provide a concise, accessible explanation of the science of climate change as an aid to communicating the issue.
Urban transport and climate change action plans: An overview
Posted on: 19 July 2011
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Cities around the world are developing dedicated Climate Change Action Plans to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and improve the local air quality for their inhabitants. The transport sector usually plays a crucial role in any such strategy. This paper summarises the measures outlined in Climate Change Action Plans of more than 30 cities in all continents. Its focus is on the actions proposed in the transport chapter of the relevant plans. However, in many cases other Urban Transport Planning documents (Transportation Master Plans, Land Use Plans, etc.) play a key role for implementing specific measures, while the Climate Action Plans outline the more general goals. The measures initiated to reduce these negative impacts of urban transport take many forms. Increasing the share of public transport and non-motorised modes such as walking and cycling are core elements in many emission reduction strategies, but most often they are supplemented by other short-term and long-term measures. One key feature of most actions proposed is that they provide several co-benefits: many options not only reduce GHG emissions and improve air quality, but also enhance energy efficiency, and, especially in the developing world, contribute to better transport services for the poor. This is a revised version, previously published in April 2009.
Adapting to climate change in the UK: measuring progress
Posted on: 15 July 2011
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The planning system has failed to halt a rise in the number of new homes planned in areas of flood risk, according to a report produced for the Government by the Committee on Climate Change. The report from the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) further argues that coalition Government’s policy of more localised planning could undermine emerging strategic approaches to considering climate change risks. This is the ASC’s 2nd assessment of how well the UK is prepared to deal with climate change impacts and risks. It sets out a range of indicators against which the UK’s progress will be measured, and focuses on three priority areas of land-use planning, managing water resources, and the design and renovation of buildings as adaptation measures.
International dimensions of climate change
Posted on: 13 July 2011
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Climate change impacts from abroad could affect the UK more than climate change at home according to a report, published today by Foresight, the Government’s futures think tank. The report shows that the UK will be vulnerable to adverse impacts from climate change abroad. More attention needs to be given to how climate change effects in other countries may have domestic impacts here.
Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management
Posted on: 10 July 2011
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The DFID-funded Strengthening Climate Resilience (SCR) consortium has released eight new publications setting out the vision, innovation and practical application of the Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management approach (CSDRM). The main report, Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management, introduces the CSDRM approach; looks at engaging with policy makers and practitioners; explores using the approach in complex environments; and sets out some common challenges and ‘next steps’. A six-page ‘overview’ of the approach, Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management in brief, is also available. A series of SCR Discussion Papers are also available. Papers 1 to 3 explore ‘hot topics’ such as integration, resilience and low carbon development. Papers 4 to 6 detail in-depth field research that provides context, evidence and examples of how the Climate Smart Disaster Risk Management approach addresses the current demand for integration of disaster risk management, climate change adaptation and other development approaches.
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