Clearing The Air
Will India give away too much at the Cancun climate summit?To many analysts and experts, the Conference of Parties (COP) 16 or the United Nations Climate Change Conference at Cancun in Mexico appears doomed even before it starts.
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The global climate 2001-2010: a decade of climate extremes
The world experienced unprecedented high-impact climate extremes during the 2001-2010 decade, which was the warmest since the start of modern measurements in 1850 and continued an extended period of pronounced
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Water ecosystem services and poverty under climate change: key issues and research priorities
Benefits to people from water ecosystems like rivers, swamps, floodplains and groundwater systems are central to human well-being. But ecosystems are in trouble and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have each shown that freshwater
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Climate change, disaster, displacement and migration: initial evidence from Africa
In 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC authoritatively established that human-induced climate change is accelerating and already has severe impacts on the environment and human lives. Although there is not a mono-causal relation between climate change, disasters, displacement and migration, the existence of a clear link between the phenomena is increasingly recognised.
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Africa Carbon Forum, Marrakech, Morocco, April 13-15, 2015
The 7th Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) offers a comprehensive programme for project developers and policy makers on the latest investment, finance and development opportunities relating to climate change.
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COVID-19 Aftershocks: Out of time
<p>Millions of parents and caregivers have lost incomes and jobs due to COVID-19, forcing them to expose their children to harmful and dangerous circumstances, such as begging or child marriage. World
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Scaling-up the recognition of indigenous and community land rights: opportunities, costs and climate implications
This technical report analyzes costs and opportunities for scaling-up the recognition of the collective tenure rights of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendants as a viable pathway
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US praises India, China for taking action on climate change
Lalit K Jha/ PTI / Washington September 11, 2009, 9:05 IST The Obama Administration today praised India along with China, Brazil and South Africa for taking action on climate change and recognising the seriousness of the global problem.
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Climate-induced variations in global wildfire danger from 1979 to 2013
<p>Climate strongly influences global wildfire activity, and recent wildfire surges may signal fire weather-induced pyrogeographic shifts. Here we use three daily global climate data sets and three fire
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Cheap solar lamps help villagers keep their health, and cut emissions
In Kenya, where less than a quarter of the 45-million population has access to electricity, a solar lamp project is helping rural communities save money on expensive and harmful fuel while reducing carbon
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Basic nations meet on climate change this week in Delhi
Representatives from India, Brazil, South Africa and China or Basic nations will meet in New Delhi on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss issues related to climate change, an official statement said on Monday.
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Jairam proposes new formula to map climate action
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has taken another bold step on the climate front by proposing the method by which India and other developing country actions will be scrutinized for their domestic and voluntary climate actions. In a note presented to the Major Economies Forum, Ramesh has laid down the formula on how the countries should be measured for their actions. He has proposed th
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Southern Africa’s forests and people: investing in a sustainable future
On the occasion of the XIV World Forestry Congress, this publication from the FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa supports countries in the region to present the best practices, challenges and opportunities
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No agreement at meeting of key countries on climate change
NEW DELHI: Consensus eluded a meeting of key countries on climate change, including India, EU, China and the US, called by Spain along with South Africa and Mexico at Madrid recently. The meeting called
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Land tenure challenges in managing carbon property rights to mitigate climate change
Scientific evidence suggests that increasing amounts of carbon in the atmosphere are causing climate change that will result in global warming, sea -level rise and more extreme weather events. In response
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Global economic prospects 2022
The global recovery is set to decelerate amid diminished policy support, continued COVID-19 flare-ups, and lingering supply bottlenecks. In contrast to that in advanced economies, output in emerging market
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Organic agriculture to double in a decade
Farmers worldwide managed 32.2 million hectares of agricultural land organically in 2007, nearly 5 percent more than in the previous year and a 118-percent increase since 2000. Organic farming is now reported in 141 countries; about two thirds of this land area is in industrial countries, and nearly half of the producers are in Africa.
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Urbanization: a critical human dimension of global environmental change
The current issue of the UGEC Viewpoints was conceptualized at the end of the 7th Open Meeting of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change which was held in Bonn, Germany between April 26-30.
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Climate change dialogue at Durban keenly poised
The 17th Conference of Parties (COP) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) is being held in Durban, South Africa, from November 28 to December 9, 2011. Urgent action is required
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Developing world sides with BASIC
New Delhi: With the small island countries and the least developed states veering towards the European line on climate change, the larger developing economies came together with African countries binding