Agriculture and food security must be part of the climate change deal
Agriculture and climate change are intrinsically intertwined. One cannot go without the other.
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The Greenland ice sheet in a changing climate
This study by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program estimates that the sea will rise by 0.5 to 1.5 meters by 2100, threatening coastal cities and flooding island nations. This is double the predicted rise estimated by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on climate Change (IPCC) in 2007, which did not incorporate sea level rise due to the melting of Greenland and Antarctica's ice sheets.
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Joint Statement- beyond Copenhagen: agriculture and forestry are part of the solution
IFAP came together with the world
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Overrated: New Zealands emissions reduction target for 2020
The New Zealand Government is relying on wildly inaccurate rankings of its 2020 emissions reduction target in order to answer critics at the Copenhagen negotiations. When corrected, the rankings reveal New Zealand is far from being even a mid-range performer
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55 Million people affected by extreme weather disasters in 2009
Over three quarters of the people killed - and 95 % of the total affected by natural hazards - since the beginning of the year were due to extreme weather events said Ms. Margareta Wahlstr
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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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Agriculture and rural development day bulletin
This document presents the summary of the Agriculture and Rural Development Day event held at the University of Copenhagen, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 12 December 2009.
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Energy intensive sectors of the Indian economy: Options for low-carbon development (LCD)
India's carbon intensity from energy use is set to decline until at least 2031 according to these preliminary findings of forthcoming World Bank study. Examines five sectors of Indian economy that accounted for three-quarters of CO
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Proposal by the alliance of small island states (AOSIS) for the survival of the Kyoto Protocol and a Copenhagen Protocol
A new proposal from AOSIS Alternative to the Danish Proposal and the BASIC draft. The Association of Small Island States (AOSIS) released a new, overarching proposal for fulfilling the mandates of the Bali Action Plan, and setting legally binding targets for developed countries post-2012.
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Notification Amendment in Rule 64D fo Mineral Concession Rules 1960 dated 10/12/2009
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (67 of 1957), the Central Government makes the following rules further to amend the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960.
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South Asia: shared views on development and climate change
Within the context of the global Framework, this World Bank document released at Copenhagen on Dec 8, 2009 identifies the climate challenges in South Asia. It outlines the broad parameters of a response that is consistent with the development priorities of the region.
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South Asia: shared views on development and climate change
This reports says that World Bank is to support the development priorities of countries in South Asia by addressing climate change related risks and harnessing development opportunities that promote low-carbon growth.
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IGBP Climate Change Index
The IGBP Climate-Change Index brings together key indicators of global change: atmospheric carbon dioxide, temperature, sea level and sea ice. It will be released annually. To know more click on the following URL: http://www.igbp.net/page.php?pid=504
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The National Green Tribunal Bill, 2009
The National Green Tribunal Bill, 2009 that would judge environmental disputes.The tribunal will have the same powers as a civil court, will subsume various state-level authorities that address environmental issues as well as committees created by the Supreme Court for that purpose.
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20002009, the warmest decade
The year 2009 is likely to rank in the top 10 warmest on record since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850, according to WMO. Finds that the decade of the 2000s (2000
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10 Years of Experience in Carbon Finance
This recent publication provides an overview of the Bank
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Debating climate change: pathways through argument to agreement
Elizabeth Malone
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Biodiversity and climate change action
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment identified climate change as a dominant driver of future biodiversity loss and indicated that it will adversely affect key development challenges, including the provision of clean water, energy services, and food; maintenance of a healthy environment; and conservation of ecological systems, their biodiversity, and associated ecosystem goods and services.
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Biodiversity, Gender and Climate Change
There is growing scientific consensus that an average global warming of 2
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Biodiversity, Gender and Climate Change
There is growing scientific consensus that an average global warming of 2