Firm India forces climate breakthrough at Durban
Principle Of Equity Must In Future Talks New Delhi: The Durban climate talks finally ended more than 36 hours after the scheduled close on Sunday with the world agreeing to a new global climate change
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Adaptation to climate change in agriculture, forestry and fisheries: perspective, framework and priorities
Climate change adaptation requires the use of good agricultural, forestry and fisheries practices to meet changing and more difficult environmental conditions. To make sure appropriate nformation is shared and put into practice, FAO works to build capacities at the national, local and community levels to raise awareness and prepare for climate change impacts. At the government level, the goal is to mainstream climate change strategies and actions in agricultural policies and programmes to reduce vulnerability and provide local communities with site-specific solutions
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Climate related terrorism if ozone layer is not protected says Champika
There will be climate related conflicts in the future if the global community fails to protect the ozone layer, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka said inaugurating the sub regional workshop on Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) pase out in military applications, yesterday.
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Ball in climate culprits' court
With the hope of global leaders making a “real move” now, the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) kicks off today in Durban, South Africa, where delegates from climate-induced vulnerable countries, including
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Enhancing the climate resilience of Africa’s infrastructure: the power and water sectors
This book evaluates -using for the first time a single consistent methodology and the state-of-the-art climate scenarios-, the impacts of climate change on hydro-power and irrigation expansion plans in
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Joint statement issued at the conclusion of the Ninth BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change, Beijing, China, 1 November 2011
The ninth BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change concluded with a joint statement in which ministers agreed that the Durban Climate Change Conference should achieve a comprehensive, fair and balanced
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Food insecurity and hunger in Africa
It is a very concerning situation that over 100 million people in Africa are facing catastrophic levels of food insecurity (Integrated Food Security Phase Classification-3 and above) and the situation
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Fair carbon means no carbon for rich countries
WHAT might a truly fair and effective solution to climate change look like?
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Principles of equity should be goal of climate talks: Manmohan
Growth should take place in a way that does not harm the environment, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday. During his meeting with Environment Ministers of BASIC countries — Brazil, South Africa, India and China — Dr. Singh said the principle of equity - equal per capita rights to the atmospheric space - should be the goal of future negotiations on climate change, sources said.
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Africa’s rainforests ‘more resilient’ to climate change
Tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other regions, a gathering of scientists has said. An international conference agreed that the region’s surviving
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Africa SDG Index and Dashboards Report 2020
<p>The 2020 Africa SDG Index and Dashboards Report provides an assessment of where African countries stand with respect to the SDGs and their progress toward the goals, with the additional lens of “leave
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Warming Could Exceed Safe Levels In This Lifetime
Global temperature rise could exceed "safe" levels of two degrees Celsius in some parts of the world in many of our lifetimes if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, two research papers published
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Climate change and water resources
This paper describes what climate change is, including how it is affecting the world live in and the timeframe within which these changes are expected to happen. It then considers why climate change needs to be a priority in development planning, including the inequitable burden it places on the poor and developing countries, as well as the impacts on the world’s water resources. Finally, this paper concludes by presenting measures to address climate change, including some current campaigns.
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UN issued with roadmap on how to avoid climate catastrophe
Report is the first of its kind to prescribe concrete actions that the biggest 15 economies must take to keep warming below 2C The United Nations was presented with a roadmap to avoid a climate catastrophe
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Developing countries must negotiate hard in Paris summit: CSE
Developing countries must negotiate strongly in the environment summit in Paris for "fairness and equity" to enable them to meet their developmental needs, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) chief
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Small Island States "May Disappear If No Climate Deal"
Small island states may disappear under rising seas if an international agreement to tackle climate change is delayed for another decade, an official said on Monday.The European Union is calling for a
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What to expect at Peru
The negotiating platforms at Peru: Different bodies are mandated to negotiate for different elements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Drifting Away
United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009Discordant Orchestra Unyielding stances have bogged down the climate negotiations The Big Fight Who stands where on the climate front IT Can Do It As we wait for a truly renewable fuel, clever use of IT can substantially cut emissions.
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Watching the players at the climate poker table
In two decades of covering climate-change negotiations, Frank McDonald, has seen youthful hope fight dark forces, and a distant threat become a reality.
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Water user associations: a review of approaches and alternative management options for Sub-Saharan Africa
Irrigated agriculture has once again risen to prominence among sub-Saharan Africa’s development priorities, after a long lull prompted by disappointment in the results of major investments during the 1970s