The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Technical examination and periodic assessmentswith respect to “fairness” and “ambition” are at the heart of the climate regime and involve important trade-offs; even in the Convention, negotiated twenty four years ago, in 1992, assessment and review (Article 10) was the very last item to be agreed. While the proposals are …
There are two opposing visions of the new climate regime and the unresolved issue is whether the multilateral consensus at Paris will be around climate justice, reflecting the concerns of the majority of the human population, or environmental integrity, which reflects the approach adopted in the negotiation text, released on …
Based on the three Low Carbon Earth Summits respectively being successfully held in Dalian (LCES-2011), Guangzhou (LCES-2012) and Xi'an (LCES-2013), BIT's 4th Annual Low Carbon Earth Summit-2014 (LCES-2014) will be convened in Qingdao, China, during September 21-23, 2014. With the theme of 'Green Action for Sustainability', this summit will comprise …
Conference will examine evidences and causes of climate change (natural and anthropogenic. Impact of climate change on humans and ecosystems. Mitigation of climate change through technology innovation. Strategies for adaptation. Innovation in energy.
Resilient Cities is the global platform for urban resilience and climate change adaptation, organized by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and co-hosted by the World Mayors Council on Climate Change and the City of Bonn, Germany. Each year, Resilient Cities brings together 500 urban planners, mayors, international organization representatives, …
The 4th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum will assist participants from all levels of government, in business and society become more effective in addressing the challenges of development in a changing climate through critical reflection on the roles of actors involved and how new partnerships for resilient development can be …
This two-week course discusses how local authorities can respond and adapt to climate change, plan and implement solutions for environmental and natural resource challenges and promote more sustainable ways of development. Leading international experts and practitioners will share the latest insights on climate change adaptation and mitigation and the impact …
The International Conference on Renewable Energy Sources and Sustainability (RESUS-2014) will take place December 2-4th, 2014 in Mauritius and held in the premises of the Faculty of Sustainable Development and Engineering of the University of Mascareignes. This event will address how climate change and energy security issues have been affecting …
The International Center for Research & Development and Unique Conferences Canada are proud to announce the Fourth International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation 2015 (CCA 2015) to be held from 22-23 November ,2015 . We cordially invite you to participate this premier event in Colombo, Sri Lanka. CONNECT & RECONNECTClimate …
How should India and other countries adapt their agricultural practices to a changing climate? In a new film, researchers explain how they go about in the ClimaAdapt project when developing new rice growing technologies and undertaking capacity building of farmers. There is growing consensus among the world’s scientific community that …
This documentary film from filmmaker Varial* chronicles the impacts of climate change and deforestation on the indigenous communities who live in and around the Maya Forest in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico and their efforts to both combat it and adapt to it. The film captures stirring images and interviews …
An animated short film on greenhouse gas emissions. Together with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), the Urban Complexity Lab of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP) developed an animated short movie that visualizes the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of the past – and the possible future.
