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EU clarifies climate aid plan
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EURACTIV.COM
The EU last week (3 June) took the first step to bring clarity to international climate financing pledges by outlining at the Bonn climate talks how it intends to implement its funding commitment to help developing countries fight global warming.
UN Secretary-General's address to the Parliament of the Republic of Malawi
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Secretary-General Office of the Spokesperson
Lilongwe, Malawi, 29 May 2010 - Secretary-General''s address to the Parliament of the Republic of Malawi
Rt. Honourable Joyce Banda, Vice President of Malawi, Rt. Honourable Chimunthu Banda, Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Goodall Gondwe, Leader of the House.
Excellencies, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen,
Good afternoon.
Ndafika! [I have come!]
Thank you for your warm welcome.
A New Climate Movement in Bolivia
Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2010-04-29 04:51
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This article appeared in the May 10, 2010 edition of The Nation. April 21, 2010:
It was 11 am and Evo Morales had turned a football stadium into a giant classroom, marshaling an array of props: paper plates, plastic cups, disposable raincoats, handcrafted gourds, wooden plates and multicolored ponchos.
The “Cloud” over the Climate Negotiations: From Bangkok to Copenhagen and Beyond
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-01-06 05:05
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After months of faltering and incremental progress on negotiating text, two months before the end of the two year process leading to the Copenhagen Climate Conference, 2009, diplomats in Bangkok finally started debating the substantive ideas underlying Parties’ proposals. In the process they unearthed the fault lines of what is already a deeply divisive set of negotiations. The divisions are now focused squarely on the fate of the Kyoto Protocol.
Combating Climate Change - Maintaining Momentum
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IEEP has recently been working to support MEPs in understanding climate issues and upcoming priorities. As part of this work IEEP developed a briefing pack examining seven key aspects of the climate agenda, from key issues for the December 2009 UNFCCC Copenhagen conference, to understanding the 2008 package of climate and energy legislation, next steps and implementation. The full pack is available in 10 EU languages.
Report of the Adaptation Fund Board
Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2009-12-10 11:02
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This report has been prepared in response to decision 1/CMP.3 requesting the Adaptation Fund Board to report on its activities at each session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), and covers the period from December 2008 to September 2009. The Chair will report orally to the CMP at its fifth session on activities carried out from September 2009 to December 2009.
The State of World Population 2009
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Facing a changing world: women, population and climate.
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How do population dynamics affect greenhouse gases and climate change? Will urbanization and an ageing population help or hinder efforts to adapt to a warming world? And could better reproductive health care and improved relations between women and men make a difference in the fight against climate change?
The Importance of Property Rights in Climate Change Mitigation
Submitted by lakatosc on Tue, 2009-08-04 02:40Summary:
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In the agricultural sector, climate change mitigation calls for changing some agricultural and resource management practices and technologies and often requires additional investment. However, there is an opportunity in agriculture for net benefit streams from a variety of zero- or low-cost mitigation opportunities ranging from agro-forestry practices and restoration of degraded soils to zero-till and other land-management practices.
Agriculture and Climate Change: An Agenda for Negotiation in Copenhagen
Submitted by lakatosc on Tue, 2009-08-04 01:29Summary:
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Agriculture and climate change are inextricably linked. Agriculture is part of the climate change problem, contributing about 13.5 percent of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (with forestry contributing an additional 19 percent), compared with 13.1 percent from transportation.
