UNDP Releases Third Adaptation Newsletter
Mon, 2010-05-24Climate-L.org
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released the third issue of its Climate Change Adaptation Bulletin.
Thailand’s rice farmers adapt to climate change
Mon, 2010-05-24OurWorld 2.0
Jintana Kawasaki
Rice has long been Thailand’s traditional food crop and the country’s main export product. Though declining in relative importance, it still occupies about 55% of the total arable land . Over 80% of the Thai population eats rice as their main meal, with annual per capita consumption totalling 100.8 kg.
The world too, depends on the country’s rice.
UNCTAD Releases 2010 Technology and Innovation Report
Found in:Wed, 2010-05-19Climate-l.org
The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released its Technology and Innovation Report 2010 - Enhancing Food Security in Africa Through Science, Technology and Innovation.
The report underscores that farmers in Africa are poorly equipped to deal with the new challenges they face, which include climate change, desertification, competition from cheap imports, and highly concentrated global value chains dominating the world’s commodity marke
Albay mulls use of SimCLIM to examine effects of climate change
Found in:Mon, 2010-05-17Philippine Information Agency - Press Release
MA Loterte
Legazpi City - The Provincial Government of Albay is mulling to utilize the customized SimCLIM software, a computer model system for examining the effects of climate variability and change over time and space, according to the chief of the Center for Initiative and Research Center for climate Adaptation (CIRCA).
CIRCA Executive Director Nhong Rangasa averred Albay would be the first local government unit (LGU) in the country to use th
Albay, first province to use SimCLIM software to examine effects of climate change
Found in:Thu, 2010-05-13Balita-Dot-Ph
LEGAZPI CITY, May 13 -– The province of Albay is the first provincial government unit in the country to use the customized SimCLIM software, a computer model system for examining the effects of climate variability and change over time and space.
Center for Initiative and Research Center for climate Adaptation (CIRCA) executive director Nhong Rangasa explained that SimCLIM is an open framework modeling system which allows user to customize t
THE FUTURE IS NOW: Planning Scenarios Help West African Fisheries Adapt to Climate Change
Found in:Wed, 2010-05-12World Fish Center
PRESS RELEASE
WorldFish Center, a member of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), hosted a workshop on "Envisioning 2050: Climate Change, Aquaculture and Fisheries in West Africa," in Dakar, Senegal, from 14-16 April 2010, with attendance by experts from Ghana, Mauritania and Senegal.
In response to the impact of climate change on fisheries resources, the group agreed on the need for coupled cli
Bahamas spends $4m over climate change
Tue, 2010-05-04The Tribune
Chester Robards
Business Reporter
crobards@tribunemedia.netTHE BAHAMAS has thus far spent more than $4 million on learning about climate change and how to combat its effects, which could drive the cost of living through the roof in the future, the director of the Bahamas Environmental, Science and Technology (BEST) Commission said yesterday.
Philip Weech said the Government has received much of this money for major climate change studies and alternative energy reviews from entities such
UNDP ADAPTATION BULLETIN: United Nations Development Programme & Climate Change Adaptation - A Quarterly Update of Activities
Found in:Fri, 2010-04-30The third issue of UNDP’s Bulletin on Climate Change Adaptation highlights: (1) UNDP’s support to Least Developed Countries; (2) a UNDP signature programme of assistance to the Africa Adaptation Programme; and (3) Country updates on preparation and implementation of adaptation initiatives.
For more information and a link to the latest UNDP Adaptation Bulletin, click here.
Framing the flow: Innovative Approaches to Understand, Protect and Value Ecosystem Services across Linked Habitats
Wed, 2010-04-28IW:Learn
This publication presents a framework for an understanding of the connectivity between tropical coastal ecosystems (including mangroves, seagrasses and coral reefs) across environmental, economic, social, and management contexts. Framing the flow: Innovative Approaches to Understand, Protect and Value Ecosystem Services across Linked Habitats
It presents innovative approaches to better understand, protect
Helping Countries Go Greener: Financing for climate-affected sectors reaches $9.3 billion
Wed, 2010-04-28The World Bank: News & Broadcast
Results Profile: Climate Change
Overview
Climate change is a major threat to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in developing countries, and to hard-earned development gains in all regions of the world.