Coping after Copenhagen: Maximizing Mexico

Organized by United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace, this open colloquium (19 May 2010) aimed to galvanize opinions of policymakers, administrators, researchers and the public toward achieving the following objectives: reassuring that climate change is topmost concern of present generation; advocating for robust decisions by the governments at all levels, appealing for avoidance of delays, while accepting certain degree of scientific uncertainty; retrofitting policy and public opinions by engaging synergistic thinking and promoting analytical discourse.

Low-emission adaptation
adaptation and mitigaition, Climate Change, COP, COP 15, Mexico, UNU
May 24, 2011
United Nations University (UNU) Institute for Sustainability and Peace
Climate change - brace for mega floods and droughts

Climate change means more extreme weather events like mega droughts and floods. But even the poor farmer can be prepared for the impact of climate change. Droughts caused by climate change mean land degradation and livestock deaths. Floods aggravated by climate change mean soil erosion and water logged soils. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization is testing simple measures in Ethiopia that will reduce the impact of climate change. See why COP 16 in Cancun is so important.

Agriculture / Food Security
disaster risk management disaster preparedness Ethiopia Africa drought flood UN development African agriculture climate change extreme weather events COP 16 Cancun
May 24, 2011
Climate change - brace for mega floods and droughts
How MERET changed my life

The MERET project, launched by WFP and the Ethiopian government in 2003, helps poor farmers manage land better, so that it becomes more productive and does not become desert. Hiwot Gebre-Tsadkan explains how it changed her life.

Agriculture / Food Security
Haiti Pakistan Chad WFP World Food Programme Adaptation Coping strategies
May 24, 2011
How MERET changed my life
Rural Poverty- In Their Own Words- Mongolia

Global food security and climate change are among the most pressing issues the world will face in the 21st Century, according to the Rural Poverty Report 2011, prepared by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The report shows that climate change will have its greatest economic impact on poor rural people, particularly as extreme weather events increasingly degrade the natural resources base for agriculture. In this video, herder Avid Enkhtaivar talks about the extreme weather events he's witnessed in Mongolia.

Other Organization:International Fund for Agricultural Development
Agriculture / Food Security
Mongolia Ifad International Fund for agricultural development climate change impact
May 24, 2011
Rural Poverty- In Their Own Words- Mongolia
The President’s Dilemma

The Pacific islands of Kiribati were among the last places to be colonized by humans. But now, because of rising sea levels, they may be among the first to be abandoned. Should Kiribati President Anote Tong surrender to climate change and evacuate? Can anything be done to help him buy more time?
Should Kiribati President Anote Tong surrender to climate change and evacuate? Can anything be done to help him buy more time?

Other Organization:International Fund for Agricultural Development
Agriculture / Food Security, Coastal Zone Management
Anote Tong, Climate Change, climate refugees, country disappearing, culture, Economic Growth, environment, exodus, fishing, migration, relocate, salt water, sea-level rising, sinking, Tarawa, United Nations
May 24, 2011
The President’s Dilemma
IFAD: Return to the Oasis

What happens when small holder farmers from different parts of the developing world share their knowledge and experience? In 2007, four farmer couples, (husbands and wives), from Oases in Morocco spent six months living with oasis farmers in Mauritania who were struggling to survive. This short video looks at what happened.

Other Organization:International Fund for Agricultural Development
Agriculture / Food Security
mauritania IFAD international fund for agricultural development climate change adaptation
May 24, 2011
IFAD: Return to the Oasis