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Climate Change Adaptation

Asia-Pacific Regional Climate Change Adaptation Assessment
feedproxy.google.com | 16 Jun 2012
This report discusses the climate change adaptation needs of the Asia-Pacific region; it was undertaken in order to inform USAID's Regional Development ...

Climate Change Adaptation

Assessment of the most important environmental goals and objectives
feedproxy.google.com | 15 Jun 2012
The fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5) analyses the state, trends, outlook and responses to environmental change. It assesses progress towards meeting ...

Climate Change Adaptation

Climate Change in the tropical Andes - Impacts and consequences for glaciation and water resources P...
feedproxy.google.com | 15 Jun 2012
This report (second part of three) is intended to give a state-of-the-art overview of past and current monitoring and research activities by the Universities ...

Climate Change Adaptation

UNEP year book 2012: emerging issues in our global environment
feedproxy.google.com | 22 May 2012
The United Nations Environment Programme's year book for 2012 shows that we are facing a number of environmental challenges, although scientists and policy ...

Climate Change Adaptation

Bangladesh's war against climate change
Guardian Unlimited | 09 May 2012
Devastating cyclones, floods and ruined crops have made Bangladesh 'the world's most aware society on climate change'Rebecca Sultan's life has been shattered twice in a few years. First, the 140mph winds of Cyclone Sidr ripped through her village, Gazipara, flattening houses, killing 6,000 people...

Climate Change Adaptation | Climate Change Impacts

Marine adaptation plan to address climate change concerns
Environment Data Interactive Exchange | 08 May 2012
The Government pledged today to develop a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) dealing with climate change impacts on the marine environment.

Climate Change Adaptation | Government and Climate Change | Policy

To reduce agricultural GHGs in Africa, we need to focus on activities that enhance carbon in soil an...
feedproxy.google.com | 04 May 2012
Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from agriculture are substantial. This paper looks into how can agricultural greenhouse gas emissions be reduced ...

Climate Change Adaptation

Northern Canada feels the heat: Climate change impact on permafrost zones
ScienceDaily.com | 26 Apr 2012
As climate change in the near future is likely to bring raised temperatures at northern latitudes, the characteristics of permafrost could greatly change. Changes to permafrost could have serious impact on existing and future northern infrastructures such as pipelines and could significantly affect...

Climate Change Adaptation | Global Warming | Research

Accelerating climate change exerts strong pressure on Europe's mountain flora
ScienceDaily.com | 24 Apr 2012
Mountain plants across the continent are moving to higher altitudes. The new article is based on detailed surveys of 66 mountain summits in Europe. Scientists mapped all plant species at each European site in 2001 and 2008.

Climate Change Adaptation | Climate Change Impacts

Diversity aided mammals' survival over deep time
ScienceDaily.com | 24 Apr 2012
The first study of how mammals in North America adapted to climate change in "deep time" found that families with greater diversity were more stable and maintained larger ranges than less diverse families.

Climate Change Adaptation

Eleventh meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions
feedproxy.google.com | 21 Apr 2012
This document provides an outline of the eleventh meeting of the Joint Liaison Group (JLG) of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD), the United ...

Climate Change Adaptation

Safeguards and multiple benefits in a REDD+ mechanism
feedproxy.google.com | 21 Apr 2012
This discussion paper was prepared for two workshops delivered by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the ASB Partnership ...

Climate Change Adaptation

Managing climate change in the marshlands: Iraq's critical challenge
feedproxy.google.com | 08 Apr 2012
Following the 2003 change of regime in Iraq, a unique opportunity emerged to restore the Marshlands. Many communities, institutions and organisations ...

Climate Change Adaptation

Highlighting the need and potential for adaptation to climate change in African international river ...
feedproxy.google.com | 21 Mar 2012
Africa's fresh water resources, which are under pressure, are vital to the support of livelihoods, food security and power generation, as well as ...

Climate Change Adaptation

How to create resilient agriculture
SCIDEV.NET | 21 Mar 2012
Durable food security and agricultural growth depend on development strategies with resilience built in from the start, says Gordon Conway.

Zambia | Climate Change Adaptation

Integrating Protected Areas into Climate Planning
feedproxy.google.com | 23 Feb 2012
Though protected areas have grown considerably over the last 130 years, there has been a recent decline in the growth of new protected areas and problems ...

Climate Change Adaptation

Advancing agricultural adaptation and mitigation
SCIDEV.NET | 24 Jan 2012
Scientists can help advance policies to promote agricultural practices that can reduce emissions and boost yields.

Climate Change Adaptation | Climate Change Impacts

Trees near homes boost incomes, sequester carbon
SCIDEV.NET | 16 Jan 2012
African smallholders could benefit from both cash crops and carbon payments by planting trees such as mango and cashew around their homes.

Mozambique | Climate Change Adaptation | Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Préserver la biodiversité 'protège les terres arides'
SCIDEV.NET | 16 Jan 2012
D'après certains scientifiques, la biodiversité joue un rôle clé dans le bon fonctionnement de l'écosystème des terres arides et détermine ainsi sa réaction aux changements climatiques.

South Africa | Biodiversity | Climate Change Adaptation

Malawi: Farmers Ease Climate Woes With Fertiliser Trees
AllAfrica.com | 12 Jan 2012
AlertNet (London)-Smallholder farmers struggling with climate change in this southeast African nation are turning to trees to help their crops grow.

Climate Change | Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts

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