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Differential Social Impacts of Climate Change in the UK
Foundation for Water Research | 11 Mar 2009
he Stern Review highlighted that the impacts of climate change are not evenly distributed – the poorest countries and people will suffer earliest and most. Evidence shows that not only are the poorest people often more exposed to specific climate change impacts, they are also more vulnerable to those impacts, and find it harder to recover when they occur.

StÃ¸rre oppvarming enn noensinne tidligere gir dramatiske endringer
Cicero Senter for klimaforskning | 07 Nov 2008
Science Daily: Selv om jorda har opplevd mange perioder med klimaendringer de siste 65 millioner Ã¥rene, er klimaendringene de siste tiÃ¥rene de mest markante i sivilisasjonenes historie.

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Zimbabwe: Extreme Dry Weather Worsens Food Situation
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 10 Apr 2008
Extreme dry weather in several provinces of Zimbabwe is likely to cause serious damage to the main 2008 maize harvest, FAO warned today. This could aggravate an already precarious food security situation in the country.

Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change

Global: FAO Calls On Countries to Report On Forests
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 06 Mar 2008
FAO has called upon countries to participate in preparing the next Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA), the most comprehensive data collection on the state of the worlds forests to date.

Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change

Africa: Climate Change - Focusing On How the Vulnerable Can Cope
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 07 Dec 2007
With higher temperatures, unpredictable rainfall, and a potential sea level rise, entailing more frequent or more intense disasters, no part of the world will be safe from the impacts of the changing climate.

Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change

Africa: FAO Pledges Support to Flood-Affected Countries
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 25 Sep 2007
FAO Director-General Dr Jacques Diouf pledged today that FAO will bring all its resources and experience to support flood-affected countries in Africa in rehabilitating their damaged agricultural sector.

Climate Change and Development | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change

Twenty-fourth sessions of the subsidiary bodies of the UN framework convention for Climate Change as...
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 17 May 2006
The twenty-fourth sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB 24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are taking place from 18-26 May 2005, at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany.

25th Session of the intergocernmental panel on climate change
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 26 Apr 2006
The twenty-fifth session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-25) begins today in Port Louis, Mauritius. Delegates will consider a range of matters concerning the work, budget and organization of the IPCC.

Carbon capture and storage technologies: Where do we stand?
Cicero Senter for klimaforskning | 29 Mar 2006
In a Norwegian context, gas-fired power plants with carbon capture and storage can help reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, improve the energy balance, and potentially supply environmentally friendly electricity to Europe and electrify the continental shelf. Internationally, the same technology has a great potential application in coal-fired power plants.

Blair calls for new technology to slash aircraft emissions
Cicero Senter for klimaforskning | 20 Feb 2006
British Prime Minister Tony Blair told a House of Commons committee today that he supports new climate-friendly aircraft over tax incentives to help the nation slash emissions and address climate change.

U.K. report warns of global catastrophes
Cicero Senter for klimaforskning | 20 Feb 2006
The effects of climate change could be more serious than previously thought, according to a report published today by the U.K. government.

Climate change resolution hits US Senate floor
Bellona Foundation | 17 Nov 2005
Less than a month before climate talks begin in Montreal, and merely days before US negotiators receive their marching orders, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar (R-Indiana) and Ranking Member Senator Joe Biden (D-Delaware) have joined forces to introduce the Climate Change Resolution yesterday on the floor of the senate.

Summary of Seminar on Kyoto project-based mechanisms with the EU emissions trading scheme
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 21 Sep 2005
The Seminar on Linking the Kyoto Project-Based Mechanisms with the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) took place from 15-16 September 2005, in Vienna, Austria

Decarbonising the UK Energy for a climate conscious future
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research | 20 Sep 2005
Decarbonising the UK brings together seventeen Tyndall Centre projects that have explored technologies, management strategies, policies and behavioural change, and integrates their findings to offer insights into how the UK can become a low carbon society.

Sweden plan to send spent nuclear fuel to Sellafield
Bellona Foundation | 05 Aug 2005
In a surprising move Swedish company Studsvik-SVAFO have announced the first Swedish plans, for more than 20 years, to ship spent nuclear fuel to British Sellafield plant for reprocessing. Norwegian authorities have announced protests against the transport.

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Summary of 22nd sessions of the subsidiary bodies of the UNFCCC
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 31 May 2005
The twenty-second sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB 22) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place from 19-27 May 2005, at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany.

UNFCCC SB 22 Highlights: 25 May 2005
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 27 May 2005
On Wednesday, delegates met in numerous contact groups and informal meetings throughout the day and into the evening. SBSTA contact groups and informal meetings were held on various issues, including technology transfer, mitigation, adaptation, emissions from aviation and maritime transport, research needs relating to the Convention, and Small Island Developing States and the Mauritius Strategy.

UNFCCC SB 22 Highlights: 24 May
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 25 May 2005
On Tuesday morning, delegates convened for a SBSTA round table on policies and measures of Annex I Parties.

UNFCCC SB 22 Highlights: 23 May 2005
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 25 May 2005
On Monday morning, delegates convened for an in-session SBSTA workshop on mitigation.

UNFCCC SB-22 HIGHLIGHTS: 19 May 2005
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 23 May 2005
The twenty-second sessions of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB-22) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened in Bonn, Germany on Thursday, 19 May, with meetings of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA).

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