Category Archives: IPCC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has fallen far from grace (MediaGlobal)

Posted on September 13, 2010 by

Read at : http://mediaglobal.org/article/2010-09-11/can_one_review_panel_save_the_reputation_of_the_international_panel_on_climate_change Can one review panel save the reputation of the International Panel on Climate Change? By Amanda Wheat 11 September 2010 [MediaGlobal]: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has fallen far from grace since its inception … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, IPCC

What happened in Copenhagen? (Google / Al-Ahram)

Posted on December 26, 2009 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2009/978/envrnmnt.htm What happened in Copenhagen? Denying democracy is what ultimately led to the debacle of ineffective action on global climate change, write Curtis Doebbler and Margreet Wewerinke What started as a festive effort … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, IPCC, UNFCCC

MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 80 (MEA / IISD)

Posted on November 12, 2009 by

Read at : Earth Negotiations Bulletin <enb@iisd.org> MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 80 IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. To access the 80th issue directly, visit: http://www.iisd.ca/mea-l/meabulletin80.pdf . To read … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Forestry, IPCC

CLIMATE CHANGE: Carbon Capture Effort Collects Critics (IPS)

Posted on October 23, 2009 by

Read at / IPS http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48926 CLIMATE CHANGE: Carbon Capture Effort Collects Critics By Julio Godoy* BERLIN, Oct 20 (Tierramérica) – The capture and underground storage of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, is a dubious method of effectively reducing the pollution … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, greenhouse gases, IPCC

G8 LEADERS ‘IGNORED’ UN’S SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNNews)

Posted on July 21, 2009 by

G8 LEADERS ‘IGNORED’ UN’S SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS OFFICIAL New York, Jul 20 2009  7:00PM The world’s largest economies have “clearly ignored” the findings of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning United Nations scientific body that evaluates climate change when … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, IPCC

Dangerous Sea Level Rise Imminent (Google / Market Watch)

Posted on December 12, 2008 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Dangerous-Sea-Level-Rise-Imminent/story.aspx?guid={4A4237D2-E49F-4E36-BF6F-632232ED133E} Dangerous Sea Level Rise Imminent Without Large Reductions of Black Carbon and Implementation of Other Fast-Action Mitigation Strategies POZNAN, Poland, Dec 11, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ — Poznan Panel of Experts Discuss … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change, IPCC, UNFCCC

Climate change and human displacement (Google / Radio Netherlands)

Posted on May 27, 2008 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.radionetherlands.nl/currentaffairs/globaldevelopment/080522-climate-change-mc When home gets too hot Climate change and human displacement by Thijs Bouwknegt 22-05-2008 Desertification, risks of droughts and floods and rising sea levels could drive millions of people to migrate. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, conflicts, Desertification, drought, environmental refugees, IPCC, migration, refugees, Social dimensions, UNHCR

ISDR : Drought a major cause for food crisis (Google / The Hindu)

Posted on April 30, 2008 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200804261322.htm Drought a major cause for food crisis: UN agency New York (PTI): Addressing the problem of drought is essential in resolving food crisis that is being faced by several countries, the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, drought, food / food security, IPCC, water management | Leave a comment

MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 45 (ENB / IISD)

Posted on April 19, 2008 by

Read at : Earth Negotiations Bulletin <enb@iisd.org> African SD Policy Makers <africasd-l@lists.iisd.ca> MEA Bulletin – Issue No. 45 IISD RS is pleased to announce that the newest issue of MEA Bulletin is now available. To access the 45th issue directly, … Continue reading →

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Global Climate Change: Can Agriculture Cope? (CGIAR)

Posted on March 15, 2008 by

Read at : CGIAR http://www.cgiar.org/impact/global/climate.html Global Climate Change: Can Agriculture Cope? No one understands better than farmers do how the weather, especially when it takes a turn for the worse, can affect people and their land. That’s why farmers around … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, CGIAR, Climate / climate change, IPCC, UNFCCC | 1 Comment