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The Cancun Agreements The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol took place in Cancun and was hosted by the Government of Mexico. Also sitting were the thirty-third sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), the fifteenth session of the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP), and the thirteenth session of the Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA).
Cancun Climate Change Conference - November 2010
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Zai in Sahel region. A traditional farming practice to face desertification and climate change
In the West Sahel Region, particularly in Burkina Faso (former Alto Volta), Mali and Niger local cultivation techniques used by farmers for centuries have been adapted to the new climate conditions. Sahelian farmers dig holes called Zai with dimensions varying with the type of soil. Pits are dug during the dry season from November until May and the number of Zai pits per hectare varies from 12,000 to 25,000.(The number of zai per hectare and their dimensions determine how much water they harvest. The bigger the number and the smaller their size, the less water they each harvest.) After digging the pits, composted organic matter is added and after the first rainfall, the matter is covered with a thin layer of soil and the seeds placed in the middle of the pit.
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Durban 2011, delivered a breakthrough on the international community's response to climate change. In the second largest meeting of its kind, the negotiations advanced, in a balanced fashion, the implementation of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, the Bali Action Plan , and the Cancun Agreements . The outcomes included a decision by Parties to adopt a universal legal agreement on climate change as soon as possible, and no later than 2015. The President of COP17/CMP7 Maite Nkoana-Mashabane said: "What we have achieved in Durban will play a central role in saving tomorrow, today." COP 17/CMP 7 President Ms.
Durban Climate Change Conference - November 2011
Rio de Janeiro to set up carbon trading exchange - AlertNet
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro state will set up Brazil's first carbon exchange on Tuesday that beginning in 2013 will allow businesses to trade credits to comply with mandatory pollution limits Rio plans to introduce in 2012, the state's environment department said on Monday. From now until when trading is expected to begin in 2013, the exchange will create a trading platform and define contract criteria. The "Bolsa Verde" or "Green Exchange", a partnership between Rio's environment and finance departments, aims to establish pollution caps before the United Nations-sponsored Rio +20 environment conference takes place in its capital city in June. Walter Figueiredo de Simoni, deputy head of the project at Rio's environment department said the exchange's focus would be carbon credits but that it would trade credits for industrial effluents and mandatory forest coverage in rural areas as well. "The trading probably won't start until 2013 ...
Capacity Development for the CDM (CD4CDM)
Welcome The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) proposed under article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol is an important potential instrument to promote foreign investment in GHG emission reduction options while simultaneously addressing the issue of sustainable development. With the international framework for the CDM presently under development, many complex legal, financial and technical issues still require further discussion. Under these circumstances, most developing countries with limited institutional capacity will face a significant challenge in taking a pro-active approach to participate as equal and reliable partners in CDM when it becomes operational. Reflecting the needs of developing countries, UNEP is implementing a 4-year project on Capacity Development for the CDM with funding from the government of the Netherlands.
The National Park Service (NPS) cares for special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. In this capacity, NPS is in a unique position to observe changes brought about by global warming, and to engage park visitors and neighbors in conversations about climate change. Mason’s Center for Climate Change Communication (4C) conducts research on, and teaches about, climate change public engagement strategies.
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AOSIS: Alliance of Small Island States
On 21 September 2009, on the eve of the UN Secretary-General's Climate Summit, AOSIS will convene a one day High-Level Summit on Climate Change. The AOSIS Climate Change Summit will represent an important opportunity to review the current status of negotiations on climate change, only three months before the UNFCCC COP-15, which will take place in Copenhagen from 7 December to 18 December 2009. The main highlight of the Summit will be the adoption of the AOSIS Climate Change Declaration . AOSIS was joined earlier this year by the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) – a total of some 80 countries – in demanding that global temperature increases be kept as far below 1.5°C as possible to limit the anticipated devastating effects of climate change on the world's most vulnerable countries.
Climate Justice: enforcing climate change law — Climate Justice Programme
Welcome to the website of the Climate Justice Programme, a collaboration of lawyers and campaigners around the world encouraging, supporting, and tracking enforcement of the law to combat climate change. On this site you can find information and documents on many of the legal initiatives that have been brought under various legal theories in national and international forums. Climate change impacts are already affecting people and the planet. And the science shows it will get far, far worse. The biggest impacts will be on the lives and livelihoods of the poor and developing countries, especially small island states. The biggest culprits are the rich and the developed countries.
Outcome of the WCRP workshop on Modelling Monsoon Intraseasonal Variability 2.8.2010 The WCRP/CLIVAR Asian-Australian Monsoon Panel , in conjunction with the WWRP-THORPEX/WCRP Year of Tropical Convection MJO Task Force, held a Workshop on Modelling Monsoon Intraseasonal Variability (ISV) in June 2010 at the APCC in Busan, Korea. The workshop assessed the current capability to predict and simulate ISV, developed a process-oriented diagnostics/metrics that target the underlying physical mechanisms of the ISV, and prioritized the future research needs and directions to improve simulation and prediction of ISV. Details of the workshop, including the presentations, are available here .
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The 36th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), the fifteenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA), the seventeenth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) will take place concurrently from 14 to 25 May. All sessions will be held at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn. New! Overview of plenary meetings for the May sessions (18 kB)
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CDM Watch has just launched a new discussion forum to enable the general public to participate in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) reform dialogue. CDM Watch's online forum is seeking to foster open, objective, and constructive communication between civil society, policy makers and market participants, while the UN High-Level Panel on the CDM Policy Dialogue is currently taking stock of lessons learned from the oft-criticised UN offsetting scheme. Last year at COP-17 in Durban, the CDM Executive Board established the CDM Policy Dialogue in order to conduct a dialogue on the past and future of the Kyoto Protocol's CDM and make recommendations on how to position the mechanism going forward. From January to September this year, 12 Panel members will be engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to gain a full and unbiased picture of the operations, benefits and shortcomings of the CDM.Climate Change Law » Australian and overseas developments
This case is available at: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/V… In this case the Applicant, Mr Hooper, lodged an application with Casey City Council for 22 dwellings to be built on the South Gippsland Highway. The subject site and neighbouring land came within a Land Subject to Inundation Overlay, necessitating a permit for buildings and works.Global Climate Law Blog : Global Climate Law Blog : Published by Howrey Law Firm : Climate Attorneys and Environmental Lawyers
Over ten years have passed since EPA was petitioned, in October 1999, by 19 private organizations asking EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from new motor vehicles. A decade later, the issue continues to be fraught with controversy. The 1999 petition culminated in the 2007 US Supreme Court closely decided decision (5 to 4) in Massachusetts v. EPA (549 U.S. 497 ERC 2057 (2007)) requiring the EPA to make a finding on whether greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health.Institute for International Law and Justice - IILJ
This site brings together the research, scholarship, teaching, and outreach activities of New York University School of Law's acclaimed international law program. IILJ Academic and Policy Work Global Administrative Law is a path-breaking approach to participation, transparency, accountability and review in global governance. IILJ GAL conferences in 2009 are in Geneva, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, etc.The former EDG was established in January 2000 and used until June 2005. It was replaced by this new version in June 2005. All the contents of the old version were withdrawn. The User IDs and Passwords for the old version are not valid for this new version.
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