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Back from Stockholm World Water Week, which for its 22nd edition was focused for the first time on “water and food security”, I feel a combination of satisfaction and frustration.
Satisfaction because our findings on sustainable intensification and diversification, as well as benefit-sharing, are at the cutting-edge of solutions being proposed to address...
The training event "How to Build Resilient Cities for the Future" will be held on Wednesday Sept 5th and the World Urban Forum (WUF6) in Naples, Italy. This training session will provide participants with experience using the Climate Resilience Framework to help build resilient cities working with existing local expertise and processes.
Online registration is available through the link:...
From the 26 -31 August 2012, professionals from the scientific, business, policy and civic communities will gather in the capital of Sweden for the Stockholm World Water Week 2012 (SWWW).
The theme for this year is Water and Food Security, an area closely linked to smallholder agriculture and rural development. IFAD will actively participate in the event by hosting...
Enclosed you will find a workshop summary, which might be of interest to you.
The workshop on “Migration and climate change in mountain areas”, was co-organised by the University of Neuchâtel (Prof. Etienne Piguet) and the University of Sussex (Prof. Richard Black), held in May 2012.
This workshop aimed to bring together both senior and junior scholars with an...
Coal – Energy for Sustainable Development examines the global energy challenge, coal’s role in clean energy and coal and sustainable development. The WCA also identifies three key recommendations which are necessary to deliver energy access for all:
- Ambitious global energy access targets...
The World Coal Association is a global industry association comprising the major international coal producers and stakeholders.
- Organised by: Wessex Institute of Technology, UK
- Sponsored by: WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, the International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning
To learn more about the Wessex Institute of Technology please click here.
View full details about the conference objectives, topics and submission requirements online at: http://www....
Just wanted to remind you that the deadline for abstract submission on the CIRCLE-2 Joint Initiative on Climate Uncertainties' Workshop is on June 1st.
The main goals of this event are to promote discussion and contribute with scientific insight by calling for the submission of abstracts that respond to the following question:
- How do...
(Bonn 14 May 2012) Building on the historic results of the Durban Climate Change Conference last year, governments on Monday embarked on the next essential steps required to curb global greenhouse gas emissions and help developing countries adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change.
The meeting will be the first opportunity to assess and to continue to implement the results of...
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