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31/08/10 15:46
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US EPA comments on water utility adaptation requested
26/08/10 16:16
U.S.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9192-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0701]
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Four Case Studies of Water Utility Practices
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 45-day public comment period for the draft
document titled, ``Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Four Case
Studies of Water Utility Practices'' (EPA/600/R-10/077a). The document
was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within
EPA's Office of Research and Development. Read More...
[FRL-9192-2; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2010-0701]
Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Four Case Studies of Water Utility Practices
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 45-day public comment period for the draft
document titled, ``Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Four Case
Studies of Water Utility Practices'' (EPA/600/R-10/077a). The document
was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within
EPA's Office of Research and Development. Read More...
Sustaining Water in a Changing Climate conference
24/08/10 20:29
Sustaining Water for All in a Changing Climate
The World Bank’s Board has recently endorsed a Progress Report on the Bank’s Water Strategy. It calls for renewed emphasis on:
• Integration of new technologies
• Hydropower
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Agriculture
• Sanitation
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WWF Ganga (Ganges) river climate adaptation report
21/08/10 02:52
Under the WWF-HSBC
Climate Partnership in India, we have been working
on Climate Adaptation in the Ganga (Ganges) River
Basin. We are happy to
share with you the brief summary of the Report
through this mail. This report analyses
vulnerability by taking into account the factors
like exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity
levels of the system in this region.
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DFID report on climate change and development
21/08/10 01:29
http://www.forumforthefuture.org/projects/the-future-climate-for-development
Low-income countries are being affected first and worst by climate change. And climate change is a long-term challenge, where a long-term approach is essential to manage the risks and seize the opportunities it poses.
We want to put climate change at the forefront of thinking on development and that's why Forum for the Future, funded by the UK Department for International Development, undertook a year-long project looking at the possible responses to climate change in low-income countries out to 2030. We explored not only the direct environmental impacts of climate change, but also the social, political, psychological and economic shifts that it may cause. Read More...
Low-income countries are being affected first and worst by climate change. And climate change is a long-term challenge, where a long-term approach is essential to manage the risks and seize the opportunities it poses.
We want to put climate change at the forefront of thinking on development and that's why Forum for the Future, funded by the UK Department for International Development, undertook a year-long project looking at the possible responses to climate change in low-income countries out to 2030. We explored not only the direct environmental impacts of climate change, but also the social, political, psychological and economic shifts that it may cause. Read More...
GWP global water challenges webcast
21/08/10 00:57
The
lecture can be watched in real time on the GWP
website at
www.globalwaterpartnership.org.
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Water, wetlands, and forests report
21/08/10 00:28
To mark World Water
Day 2010 and highlight the need for clean water,
the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD), today released
Water, Wetlands and Forests:
A Review of Ecological, Economic and Policy
Linkages.
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Climate-ready Water Utilities Toolbox
04/08/10 21:59
Climate Ready
Water Utilities Toolbox
EPA recently released the Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Toolbox. The Toolbox provides a searchable database for water utilities to identify relevant climate change-related impacts and target resources for responding to those challenges, including:
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EPA recently released the Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Toolbox. The Toolbox provides a searchable database for water utilities to identify relevant climate change-related impacts and target resources for responding to those challenges, including:
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NRC climate impacts/adaptation reports
01/07/10 07:56
NRC
is Releasing Three New Reports on Climate
Change
As part of its most comprehensive study to date, the National Research Council released three new reports examining how the nation can combat the effects of climate change. The reports are part of a congressionally requested suite of five studies known as America's Climate Choices.
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As part of its most comprehensive study to date, the National Research Council released three new reports examining how the nation can combat the effects of climate change. The reports are part of a congressionally requested suite of five studies known as America's Climate Choices.
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US EPA climate change and drinking water comments
01/07/10 05:04
US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) National Drinking Water
Advisory Council's Climate Ready Water Utilities
Working Group Meeting Announcement
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22jn10-52]
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the fourth in-person meeting of the Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Working Group of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). The purpose of this meeting is for the Working Group to discuss climate-related tools and resources needed to address water utilities' short-term and long-term needs and mechanisms to facilitate the adoption of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies by the water sector.
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr22jn10-52]
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the fourth in-person meeting of the Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Working Group of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). The purpose of this meeting is for the Working Group to discuss climate-related tools and resources needed to address water utilities' short-term and long-term needs and mechanisms to facilitate the adoption of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies by the water sector.
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Report: Climate change is about water
16/06/10 02:52
“If mitigation is
about energy, adaptation is about water.”
This is the opening statement of a new essay on water and adaptation, written by two of the worlds leading profiles in the water sector, professor Torkil Jønch Clausen of DHI and Carsten Bjerg, CEO of Danish technology provider Grundfos. The essay highlights the urgent need for effective measures to protect the worlds most vulnerable communities from the effects of floods, extreme weather events, drought, and rising sea levels.
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This is the opening statement of a new essay on water and adaptation, written by two of the worlds leading profiles in the water sector, professor Torkil Jønch Clausen of DHI and Carsten Bjerg, CEO of Danish technology provider Grundfos. The essay highlights the urgent need for effective measures to protect the worlds most vulnerable communities from the effects of floods, extreme weather events, drought, and rising sea levels.
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TNC adaptation primer
13/06/10 22:29
Attached is a new
Nature Conservancy (TNC) guidance document on
climate impact assessments and ecosystem-based
adaptation strategies. Not that long ago, the
conservation community was reluctant to embrace
adaptation.
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Report: Adaptation road to Cancun and COP16
13/06/10 21:48
WWF-International and
GermanWatch have put together a briefing paper
assessing the state of global adaptation
discussions and the road forward to COP16:
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/climate_carbon_energy/climate_deal/publications/?193613/What-roads-from-Copenhagen-to-Cancun
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http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/climate_carbon_energy/climate_deal/publications/?193613/What-roads-from-Copenhagen-to-Cancun
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Briefing, reports: US climate change impacts & science
14/05/10 00:34
Three reports in the
America's Climate Choices study will be released
May 19:
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Protected areas database
03/05/10 18:59
I am pleased to
announce the release of PAD-US 1.1
(CBI Edition) on Saturday, May 1,
2010.
PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) is freely available in multiple formats (ESRI GeoDatabase, shapefile and layer package) and accessible from the Protected Areas Center, which is part of a new conservation data sharing site called Data Basin. Users can download the entire national data set from the Protected Areas Center landing page: www.databasin.org/protected-center/features/PAD-US-CBI. Using our Data Basin mapping tools, users can also visualize and download individual states and combine them with other conservation related datasets.
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PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) is freely available in multiple formats (ESRI GeoDatabase, shapefile and layer package) and accessible from the Protected Areas Center, which is part of a new conservation data sharing site called Data Basin. Users can download the entire national data set from the Protected Areas Center landing page: www.databasin.org/protected-center/features/PAD-US-CBI. Using our Data Basin mapping tools, users can also visualize and download individual states and combine them with other conservation related datasets.
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Adaptation and development guidelines
16/04/10 21:35
www.oecd.org/env/cc/adaptation/guidance
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Nairobi adaptation Work Program report
26/03/10 17:13
The Adaptation
subprogramme of the UNFCCC secretariat is pleased
to present the latest Nairobi work programme
newsletter, the NWP eUpdate, March 2010 edition.
Featuring news and information on :
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Featuring news and information on :
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IMF adaptation finance report
26/03/10 17:09
Today the IMF
released a Staff Position Note on Financing the
Response to Climate Change. You can find the
paper here:
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/spn/2010/spn1006.pdf
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WaterWiki with UN
09/02/10 18:57
The UNDP-led
Waterwiki.net was initiated some four years ago
geographically covering essentially the European
Community region and focussing primarily, although
not exclusively, on water governance issues. While
UNDP is facilitating development and maintenance
of waterwiki.net, several other members of
UN-Water are already actively supporting the
venture.
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WWF protected areas and climate change report
19/01/10 00:10
I am very glad to
inform you about our newly published book on the
role of protected areas in climate change
adaptation and mitigation on the day of the
International Year of Biodiversity launch.
Natural Solutions: protected areas helping people cope with climate change is our new report in the Arguments for Protection series, published in a powerful partnership with IUCN-WCPA, TNC, UNDP, WCS, the World Bank. This report, as Lord Stern states in his preface, clearly articulates for the first time how protected areas contribute significantly to reducing impacts of climate change and what is needed for them to achieve even more.
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Natural Solutions: protected areas helping people cope with climate change is our new report in the Arguments for Protection series, published in a powerful partnership with IUCN-WCPA, TNC, UNDP, WCS, the World Bank. This report, as Lord Stern states in his preface, clearly articulates for the first time how protected areas contribute significantly to reducing impacts of climate change and what is needed for them to achieve even more.
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US EPA drinking water policy commentary
18/01/10 21:47
US ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9101-9]
National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Climate Ready Water
Utilities Working Group Meeting Announcement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the second in-person meeting of the Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Working Group of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). The purpose of this meeting is for the Working Group to discuss the attributes and enabling environment of climate ready water utilities and to identify climate-related tools, training, and products.
DATES: The second in-person CRWU Working Group meeting will take place on February 3, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time (PST) and on February 4, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., PST. Read More...
[FRL-9101-9]
National Drinking Water Advisory Council's Climate Ready Water
Utilities Working Group Meeting Announcement
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the second in-person meeting of the Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Working Group of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC). The purpose of this meeting is for the Working Group to discuss the attributes and enabling environment of climate ready water utilities and to identify climate-related tools, training, and products.
DATES: The second in-person CRWU Working Group meeting will take place on February 3, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Pacific Standard Time (PST) and on February 4, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., PST. Read More...
SIWI reports on development aid and water
18/01/10 18:17
SIWI has produced
three policy reports that might be of interest to
you:
-
The Global Financial and Economic Crisis and the
Water Sector
(Download 2 page brief: http://www.siwi.org/documents/Resources/Reports/FinancialandEconomicCrisisandtheWaterSector.pdf) -
The Role of Large Scale Artificial Water Storage
in the Water-Food-Energy Development Nexus
(Download 2 page brief: http://www.siwi.org/documents/Resources/Reports/TheRoleofLargeScaleArtificialWaterStorage.pdf) -
Climate Change and Water Resource Policies Among
Major Donor Organizations
(Download full report: http://www.siwi.org/documents/Resources/Reports/091118ClimateandWaterresourcespolicies.pdf)
Transboundary waters and climate change
13/01/10 19:42
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World Bank e-flow case studies, policies publications
07/01/10 01:19
Attached below please
find copies of two new publications - Environmental
Flows in Water Resources Policies, Plans and
Projects: (i) Findings and
Recommendations and (ii) Case Studies.
They are joint
products of SDN's Environment Department and
Energy, Transport and Water Department. Their
preparation was supported by many colleagues from
the Bank and many institutions worldwide (including
BNWPP) listed in the acknowledgments.
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World Bank environmental flows report
07/01/10 01:15
Please note the
publication an World Bank book -
Integrating
Environmental Flows into Hydropower Dam Planning,
Design and Operations-Water Working Note
22 prepared by Karin Krchnak and
Brian Richter of the Nature Conservancy and Gregory
Thomas of the Natural Heritage Institute with
support from the World Bank's Water Partnership
Program. The printed version should be available
over the course of the month. The electronic
version will soon be posted on the World Bank water
website.
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Comments on a National Water Vision for the US?
05/01/10 18:45
The American Water
Resources Association is conducting a
National
Dialogue on Water Resources: Should the USA Develop
a National Water Vision? If So, What Should that
Vision Be?
Visit: http://awramedia.org/vision/
There you'll see a brief introduction and background information. To leave a comment, click on the link 'Leave a comment'' in the line right below the heading:
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Visit: http://awramedia.org/vision/
There you'll see a brief introduction and background information. To leave a comment, click on the link 'Leave a comment'' in the line right below the heading:
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US EPA comments on incorporating climate change info into land management
04/01/10 17:00
US ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
An Assessment of Decision-Making Processes: The Feasibility of Incorporating Climate Change Information Into Land Protection Planning
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft document titled, “An Assessment of Decision-Making Processes: The Feasibility of Incorporating Climate Change Information into Land Protection Planning” (EPA/600/R-09/142a). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. This draft document is a review of decision-making processes of selected land protection programs. The goal of this document is to assess the feasibility of incorporating climate change impacts information into the evaluation of these programs. The assessment revealed that there are several strategies that might be useful for incorporating climate change information into decision making. As part of a portfolio of adaptation strategies, land protection may become more important for jurisdictions, particularly to ameliorate climate change impacts on watersheds and wildlife.
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An Assessment of Decision-Making Processes: The Feasibility of Incorporating Climate Change Information Into Land Protection Planning
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Public Comment Period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft document titled, “An Assessment of Decision-Making Processes: The Feasibility of Incorporating Climate Change Information into Land Protection Planning” (EPA/600/R-09/142a). The document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and Development. This draft document is a review of decision-making processes of selected land protection programs. The goal of this document is to assess the feasibility of incorporating climate change impacts information into the evaluation of these programs. The assessment revealed that there are several strategies that might be useful for incorporating climate change information into decision making. As part of a portfolio of adaptation strategies, land protection may become more important for jurisdictions, particularly to ameliorate climate change impacts on watersheds and wildlife.
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US lakes study webcast
30/12/09 02:04
Watershed Academy
Presents a Webcast on January 5, 2010 on the Draft
Findings of the National Lakes Assessment EPA’s
Watershed Academy will present a Webcast on January
5, 2010 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. eastern time on
the first-ever assessment of the condition of the
nation’s lakes--the National Lakes Assessment: A
Collaborative Survey of the Nation’s Lakes.
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US EPA first-ever study on lakes
23/12/09 16:03
The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency today released its
most comprehensive study of the nation’s lakes to
date. The draft study, which rated the condition of
56 percent of the lakes in the United States as
good and the remainder as fair or poor, marked the
first time EPA and its partners used a nationally
consistent approach to survey the ecological and
water quality of lakes. A total of 1,028 lakes were
randomly sampled during 2007 by states, tribes and
EPA.
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Comments on Chesapeak Bay recovery strategy
30/11/09 23:54
A series of public
forums will be held throughout December on the
recently released draft strategy for restoring the
Chesapeake Bay, a document required by a
Presidential Executive Order issued in May 2009.
The public forums will feature officials from
multiple federal agencies including the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, U.S. Department of the Interior and
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Energy-water nexus
30/11/09 21:58
Energy-Water
Nexus: Many Uncertainties Remain about
National and Regional Effects of Increased Biofuel
Production on Water Resources.
GAO-10-116, November 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-116
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10116high.pdf
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GAO-10-116, November 30.
http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?GAO-10-116
Highlights - http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d10116high.pdf
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Regional analysis of climate change in the Americas
30/11/09 21:46
Please
join us for the USGCRP Seminar Series. All seminars
will be held at the USGCRP Office, 1717
Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 250, Washington, DC
20006. If you have questions about the seminar, or
would like to be added to the USGCRP Serminar
Series announcements list, please contact Emily
Cloyd (ecloyd@usgcrp.gov).
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US EPA framework on endangered species and climate change priorities
30/11/09 19:56
A Framework for
Categorizing the Relative Vulnerability of
Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft
document titled, ``A Framework for Categorizing the Relative
Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change''
(EPA/600/R-09/011). The document was prepared by the National Center
for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and
Development. This draft document describes an evaluative framework that
may be used to categorize the relative vulnerability of species to
climate change. To illustrate the use of this framework, it was applied
to five U.S. threatened and endangered species: The golden-cheeked
warbler, the salt marsh harvest mouse, the Mount Graham red squirrel,
the Lahontan cutthroat trout, and the desert tortoise. A sixth species,
the bald eagle which is no longer listed as threatened or endangered,
except for the southwest population, was also evaluated.
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Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a 30-day public comment period for the draft
document titled, ``A Framework for Categorizing the Relative
Vulnerability of Threatened and Endangered Species to Climate Change''
(EPA/600/R-09/011). The document was prepared by the National Center
for Environmental Assessment within EPA's Office of Research and
Development. This draft document describes an evaluative framework that
may be used to categorize the relative vulnerability of species to
climate change. To illustrate the use of this framework, it was applied
to five U.S. threatened and endangered species: The golden-cheeked
warbler, the salt marsh harvest mouse, the Mount Graham red squirrel,
the Lahontan cutthroat trout, and the desert tortoise. A sixth species,
the bald eagle which is no longer listed as threatened or endangered,
except for the southwest population, was also evaluated.
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Climate variability & African water resources
21/11/09 00:25
Implications of
Regional Climate Variability on Water Resources
in Africa - Kyoto Science and Technology in
Society Forum Results
In early October one of the workshop organisers, Professor Charlie Kennel, presented the results of our workshop on water resources and regional climate change in Africa at the 2009 Kyoto Science and Technology in Society Forum (STS) (http://www.stsforum.org/).
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In early October one of the workshop organisers, Professor Charlie Kennel, presented the results of our workshop on water resources and regional climate change in Africa at the 2009 Kyoto Science and Technology in Society Forum (STS) (http://www.stsforum.org/).
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Oxfam report on Pakistan and climate change
20/11/09 17:48
Climate change
increases the vulnerability of poor communities in
Pakistan According to a
new study published today by Oxfam Great Britain,
climate change, along with
local environment degradation, is pushing
vulnerable farming and fishing
communities in Pakistan towards increased poverty
and suffering. The community-based
research: "Climate Change, Poverty and
Environmental Crisis in the
Disaster Prone Areas of Pakistan" was
conducted in three provinces in
Pakistan. The findings reveal
that the inhabitants of all these three areas are
not only aware that climate is changing, but they
are also acutely perceptive about the adverse
impacts it has on their lives and
livelihoods. Read
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ActionAid Adaptation Funding Report
19/11/09 19:39
I
am pleased to announce the launch of a new
ActionAid report, “Equitable Adaptation Funding:
The Case for an Enhanced Mechanism Under the
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.”
The report evaluates
three adaptation funds, the Least Developed
Countries Fund (managed by the Global Environment
Facility), the Pilot Program on Climate Resilience
(managed by the World Bank) and the Kyoto
Protocol's Adaptation Fund (managed by an
independent board) based on a set of five
principles for effective and equitable adaptation
funding:
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Climate change in Africa
19/11/09 19:34
Camilla ToulminClimate change is a major challenge for us all, but for African countries it represents a particular threat and will hit the poorest hardest. In this accessible and authoritative introduction to climate change in Africa, Camilla Toulmin looks at a range of threats and opportunities from natural disasters to biofuels, from conflict to the oil industry, and asks what future there might be for Africa in a carbon-constrained world.
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UN document on transboundary rivers climate adaptation
18/11/09 19:24
The Guidance on Water
and Adaptation to Climate Change for transboundary
river basins was adopted by the fifth session of
the Meeting of the Parties of the UN Transboundary
Water Convention last week. You can find the final
designed English version of the Guidance at:
http://www.unece.org/env/documents/2009/Wat/mp_wat/ECE_MP.WAT_30_E.pdf
(13 MB).
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Global Adaptation Atlas
18/11/09 17:15
The Global Adaptation
Atlas will be launched and featured in an exhibit
at the main exhibit hall (Hall H) as well as at the
ISeeT kiosk of the UNFCCC Secretariat from December
7-18th. In addition, the project will be showcased
at a side event with the European Environment
Agency on December 10th.
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Environmental flows software release
08/11/09 06:39
Announcing
the launch of
Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration Version
7.1,
the newest and most advanced version of The Nature
Conservancy’s software program for statistically
analyzing ecologically relevant streamflow
data.
Among the new enhancements are:
Among the new enhancements are:
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Users now have the ability to compare two
different flow datasets, including data from two
different stream gauges or from two different
model runs or scenarios covering a similar time
frame. The computations are identical to a
comparison of two different periods in a single
flow dataset.
Canada's rivers & climate change risks
26/10/09 21:16
We are pleased to
announce the first major report out of WWF-Canada's
Freshwater program - Canada's Rivers
at Risk: Environmental Flows and Canada's
Freshwater Future. It's primary intent is to
position WWF as a leading organization on
freshwater policy and planning in Canada, with
e-flows as our niche. It has allowed us to
connected us with grassroots organizations,
academics, government scientists and industry, on
water issues across the country.
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Biodiversity and climate change report
26/10/09 20:30
I am pleased to inform you that
the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) report
of the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical
Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate
Change has been published as CBD Technical Series
No.41: Connecting Biodiversity and
Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation – Report
of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on
Biodiversity and Climate
Change.
The publication is now available at:
https://www.cbd.int/doc/publications/cbd-ts-41-en.pdf
Food and climate change report
06/10/09 22:46
IFPRI is releasing
today a major study on the impact of climate change
on agriculture and the costs of adaptation.
Agriculture’s vulnerability to climate change will
put millions of people in developing countries at
greater risk of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.
As the UNFCCC meetings in Copenhagen draw closer,
it is imperative that negotiators and policymakers
understand the impacts of climate change on
agriculture and what it will cost to avert the
worst of them. Read
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US agency requests feedback on climate adaptation strategy
26/09/09 21:15
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service has released its Climate Change
Strategy for a 60 day period of public comment.
Here's an opportunity to comment on and influence
the overarching plan that will guide the
Service’s response to impacts such as changing
wildlife migration patterns, the spread of invasive
species, changing precipitation patterns and rising
sea levels.
http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=E79B541B-E2B2-1661-CE45BAD69C7597F7
The Service requests substantive comments, factual information, and other constructive criticism to help improve the plan. After reviewing the plan, the public can submit comments electronically through November 23, 2009. To view the report, provide comments and find out more about Fish and Wildlife Service efforts to address climate change, visit http://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/. Read More...
http://www.fws.gov/news/NewsReleases/showNews.cfm?newsId=E79B541B-E2B2-1661-CE45BAD69C7597F7
The Service requests substantive comments, factual information, and other constructive criticism to help improve the plan. After reviewing the plan, the public can submit comments electronically through November 23, 2009. To view the report, provide comments and find out more about Fish and Wildlife Service efforts to address climate change, visit http://www.fws.gov/home/climatechange/. Read More...
Water at a Crossroads: Report from the World Water Council
22/09/09 19:35
th
World Water Forum
From climate change adaptation to the energy and food crunch, from the MDGs to the Right to Water—a wide range of issues was discussed and debated during the 5th World Water Forum (Istanbul, Turkey, March 2009).Water at a Crossroads,the official World Water Council synthesis of the 5th World Water Forum, presents the main themes and the different perspectives of participants in addressing key questions. The illustrated, magazine-style report provides an analysis of the major issues and the important decisions taken in Istanbul, interweaving technical solutions, social considerations and political commitments. It aims to improve everyone’s understanding of the water challenges we face today and the solutions at hand.
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From climate change adaptation to the energy and food crunch, from the MDGs to the Right to Water—a wide range of issues was discussed and debated during the 5th World Water Forum (Istanbul, Turkey, March 2009).Water at a Crossroads,the official World Water Council synthesis of the 5th World Water Forum, presents the main themes and the different perspectives of participants in addressing key questions. The illustrated, magazine-style report provides an analysis of the major issues and the important decisions taken in Istanbul, interweaving technical solutions, social considerations and political commitments. It aims to improve everyone’s understanding of the water challenges we face today and the solutions at hand.
| Water at a Crossroads – Dialogue and Debate at the 5 |
Telebriefing from the World Climate Congress
10/09/09 17:54
Please join us
*Friday, September 11, 3:30- 4:30pm (at GMT - 5)
for a conversation with Dr. Jane Lubchenco,
undersecretary of commerce for oceans and
atmosphere and NOAA administrator about World
Climate Conference-3. Dr. Lubchenco just returned
from leading the U.S. Delegation to the conference
last week in Geneva.
Hosted by the World Meteorological Organization, the conference, which brought together more than 2,000 climate scientists, sectoral experts and decision-makers, established a Global Framework for Climate Services to “strengthen production, availability, delivery and application of science-based climate prediction and services.”
Dr. Lubchenco will offer her observations and impressions from the conference, sharing some insights into the valuable collaboration and lessons learned from both the scientific segments, the meetings she attended and comments from heads of state from around the world. Climate change is a shared challenge, and this conference confirmed the pressing need for increased collaboration and coordination to improve the science and observations that support the development of climate information as well as the need to improve the coordination and delivery of climate information and services in all countries.
The call will be moderated by newly appointed NOAA Director of External Affairs, Andy Winer, and Dr. Lubchenco will take questions from participants.
Dial-in information:
US Toll Free Number: 877-457-9382
International Number: +1-630-395-0031
Participant Passcode: CLIMATE
Please contact Jennifer Austin at +1 202-302-9047 if you have any questions.
For more information about the conference go to:
World Climate Conference 3 information: http://www.wmo.int/wcc3/page_en.php
NOAA homepage: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090904_wcc3closing.html
Hosted by the World Meteorological Organization, the conference, which brought together more than 2,000 climate scientists, sectoral experts and decision-makers, established a Global Framework for Climate Services to “strengthen production, availability, delivery and application of science-based climate prediction and services.”
Dr. Lubchenco will offer her observations and impressions from the conference, sharing some insights into the valuable collaboration and lessons learned from both the scientific segments, the meetings she attended and comments from heads of state from around the world. Climate change is a shared challenge, and this conference confirmed the pressing need for increased collaboration and coordination to improve the science and observations that support the development of climate information as well as the need to improve the coordination and delivery of climate information and services in all countries.
The call will be moderated by newly appointed NOAA Director of External Affairs, Andy Winer, and Dr. Lubchenco will take questions from participants.
Dial-in information:
US Toll Free Number: 877-457-9382
International Number: +1-630-395-0031
Participant Passcode: CLIMATE
Please contact Jennifer Austin at +1 202-302-9047 if you have any questions.
For more information about the conference go to:
World Climate Conference 3 information: http://www.wmo.int/wcc3/page_en.php
NOAA homepage: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090904_wcc3closing.html
Australian Climate Change Reports
31/08/09 20:23
I would like to draw
your attention to two recent reports on
biodiversity and climate change in an Australian
context.
The first report, Australia’s biodiversity and climate change:
A strategic assessment of the vulnerability of Australia’s biodiversity to climate change is a comprehensive evaluation that also discusses the policy and institutional aspects of moving conservation into a climate change future. In this regard it contains some useful ideas for those of you working on these issues in other countries.
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/impacts/biodiversity_vulnerability.html
The second report, Implications of Climate Change for Australia's World Heritage Properties, discusses sites such as Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef, but also includes an assessment of cultural sites.
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/climatechange/pubs/worldheritage-climatechange.pdf
Dr. Cassandra Brooke
Manager, Climate Adaptation
WWF Australia T: +61 2 8202 1219 F: +61 2 9281 1060
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The first report, Australia’s biodiversity and climate change:
A strategic assessment of the vulnerability of Australia’s biodiversity to climate change is a comprehensive evaluation that also discusses the policy and institutional aspects of moving conservation into a climate change future. In this regard it contains some useful ideas for those of you working on these issues in other countries.
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/impacts/biodiversity_vulnerability.html
The second report, Implications of Climate Change for Australia's World Heritage Properties, discusses sites such as Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef, but also includes an assessment of cultural sites.
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/climatechange/pubs/worldheritage-climatechange.pdf
Dr. Cassandra Brooke
Manager, Climate Adaptation
WWF Australia T: +61 2 8202 1219 F: +61 2 9281 1060
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Report on the costs of adaptation
31/08/09 17:05
This report from the
International Institute for Environment and
Development (based in the UK) has been getting a
lot of press internationally.
http://www.iied.org/climate-change/key-issues/economics-and-equity-adaptation/costs-adapting-climate-change-significantly-under-estimated
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http://www.iied.org/climate-change/key-issues/economics-and-equity-adaptation/costs-adapting-climate-change-significantly-under-estimated
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Follow the Money: Finance & Water
07/08/09 16:23
WWF-UK has published
a discussion paper entitled 21st Century Water: Views
from the finance sector on water risk and
opportunity this week. The audience for this
paper comprises stakeholders in the finance sector
as well as those working on freshwater issues, with
an interest in finance.
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Report from Potsdam Institute on Practical Adaptation
24/07/09 21:05
The management of
climate change information is a difficult task for
many adaptation and development
practitioners. The Potsdam Institute for Climate
Impact Research (PIK) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) on behalf of the
German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development (BMZ) have therefore published the
following support material:
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Water and Fire Report
21/07/09 04:55
At the Carpe Diem -
Western Water & Climate Change Project we've
been talking with water managers, ranchers,
environmental advocates, tribal leaders and public
land managers about what science-based public
forest land management should look like in the face
of climate change. Soon, if not by the time you
read this, smoke will again be rising across the
West as the new fire season begins. Already the
predictable lines are being drawn, with some
calling for immediate forest thinning, others
vowing to stop any new logging. All of this smoke
is obscuring a fundamental issue: Western public
forest lands are the primary source of the water we
drink, the water we use to grow the food we eat,
the water that keeps fish and wildlife alive and
thriving. Healthy forests upstream mean more, and
cleaner, water downstream. Read
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Climate Change Synthesis Report
17/07/09 00:11
It is our great
pleasure to present to you the Synthesis Report
from the IARU Climate Change Congress! The report
synthesizing the newest research results relating
to climate change and what action can be taken in
response to climate change was presented today at
the European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels by
Professor Katherine Richardson, Professor John
Schellnhuber and Professor Mohan Munasinghe.
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OECD Report on Development & Adaptation
30/06/09 15:48
In late May,
the OECD hosted a meeting on the
environment and development and a report of the
proceedings has just been released. Of critical
interest is the report on integrating adaptation
into development cooperation. The perspective
reflects primarily that of that “donor nations
in regard to the UNFCCC.
The report is available here.
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The report is available here.
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Aspen Institute Report: Sustainable Water Use
29/06/09 18:08
The Aspen
Institute
PDF of the Report
From the Foreword:
America’s drinking water and wastewater systems face increasing challenges in maintaining and replacing their pipes, treatment plants, and other critical infrastructure. Prolonging and renewing the nation’s high-quality water services requires a clear sense of what is a sustainable water infrastructure, the amount of investment needed to create and preserve it, where investments should be made, and by whom. In 2008 and 2009 the Aspen Institute convened a multi-stakeholder dialogue to help provide clarity and promote leadership on these issues.
With few exceptions, everyone shares the goals of ensuring clean and safe drinking water for all communities, protecting the natural environment, and making certain that the nation’s water infrastructure benefits from sustained investment. Keeping these shared values in the forefront of our Aspen Dialogue was essential as the group examined the subordinate issues on which positions differed. In this case, the shared values and differing positions led to new thinking about an
expanded definition of water infrastructure, and by implication, what investments are needed to provide a more holistic approach to sustainable water infrastructure.
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PDF of the Report
From the Foreword:
America’s drinking water and wastewater systems face increasing challenges in maintaining and replacing their pipes, treatment plants, and other critical infrastructure. Prolonging and renewing the nation’s high-quality water services requires a clear sense of what is a sustainable water infrastructure, the amount of investment needed to create and preserve it, where investments should be made, and by whom. In 2008 and 2009 the Aspen Institute convened a multi-stakeholder dialogue to help provide clarity and promote leadership on these issues.
With few exceptions, everyone shares the goals of ensuring clean and safe drinking water for all communities, protecting the natural environment, and making certain that the nation’s water infrastructure benefits from sustained investment. Keeping these shared values in the forefront of our Aspen Dialogue was essential as the group examined the subordinate issues on which positions differed. In this case, the shared values and differing positions led to new thinking about an
expanded definition of water infrastructure, and by implication, what investments are needed to provide a more holistic approach to sustainable water infrastructure.
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