impacts of climate change News
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National Teachers Group Confronts Climate Denial: Keep the Politics Out of Science Class
NAAEE applauds NSTA's Position Statement on "The Teaching of Climate Science” and welcomes their firm stand against misinformation on climate science and assertion of the need to educate our students about climate change. NAAEE’s Executive Director, Judy Braus, was on the team that helped develop the position statement, along with a committed group of interdisciplinary educators and ...
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UK expertise can drive climate change action
The UK is to use its world-leading climate and adaptation expertise to help countries successfully tackle climate change. Launching the programme, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey hosted a round table with representatives from government departments and the UK’s leading organisations at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew today. The group’s aim is to create a ...
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Social impacts of climate change in the UK
Research on the differential social impacts of climate change in the UK is being published today by the Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) and is supported by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). The research, which was undertaken by CAG Consultants, draws attention to the link between climate and welfare, and scopes out national and local ...
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EU examines impact of climate change on jobs
On 22 and 23 June, the European Commission will hold a major event in Brussels to examine the impact of climate change on employment. Bringing together around 300 policy makers and experts, this latest edition of the Restructuring Forum will address issues such as how many jobs will be lost and how many created due to climate change; how skills and qualifications will have to evolve; and what ...
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Impact of climate change on marine algae
With climate change looming large, countries around the world are mobilising their top scientists in an effort to measure its impact on the environment and society. One such scientist is the young Dr Björn Rost, who was recently awarded a EUR 1.4 million Independent Researcher Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). His research will focus on the impact of climate change on micro algae in ...
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Launch of UK/India research collaboration on climate change impacts
Over the last four years DECC and the Indian MoEF have worked collaboratively on a project, funded by DECC, to better understand the potential impacts of climate change on India and provide adaptation response options in two Indian States. DECC Officials are in Delhi for the final launch event. The work looks at national level socio-economic impacts of climate change on extreme weather events, ...
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Image competition winners show personal impact of climate change
James Alexander took first prize for his striking picture of the devastating impact climate change is having in Africa. James’ moving entry of a mummified zebra carcass in Kenya was selected by the judges for its haunting and stark message of the consequences of climate change. Six runners-up were also selected including Leanne Hughes for her picture of a windfarm taken in Anglesey, and ...
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UN warns of impact of climate change on South Asia
Climate change could have a particularly severe impact on South Asia, where a large proportion of the region’s population depends on subsistence agriculture for their livelihoods, a United Nations-sponsored conference heard today. A six-day workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, starting today, is examining the effects of global warming on the predominantly agricultural region, with over two-thirds of ...
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America`s climate choices study
The National Research Council held a public briefing May 19, 2010 in Washington, DC to release and discuss three new report--"Advancing the Science of Climate Change", "Limiting the Magnitude of Climate Change" and "Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change". The briefing on the reports was broadcast ...
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Gore Nobel lecture: time to make peace with the planet
Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore said today that there still is time to forestall the most disastrous impacts of climate change, but only if the world community unites and acts immediately. In his lecture upon acceptance of the prize he shares with the United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, Gore said, 'It is time to make peace with the planet.' 'We must begin by ...
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Vulnerability analyses: getting back to basics
If vulnerability analyses are to be truly useful in assessing the impacts of climate change and supporting decisions on adaptation, methods must become standardised, replicable and founded on concepts that can be adapted to different contexts, argues Marcus Moench, president of the Institute of Social and Environmental Transition. Existing vulnerability analyses are of little use, says Moench. ...
By SciDev.Net
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Baroness Young leaves adaptation sub-committee - 21st January 2011
Baroness Barbara Young, one of the founding members of the Adaptation Sub-Committee (ASC) is leaving the Committee to take up a new post as Chief Executive of Diabetes UK, which will take up a significant portion of her time. Barbara Young joined the Committee in May 2009 and has made a significant contribution to the ASC’s first report into adaptation in the UK and ongoing work. Chair of ...
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Putting a human face to impacts of climate change
Rising temperatures. Melting icecaps. Dying coral reefs. The list of physical manifestations of greenhouse gas emissions that are discussed during climate talks tends to omit one vital component of the issue — the effect on human beings themselves. This is according to Koko Warner, head of Environmental Migration, Social Vulnerability and Adaptation Section at the United Nations ...
By SciDev.Net
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Cities of the Future, conference in Stockholm in May
The objective of the conference is to highlight the need and benefits of integrating and emphasising water in the planning of European cities of the future. Urban planners, policy makers and water managers must respond effectively and urgently to the impacts of climate change, growing resource constraints, rapidly increasing global urbanization and the importance of urban needs that create ...
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Environment minister views impacts of climate change in cumbria
152/10 Environment Minister Lord Henley today visited the high fells of Cumbria to see the impact of a year of weather extremes on the area and to discuss the changes needed over the next 30 years to adapt to the changing climate. A report from Natural England has predicted that changes to the climate in the high fells could alter the landscape as we see it today – and bring a change in ...
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Ten principles of climate change communication
Successful communication of climate change needs to be tangible, relevant and tailored to its audience, according to new research. The study established 10 key principles for effective communication using a brainstorming exercise between scientists and local government. For climate change policy to be effective, it must go hand-in-hand with good communication about climate change and its ...
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COP21 Highlights from Paris
A landmark deal was reached in Paris last week, with more than 190 countries signing off on a plan to address climate change. Each country's govenment will now need to formally adopt the plan, which focuses on three goals: To hold the increase in global average temperatures to well below 2 degrees Celsius. To increase the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change. To pursue ...
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Planning for the inevitable: the impact of climate change on biodiversity
Climate change is already having an impact on habitats and species in Europe, for example a decrease in plant species has been recorded in some areas. According to recent research, spatial planning is a key concept in making European ecosystems more resilient to climate change, as it takes into account all factors that affect a habitat, including economic development, transport, environmental ...
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Webinar: Mining Climate Change Adaptation - The Canadian Experience on Mar 24, 2015
Join us for a webinar on Mar 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM EDT. Register now! https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/805247497011425281 What issues do the mining sector face amid the impacts of climate change? How can these issues be incorporated into impact assessments? Mining faces many special challenges because they - are often located in geographies with extreme weather, - rely ...
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Don’t break promises, help the poorest fight climate change – WWF tells G8 finance chiefs
The G8 must stick to its past financial commitments to help the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) address the disastrous impacts of climate change, WWF said ahead of a meeting of the group’s finance ministers. Over the past few years more than 40 of the least developed countries have written national plans for their adaptation to climate change but despite promises from developed ...
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