February 22, 2012
What are the gender dimensions of climate change? As a starting point, we know that women and men do not experience climate change equally. Pre-existing gender inequalities mean that neither their contributions to the carbon emissions responsible for climate change, nor the way that they experience its effects, are the same. In many developing countries economic constraints and cultural norms that restrict women’s access to paid employment mean that their livelihoods are particularly...
February 20, 2012
- Tapping trapped methane in the bottom of Lake Kivu could vastly expand access to power, and reduce the country’s disaster risk
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February 19, 2012
- 'I want to stress that we must take seriously the challenges that climate change may present for security... That said, I’m arguing that we need a more cautious approach to how we understand the role of climate change in such dynamics, and more caution in how we treat the issue overseas.' View full details...
- 'There are high expectations for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) … … but much remains undecided. What role will the GCF really play? And what will it take to keep the GCF from being a beautifully constructed, but largely empty shell?'
February 16, 2012
- With plenty of livestock and microcredit access, a $19 million biogas push is moving ahead
Read more... - Scheme to control grazing could protect rangeland and provide cash, but suspicions remain
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February 9, 2012
- 'During the calm weeks following the storm of negotiations in Durban we have had an opportunity to assess what all 36 decisions that came out of the conference will really mean for climate change practitioners... what are the key areas for activity in the next 12 months for those working towards a fair and equitable REDD+?' ...
Will McFarland is REDD-net coordinator (acting) and programme officer in the Climate Change, Environment and Forests team at Overseas Development Institute.
The high-level politicking of international climate negotiations can sometimes hide the nuances of the issues being discussed. During the calm weeks following the storm of negotiations in Durban we have had an opportunity to assess what all 36 decisions that came out of the...
- The Met office works with western Kenya’s rainmakers to produce more accurate, locally acceptable predictions in the face of climate change
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February 8, 2012
IISD’s knowledge management tools and products for policymakers: forming and informing epistemic communities
An event with Langston James “Kimo” Goree, Director, IISD Reporting Services
When: 12.30pm, Friday 24th February 2012
Where: Overseas Development Institute, 111 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7JDCDKN invites you to a lunchtime seminar with the Director of Reporting Services at the...