Climate Change Resource Guide

Where do we go from here? Perspectives from participants at COP15

Since December, the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen has been analysed and dissected by thousands of experts and journalists. Instead of focusing on the same widely covered issues, the Climate Change editor shares some of the 'video conversations' she had with developing country participants, who on the final days of the conference were already planning about what happens next in their respective countries.

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The need to focus on climate change in the Norwegian Embassy's programmes and projects in Ethiopia: ( H.O. Ibrekk;L.T. Traedal / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2009); This review of the Norwegian Embassy’s portfolio in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia identifies possible ways and means of addressing / integrating appropriate climate change and environmental concerns in ...
Maintaining ocean ecosystems for reducing climate change: ( C. Nellemann (ed);E. Corcoran;C. M. Duarte / Arendal Maps & Graphics Library, UNEP/GRID , 2009); While the reduction of emissions are currently at the center of climate change discussions, the critical role of the oceans and ocean ecosystems has been vastly overlooked. The objective of this repor...
Climate change adaptation in Inner Mongolia, China: ( J.J. West / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo , 2009); This report documents local perceptions and experiences of environmental migration in selected settlements in Mongolia and China, and discusses some of the challenges and opportunities for climate cha...
Managing Africa’s water in a changing climate: ( Arid Lands Information Network , 2009); Nearly one-third of all water-related disasters occur in Africa. The second issue of Joto Afrika considers the relationship between climate change, the greater incidence of extreme weather events, ...
Urgent need for climate change adaptation measures in Arab countries: ( M.K. Tolba (ed);N.W. Saab (ed) / Arab Forum for Environment and Development , 2009); Although greenhouse gas emissions from the Arab world amount to 4.2% of global emissions, the impact of climate change on the fragile environment of the region and its people is expected to be imme...
Towards better agricultural production through an accounting framework for green and blue water: ( T. Sulser;C. Ringler;T. Zhu / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2009); Water scarcity is a critical issue for food production in the poor developing countries because agriculture is the primary consumer of the dwindling freshwater around the globe. This paper calls for s...
The importance of the ocean in the climate system: ( D. Herr;G. Galland / International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union) , 2009); The ocean plays a critical role in the climate system and is significantly affected by climate change and ocean acidification. Key alterations are occurring to the environment with adverse effects lik...
Business as usual as the international food system adds damage to the climate crisis: ( GRAIN , 2009); This article is about the inability of the global food system to fulfill its most basic function of feeding people while agribusiness corporations that control the food chain are amassing billions of ...
Involving the elderly in climate change policy making: ( G. Haq;J. Whitelegg;M. Kohler / Stockholm Environment Institute , 2009); Climate change and an ageing population bring together two key policy challenges which need to be addressed to ensure a safe, secure, equitable and sustainable future. to, and casualties of, climate c...
Including women’s voices in climate change policy and programming: ( L. Aguilar Revelo;I. Castañeda Camey;V. Chao Rebolledo;et al. / United Nations Development Programme , 2009); Poor women’s limited access to resources, restricted rights, limited mobility and muted voice in shaping decisions make them highly vulnerable to climate change. This guide aims to inform pra...