Women at the Center of Climate-friendly Approaches to Agriculture and Water – New IATP Paper

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A new paper from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) on women’s contribution to climate-friendly approaches to agriculture and water is now online. The author Shiney Varghese examined proven agricultural practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen resilience to climate change through the case study of the...

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Third issue of International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme’s Global Change magazine

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The third issue of International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme's (IGBP) Global Change magazine is out now. Articles in this issue focus on a range of topics, including the UN's Global Sustainability Panel, South American palaeoclimate, Geoengineering and Ocean Acidification. The regulars include news from the IGBP and global-change communities. The magazine is...

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Joto Afrika 5: Implications of climate change for health in Africa

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Issue 5 of “Joto Afrika” features articles from different countries which highlight the impacts of climate change on health across Africa. Climate change affect human health both directly, by encouraging the production of disease vectors and parasites such as those causing malaria, than indirectly (impacts on water availability, air quality,...

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Fellowships in African climate science – applications by 4 February 2011

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The DFID-Hadley Centre Climate Science Research Partnership (CSRP) has launched a Call for Applications for fellowships in African climate science. Three types of fellowship are available: Postgraduate Research Fellowships, Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Applications Project Fellowships. Applicants must be resident nationals of an African country and the fellowship must be...

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Three quarters of the Alpine glaciers could melt by 2100, says study by Nature Geoscience

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According to two studies published by the review Nature Geoscience, the 75 percent of the Alpine glaciers could disappear by the end of 2100 and a rise of several metres in sea level could be produced by 3000, due to the global warming. According to a study carried out by...

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Glaciers in South America and Alaska melting faster than those in Europe, says new UNEP report

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The new report entitled "High Mountain Glaciers and Climate Change - Challenges to Human Livelihoods and Adaptation" compiled by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in partnership with scientists and research centres from around the world, was released on 7 December 2010 at the COP16 in Cancún, Mexico. Glaciers in Patagonia,...

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