The Asian Development Bank has published a new study warning of the vulnerability of southeast Asia to climate, concluding that Vietnam is the most vulnerable country in the region. The report titled “The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review” concludes that regional economies are to contract by as much as 6.7 [...]
And here they come again, genetically-modified organisms (GMOS) to the rescue!
As soon as a crisis emerges, it seems like GMOs quickly make their way in the discourse. It does not matter how many times they get shut down as false solutions, they come also to the discussion framed as a technological solution to the pressing [...]
The Worldwatch Institute, a think-tank based in Washington DC, USA, just released State of the World 2009, a publication examining policy changes needed to combat climate change. A recommended read.
R. Pachuri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reviewed the book and said that “ [State of the World 2009] will undoubtedly influence [...]
While most people would not think of the United States of America has having to suffer from climate change, there is a hidden truth among the minorities and excluded communities. Black african americans in the US in many parts of the US are as vulnerable as people from small islands or other vulnerable countries. The [...]
Adaptation is slowly making its way on the global agenda. With a high level ministerial happening at the United Nations in New York, and workshops on media messaging in Cairo, the issue is wloly getting the attention it deserves. Over the past month i have been working with other members of SustainUS in putting a [...]
A reflection from Poznan COP 14
Adaptation to climate change has slowly improved its status under the UNFCCC over the past year, especially since the Bali Action Plan placed adaptation at the same level as mitigation. However, while the understanding of how to go about developing adaptation strategies and its elements has advanced, the matters related [...]