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Thursday, 18 October 2012 01:00 |
By Ian McNulty – WWNO – September 25, 2012A new tool to channel private investment into wetlands restoration is one example of how the Idea Village and its Water Challenge are helping turn vexing problems into promising opportunities. We know how trees clean our air by removing carbon from the atmosphere and how, in an era of cap and trade environmental policy, industries can pay for reforestation projects to offset the carbon pollution they create. Wetlands do a similar carbon-cleaning job for the environment — in fact, wetlands do the work much more efficiently than forests — and one New Orleans company has figured out how to turn the urgent task of rebuilding Louisiana wetlands into a new tool for companies looking to offset their carbon emissions. For full story, click here.
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The Ohio State University Presented by The Ohio State University, this free webinar will be held on November 8, 2012 from 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will present research from an ongoing program conducted by George Mason University and Yale University analyzing Americans’ interpretations of and responses to climate change. The research segments the American public into six audiences along a spectrum of concern and issue engagement: from the Alarmed, who are convinced of the reality and danger of climate change, and who are highly supportive of personal and political actions to mitigate the threat, to the Dismissive, who are equally convinced that climate change is not occurring and that no response should be made. The Six Americas are not very different demographically, but are dramatically different in their beliefs and actions, as well as their basic values and political orientations. This webinar will provide information about how segments of the American public think about the issue of climate change; principles for effective communication; and the Yale Project on Climate Change Communication. For more information, click here.
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Monday, 15 October 2012 13:20 |
CSO Weekly – October 12, 2012
Achieving Hazard-Resilient Coastal & Waterfront Smart Growth: Coastal and Waterfront Smart Growth and Hazard Mitigation Roundtable Report, co-authored by EPA and NOAA, presents ideas on research, tools, services, and approaches that communities can use to integrate smart growth and hazard mitigation strategies on the coast. This report is part of a joint effort by EPA and NOAA to help coastal communities become more environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. Learn more, click here. |
Contact: Rachel Gregg – EcoAdapt – October 24, 2012
Join EcoAdapt on Wednesday, October 24th at 1:00 CT/2:00 ET/11:00 PDT for a webinar on The State of Climate Change Adaptation in the Great Lakes Region. Climate change is the most urgent issue of our time; it is a global problem that threatens the success and longevity of conservation and management actions. The field of climate change adaptation is in a period of transition. Practitioners must now move from generalities to concrete actions, including implementation, monitoring, and evaluation efforts. Key resource needs are the availability of relevant adaptation examples and knowledge-sharing networks. EcoAdapt, a non-profit organization based in Washington State, aims to fill these gaps through two of our core programs – the State of Adaptation, in which we survey practitioners, assess adaptation activities, and create case studies and synthesis reports, and the Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE), a website that supports open access information exchange between practitioners. This webinar will present the results of our survey of freshwater climate change adaptation activities in the Great Lakes region, funded by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. It will include case study examples of adaptation projects and programs in the region, discuss challenges and opportunities, and introduce participants to the CAKE interface. Presenters will include Rachel M. Gregg, M.M.A., Lead Scientist and CAKE Content Editor (
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Thursday, 18 October 2012 00:00 |
UN News Centre– October 16, 2012Governments must recognize the vital economic and environmental role that wetlands play in supporting human life and biodiversity, according to a United Nations-backed report released today, which also stresses that their protection is essential for countries to transition into resource-efficient and sustainable economies. For full story, click here.
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Tuesday, 16 October 2012 19:18 |
By James Gerken – Huffington Post – October 16, 2012Recent polling conducted by the Pew Research Center suggests that a greater number of people in the U.S. are accepting the reality of climate change. 67 percent of Americans said that there is "solid evidence" that average global temperatures have been rising in recent decades, signaling a gain of four points since last year and 10 points since 2009. Yet only 42 percent say this warming is "mostly caused by human activity," according to Pew. For full story, click here.
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Monday, 15 October 2012 00:00 |
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The Society of Ethnobiology's 36th Annual Conference on Climate Change & Ethnobiology will be held at the University of North Texas, Denton on May 15-18, 2013. The deadline for submitting abstracts is February 15, 2013. For more information, click here. |
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Tuesday, 09 October 2012 14:18 |
Contact: Peyton Fleming – Ceres – September 20, 2012 According to a new report by Ceres, U.S. insurers are facing increased risks from climate change impacts and extreme weather losses. The report indicates that floods, heat waves, hailstorms, tornadoes, and other extreme weather events in 2011 cost U.S. property and casualty insurers $34 billion. The report also states that private insured losses for 2012 are lower than 2011 so far, but the U.S. drought is expected to cost insurers about $20 billion. The report notes that climate change is contributing to stronger, more frequent heat waves, drought, and extreme precipitation events. The report recommends that insurers develop a better understanding of climate change and weather extremes in order to adapt their pricing and promote effective risk management strategies to customers. Ceres is a group of investors, companies, and public interest groups that promote sustainable business practices. To view the press release, click here. To access this report, click here.
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