Upcoming Conference: Adapting to Change
Coasts, Marine Structures and Breakwaters 2009
16 - 18 Sep 2009, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
This conference addresses the design, performance, installation and maintenance of the structures necessary to extract marine and wind energy around nearshore seas and coasts. It discusses the developments within breakwaters, seawalls and jetties, dredging, coaster erosion, coaster measurement and other areas. The conference is in English. Conference Web Site
Achieving climate change and disaster resilience: October 2008
Understanding governance in developing countries at local and national levels Climate change – and the likely increase in disasters - is currently threatening to derail development.
The Climate and Disaster Governance Programme has been launched today. It will help policy-makers and civil society organisations understand how different governance arrangements can make development more resilient to climate change and disasters. The programme is a joint initiative by the Institute of Development Studies and Christian Aid.
CDG provides a platform for collaborative research and information-sharing. It asks critical questions to ensure the most vulnerable people and communities are at the forefront of efforts to tackle risks from climate and disasters.
2009 presents a critical policy time frame, with the review in June of the Hyogo Framework for Action: Building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters, and the development in December of a post-Kyoto agreement under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Governments, citizens and donors need to understand what these agreements mean for national and local level poverty reduction efforts.
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The objective of the fellowship programme is to contribute to building capacity for addressing climate change in non-Annex I Parties, in particular small island developing states (SIDS) and least developed countries (LDCs) Parties, through the development of local professional expertise by:
* Supporting innovative analytical work on climate change in the context of sustainable development;
* Promoting a network of experts who can bring creative and innovative options to bear on questions of climate change;
* Encouraging the leadership potential of young and promising professionals in their fields.
The programme target group consists of mid-career professionals who are already in a government’s employment and who are nationals of and working in a developing country, preferably SIDS or LDC Party. While fellowships are awarded to individuals, the need for training must occur within the context of the organization for which an applicant works. The training must help the organization to develop its capacity.
Earth Hour - You Can Make a Difference 8 PM March 29th 2008
Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.
This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8 pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.
Fellowships Available 12 March 2008
UK Overseas Territories Environment Programme (OTEP) Fellowships PDF Document