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Displaying 75 of about 2921 resultsThe main goal of this conference is to disseminate knowledge and to share expertise and experiences in geospatial sciences on all aspect of applications. It also aims to build linkage between local and international professionals in this field with industries.
The primary objective of the IGRSM2014 is to gather professionals and industry experts from t…
The Himalayan Climate Change Adaptation Programme (HICAP) is a pioneering collaboration among three organizations – CICERO, ICIMOD, and GRID-Arendal – aimed at contributing to enhanced resilience of mountain communities, particularly women, through improved understanding of vulnerabilities, opportunities, and potentials for adaptation. Under its communi…
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Waar onze voorvaderen de kunst van het leven met het dynamische ecosysteem onder de knie leken te hebben, lijken we vandaag ogenschijnlijk kustbeheer te verengen tot beheersing.
De nadruk ligt op korte termijn – omwille van hoogdringendheid – op de zwakke schakels. Maar wat ligt achter de tijdshorizon? Kunnen we lessen trekken uit de geschiede…
An international conference on the topic ‘Glacial Lake Outburst Floods – Experience from Bhutan” is planned under the NAPA follow-up project “Reducing Climate Change-induced Risks and Vulnerabilities of GLOF (2008 – mid-2013)” to further facilitate sharing of project lessons and application of these in future interventions in Bhutan and other GLOF prone…
The Climate Investment Funds and EBRD, as co-hosts, look forward to welcoming you to the CIF 2012 Partnership Forum.
The Forum will provide a unique opportunity for diverse stakeholders – governments, civil society, indigenous peoples, private sector, and others – to contribute to deepening global understanding of the linkages between climate change and…
Rio+20 Side Event: One of the themes of this Rio +20 side event will be Disaster Risk Reduction.
Climate Change and anthropogenic activities are challenging European habitats and their management. Especially protected areas are confronted with the pressing need to monitor changes, adapt management strategies and consider flexible responses to future developments.
IMPACT sets out to meet the growing need for sharing knowledge and experiences in the…
Shock Waves - 2 (International Film Festival on Disaster Risk Reduction) is being organised consecutively for second year. This year's programme is being organised in collaboration with Japan Foundation, India.
Global Forum for Disaster Reduction (GFDR) is committed to provide an international platform to producers of these documentaries and films from…
Background
Many of the world's poorest communities are already vulnerable to climate and weather extremes and climate change is increasing these risks. Africa is likely to see some of the greatest impacts from climate change, but there is currently considerable uncertainty on where they will occur, the impact on development and the best solutions. The…
This series of outreach events aims to inform stakeholders about the possible impacts of and options for managing the risks of climate extremes and disasters by region, as assessed in the IPCC Special Report.
Each two-day event will cover a range of topics, including:
- Extremes, exposure and vulnerability in the context of the Special Report (SREX)
-…
Theme: Climate change risks and development at crossroads-sharing lessons
This development knowledge conference is intended to break the huge barriers that have existed amongst potential stakeholders over the years. It represents a call for state and non-state actors from industry including manufacturing and ICT, private businesses, and civil society t…
Scenario planning is a valuable decision support method for integrating irreducible and uncontrollable uncertainties into climate change adaptation and other planning in natural resource management. This overview course will introduce the core elements of scenario planning and expose participants to a diversity of approaches and specific scenario develo…
Conference highlights:
Bio-threats: Biological weapons
Nuclear disasters
Biodefense & emerging infectious diseases
Immunotherapeutics & vaccines
Biosafety and biosecurity measures
Bio-detectors & biosensors
Public health in concern to biothreat and biodefense
Applied research and technology in biodefense…
The Resilience Academy
In the most vulnerable regions of our planet, the impact of extreme weather events such as floods, droughts and cyclones threaten lives and livelihoods. The most affected regions include large deltas, small islands and exposed coastal regions as well as arid and semiarid lands, and areas affected by glacier and permafrost melt. P…
Climate services are weakest in places where they are most needed – in vulnerable developing countries. For a modest investment, and by building on existing systems and capacities, the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) can bring benefits for sustainable development in all countries.