Vietnam to launch int’l initiative on green economy
Posted on: 9 February 2011 - 6:21pmVietnam will launch an international initiative on a green economy for sustainable development in Hanoi in September, said Ambassador Bui The Giang, Deputy Head of Vietnamese Delegation to the UN.
A False Dilemma: Clean Up the Environment or Reduce Poverty
Posted on: 9 February 2011 - 6:20pmAfter reading these articles, I was struck by a particular concern: is it possible that these articles will direct the readers to always think the environment and poverty alleviation is a tradeoff? Must we decide to save the world’s poor OR the planet?
Live Chat: Assessing the Impact of a Changing Climate on Human Displacement
Posted on: 1 February 2011 - 1:44pmYou are invited to join a live online chat with two climate change specialists on Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 15.00 Manila/ Beijing time to discuss key issues shaping the climate-induced migration debate. Please register for the online discussion 20 minutes before the event. The webchat panel will provide deeper insight into issues that will shape this important public policy challenge.
Robert Dobias, Head of ADB's Climate Change Program Coordination Unit, and François Gemenne, Research Fellow at the Paris-based Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), will answer your questions on climate change and migration.
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (Albay, Philippines)
Posted on: 1 February 2011 - 1:44pmVideos from the Philippine province of Albay discussing climate change, adaptation, and disaster management, featuring Albay governor Joey Salceda.
View video 1: Intro to Albay, Philippines and its DRR/CCA Initiative and Partnerships
View video 2: CCA, and Areas of Investment
International Law Programme launches a new session of its e-Courses on International Environmental Law - Registration Open!
Posted on: 1 February 2011 - 1:44pmTo better respond to the increasing and numerous requests for innovative training in environmental law, UNITAR’s International Law Programme (ILP) opens a new series of its e-Courses on International Environmental Law (IEL) which are scheduled from 7 February to 3 April 2011.
Does Helping the Planet Hurt the Poor?
Posted on: 27 January 2011 - 4:28pmAll of us who are middle class or above in the U.S. and other industrialized nations spend money on many things we do not need. We could instead donate that money to organizations that will use it to make a huge difference in the lives of the world's poorest people—people who struggle to survive each day on less than we spend on a bottle of water. For decades, that is what I've been advocating we should do.
Harvesting Knowledge on REDD+ - Early Lessons from the FCPF Initiative and Beyond
Posted on: 25 January 2011 - 1:47pmThe FCPF offers a promising chance to the 37 participating REDD-plus countries undertaking an effort to address these two failures with newly emerging, cross-sectoral financial and governance approaches which have to go hand in hand and reinforce each other.
Social activism fuels production of micro-hydro electricity
Posted on: 21 January 2011 - 2:46pmTapping into the villages’ resources, either their strong-current rivers or biofuel potential, she has been bringing light to dozens of power plants from Aceh province to Kalimantan Island.
Does pollution lock people into a cycle of poverty?
Posted on: 21 January 2011 - 2:46pmThe Environmental Protection Agency is about to spend millions looking at how pollution and a crap environment leads to poverty and the general decline of quality of life in the U.S., The New York Times' Green blog reports. It's all part of the agency's commitment to better address environmental injustice.
Combating Poverty with Clean Energy
Posted on: 20 January 2011 - 3:00pmFighting poverty by promoting sustainable development and mitigating climate change is one of the priorities of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for 2011. With this is view, he is calling for a global revolution that would benefit some 1.6 billion people in developing countries still lacking access to electricity.
