Browsing Serials by Subject "CLIMATE CHANGE"
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ACP MEAs 3 Monthly Information Digest Volume 3 Issue 3 March 2023
(2023-03)This month's highlights: Climate Change 2023: Release of the IPCC’s 6th assessment report (AR6) • Multilateral Development Bank Efforts to Mainstream Climate Adaptation • UN 2023 Water Conference’s commitments to urgently ... -
Africa without Glaciers - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) August 2012
(2012-08)Glaciers are a critical component of the earth' system and the current accelerated melting and retreat of glaciers have severe impacts on the environment and human well-being, including vegetation patterns, economic ... -
Desertification Control Bulletin Number 13, 1986: A Bulletin of World Events in the Control of Desertification Restoration of Degraded Lands and Reforestation
(1986)In this issue: Satellite remote sensing of desert spatial extent; Desertification in Botswana: progress towards a viable monitoring system; Soil at risk; Combating desertification in Zimbabwe; Desertification in India: ... -
Desertification Control Bulletin Number 26, 1995: A Bulletin of World Events in the Control of Desertification Restoration of Degraded Lands and Reforestation
(1995)In this issue: International Convention to Combat Desertification - Sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee; Interactions of Desertification and Climate: An Overview; Use of Highly Saline Water for ... -
Desertification Control Bulletin Number 27, 1995: A Bulletin of World Events in the Control of Desertification Restoration of Degraded Lands and Reforestation
(1995)In this issue: Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for the Convention to Combat Desertification - Summary of the Seventh Session; Presentation of the Saving the Drylands Awards on the Occasion of the World Day to Combat ... -
Desertification Control Bulletin Number 28 1996: A Bulletin of World Events in the Control of Desertification Restoration of Degraded Lands and Reforestation
(1996)In this issue: The 8th Session of INCD; World Day to Combat Desertification; Climate Fluctuation as a Source of Desertification in a Semi-Arid Region of Argentina; The Potential Impact of Global Climate Change on Soil ... -
The Diverse Value of Nature: UN Decade Consultation Series
(2022-07-21)Spotlight on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) launch of the Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature, highlighting the need for a revaluation ... -
Faith, Environment and Climate Change Online Course & Faith for Earth Podcasts - Faith for Earth Newsletter 28 April 2022
(2022-04-28)Sharing knowledge resources like the 8 module eLearning course Faith, Environment and Climate Change & Religica Theolab Podcasts -
Faith-based Engagement at COP27 - Faith for Earth Newsletter 31 October 2022
(2022-10-31)A guide for faith actors - and other stakeholders interested in engaging with faith actors - at the Climate COP in Sharm el-Sheikh -
GEO Matters - June 2020
(2020)The Act #ForNature Global Online Forum took place on 7-10 June 2020. This forum brought together citizens, government and non-governmental organizations, businesses and scientific institutions from around the globe to ... -
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GEO Matters March 2022
(2022-03)The relationship between humankind and nature is out of balance. The planet is facing several fundamental crises brought on by human actions. These include the climate crisis, the loss of biological diversity and increasing ... -
GEO Matters November 2019
(2019-11)The Co-Chairs and Authors of GEO-6 for Cities met at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Vancouver Downtown from October 14-18, 2019 to familiarize the authors with the GEO process, logistics and procedures as well as allow for ... -
Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment--From Rio to Rio+20 (1992-2012) - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) May 2012
(2012-05)In 1992, the first United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, popularly known as the Rio Earth Summit, was convened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to address the state of the environment and sustainable development. ... -
Largest Fire in Israel's History Consistent with Climate Change Predictions - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) January 2011
(2011-01)A wildfire in early December, described as the largest in Israel's history, burned nearly 2000 ha of pine and oak forest surrounding Mt. Carmel. The fire is consistent with predictions made by Israel's ministry of environment ... -
Loss and Damage: When Adaptation is not Enough - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) April 2014
(2014-04)The negative consequences of climate change are an increasingly prominent discussion point in global climate change negotiations. This topic has recently risen to global attention with the establishment of the “Warsaw ... -
Nine of the Ten Hottest Years on Record All in the Last Decade - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) April 2011
(2011-04)Four of the world's leading climate research centres agree that the 10 hottest years on record have all occurred since 1998. -
Plant Growth Declined Over the Past Decade - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) September 2010
(2010-09)Calculating Net Primary Production (NPP) is the first step in quantifying the amount of carbon plants fix from the atmosphere and accumulate as biomass. NPP is an important component of the global carbon cycle, but it is ... -
Sea-level Rise in the Indian Ocean Differs by Region and Low-lying Pacific Reef Islands can Grow or Shrink in Size Depending on Conditions - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) December 2010
(2010-12)Over the past few decades, sea levels worldwide have risen because of three primary phenomena related to climate change: the expansion of warming oceans, the input of fresh water from melting ice sheets and the loss of ice ... -