World Conference on Climate Change and Humanity is a multidisciplinary conference related to the studies in the field of climate change and global warming. The deadline for submitting abstracts/proposals is 15 April 2012.
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Resilient Cities 2012, 3rd Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation, 12–15 May, Bonn, Germany
The third Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation ‘Resilient Cities’, will take place in Bonn, Germany, from May 12 to 15. It will provide an outstanding platform for discussions, experience sharing, networking and development of resilience and adaptation solutions.
Philippine Multi-Stakeholder Workshop and Meetings 19-23 March 2012
Background The Philippines is among the most at risk to natural hazards in the world according to the World Risk Index released in 2011. Its level of risk is not only because of the country’s exposure to natural hazards but because its current coping and...
Conference on community-based adaptation to climate change
Aims and objectives The conference aims to: bring together stakeholders and practitioners to share and discuss knowledge of community-based adaptation (CBA) planning and practices from different parts of the developing world, particularly from Vietnam, capture the latest learning and good practices in CBA from developing...
International SWAT Conference & Workshops, 16–20 July, New Delhi, India
The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a public domain model jointly developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Texas AgriLife Research, part of The Texas A&M University System. SWAT is a river basin-scale model to simulate the quality and quantity of surface...
Consultative Meeting on Integration of Climate Change Adaptation into Sustainable Development in Mongolia
The consultative meeting aimed to identify the gaps and needs in adaptation knowledge in Mongolia, provide a road-map for good adaptation practices in Mongolia, and apply the knowledge and lessons learnt from Mongolia to other similar ecosystems such as the ones in the Central Asia....
Environmental Innovators Symposium 2011: From Post-Disaster Reconstruction To the Creation of Resilient Societies
The Environmental Innovators program at Keio University is holding the second annual symposium on “Programs and Actions on Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC)”. The topic this year is “From Post-Disaster Reconstruction to the Creation of Resilient Societies”. Special attention will be paid to...
Quy Nhon 2050: Visioning Development Options under Climate Change (Vietnam Media Workshop)
Introduction Responding to climate change galvanized the importance of planning for the future in light of the current trends in global carbon consumption. These may lead into many different scenarios that could be derived from a range of different assumptions depending on how global society will be organized over...
Seventh Sharing and Learning Seminar on Gender and Adaptation to Climate Change
The seventh bi-monthly Sharing & Learning Seminar was organized on the theme “Gender and Adaptation to Climate Change” on 26 August 2011. The seminar shared and discussed: 1) Gender-related differences in vulnerabilities and adaptation to climate change 2) Gender responsive climate change adaptation initiatives and lessons...
Training Modules Design Workshop (3rd Training Needs Assessment Meeting)
A three-day workshop was held to design training modules for the agriculture sector in five countries following the first and second Training Needs Assessment meetings held in January and March 2011. The workshop aimed to meet the final objective of the project titled “Scientific Capacity...