At COP 22 Agriculture Day – Science to Action presentation, Prof. Rattan Lal of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre at Ohio State University, speaks on the Sustainable Management of Soil Carbon and Soil Health in Africa and the establishment of soil thresholds in the root zone of Africa. In ...
Read More »CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE ADAPTATION IN AFRICA ~ USAID ROB BERTRAM
At COP 22 Agriculture Day – Science to Action presentation, Dr Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist at USAID Bureau for Food Security, speaks on Adapting to Climate Change in Africa : from Science to Farmers. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Kingdom of Morocco in raising the profile “Agriculture” in ...
Read More »WCC- Spiritual Leadership for Faith Communities ~ Out of Climate Disaster
In this Mother Channel interview at COP 22, with Archbishop Seraphim Kikkotis and Professor Randolph Haluza-DeLay who discuss the vision, objectives and contribution of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on Spiritual Leadership for communities Out of Climate Disaster. In terms of Global Climate issues, we have been very disappointed ...
Read More »CLIMATE IMPACTS AFRICA – AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ADAPTATION
COP 22 Agriculture – Science to Action ~ FAO Dep. Director and Coordinator for Natural Resources – Climate Change Impacts in Africa. Maria Helena Semedo (FAO Deputy Director) explained that Agriculture should be “considered a solution and not a threat”, adding that FAO’s work on climate change is aimed at ...
Read More »MAERSK SHIPPING ~ GLOBAL REGULATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION
In this interview at COP 22, with Mr John Kornerup Bang (Head of Positioning, Risk Management and Climate Change ~ Group Sustainability at A.P. Moller Maersk Group) who talks on reducing CO2 emissions from shipping, alternative propulsion energy sources, shipping regulation and innovation. In response to your question regarding curbing ...
Read More »CHAU LOON WAI ON REDUCTION OF CARBON EMISSIONS IN MALAYSIA
In this interview at COP 22, with Mr Chau Loon Wai, a lecturer at the City and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment at the University of Technology, Malaysia, talks on their progress in the last 6-7 years with respect to assisting cities in Malaysia, which are developing very rapidly, ...
Read More »COP 22 IUCN Making adaptation effective through ecosystems based approaches
This side event will provide an overview of the opportunities and challenges Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) offers. The panelists will deliberate on the role of ecosystems as ‘natural’ adaptation infrastructure and assess the effectiveness of investing into EbA for enhancing the resilience of communities & ecosystems.
Read More »COP 22 ICAO INTERNATIONAL AVIATION REDUCING EMISSIONS
This video is from the Cop22 in Marrakech in November 2016. Press conference ICAO International civil aviation organisation’s plan to reduce emissions to help reach the maximum1.5c target. The executive secretary along with the president of the international civil aviation organisation were in attendance to talk about lowering emissions and ...
Read More »COP 22 IFAD INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
COP 22 IFAD INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Three quarters of the poorest people in the world live in the rural areas of developing countries. Most of them depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Climate change, a growing global population, and volatile food and energy prices have the potential to push ...
Read More »GLOBAL FORESTRY ISSUES AND DEFORESTATION EMISSION REDUCTIONS
In this Mother Channel interview at COP 22, with Christopher Martius (Principal Scientist Climate Change, CIFOR) – We work globally on forests and forestry issues, particularly in the Tropics and also on Climate Change problems related to forests and deforestation. One of our research aspects is a comparative study on ...
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