Archive for Ecology

• Not one track, not two tracks, but a completely new track: A response from Nicola Bullard to Jan Pronk

  This is a commentary article by Nicola Bullard* on the opinion piece “Beyond Copenhagen” by Jan Pronk. For those of us who consider ourselves part of the climate justice movement, the spectacular failure of the Copenhagen climate talks was not only expected, but almost welcomed. This may b...

• Beyond Copenhagen: A response from Mikael Roman to Jan Pronk

  This is a commentary article by Mikael Roman on the opinion piece "Beyond Copenhagen" by Jan Pronk. Read the original article by Jan Pronk The climate change policy process – although very fascinating and challenging – is not necessarily the politically most adequate. I agree with Jan Pronk�...

• Beyond Copenhagen…

  By Jan Pronk | Changes in international power relations have been blamed for the failure of the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen, December 2009. World power relations have indeed changed. China has become an economic giant. India, South Africa and Brazil are emerging economic powers....

• UNDP Resource guide on gender and climate change

  Source: Eldis Poor women’s limited access to resources, restricted rights, limited mobility and muted voice in shaping decisions make them highly vulnerable to climate change. This guide aims to inform practitioners and policy makers of the linkages between gender equality and climate change an...

• Status and Challenges of East Africa’s Extractive Resource Industry: Towards a better future for the mining Industry in East Africa

  by Gladys Kirungi, Programme Officer, Society for International Development The current trends in the Extractive Resource Industry (ERI) in East Africa, specifically the discovery of oil reserves in Uganda, Kenya’s determination to find and exploit her oil reserves and the impressive mineral we...

• Resource guide on gender and climate change. Including women’s voices in climate change policy and programming

  Source: Eldis Poor women’s limited access to resources, restricted rights, limited mobility and muted voice in shaping decisions make them highly vulnerable to climate change. This guide aims to inform practitioners and policy makers of the linkages between gender equality and climate change an...

• Who is more afraid of climate change?

  According to a Gallup survey on people's perceptions about climate change in top-emitting countries,  61 % of the world's adult population knows at least something about global warming. 41 % are aware of the issue and perceive it as a serious threat. Indians result to be least aware of climate chan...

• Renewable energy: a top priority in fighting climate change

  During the launch of Development 52.3 ‘Beyond Economics’, which was held in New York on 29-31 October 2009, Assistant Editor Laura Fano Morrissey interviewed Tariq Banuri, Director of the Division for Sustainable Development at UNDESA. Before joining the United Nations, Tariq Banuri was Senior ...

• Climate as major driver of conflicts: do you agree?

  BBC: According to research findings of the US  Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, climate factors  have been the major driver of armed conflict in Africa and are likely to make conflicts more common in the future. A correlation between civil conflicts and changes of temperatures �...

• Waiting for Copenhagen: Press review

  The US-China talks of last week, have pulled down the expectations about a positive outcome of the climate summit in Copenhagen. Nevertheless, the UN climate chief , Yvo de Boer,  remains confident that a “strong global agreement” can be achieved. In order to make it happens, he said, it is ...