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John Ward, United Kingdom
Jose Romero, Switzerland
Joshua Weise, United States
Juan Carlos Jintiach, Ecuador
Kevin C. Urama, Kenya
Kristie Ebi, United States
Mayor Adewale, Lagos, Nigeria
Negash Teklu, Ethiopia
Pasha Carruthers, Cook Islands
Rajendra K. Pachauri, India
Saleemul Huq, Bangladesh
Tetteh Hormeku, Ghana
Tiana Ramahaleo, Madagascar
Tony Nyong, Nigeria
Youba Sokona, EthiopiaCOMMENTS
Tag Archives: Elena Capaldi
David Cadman on adaptation and sustainable development
[ensemblevideo contentid=eKppb8hANUqFH-wwzRILCQ iframe=false] David Cadman, the president of ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, discusses his organizations beliefs that an adaptation panel should be put together with a local representative on the board and that the Kyoto Protocol should continue. … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptation, All, ENGO, Finance
Tagged adaptation, Canada, David Cadman, development, Elena Capaldi, finance, ICLEI, Kyoto Protocol, science, sustainability
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Rajendra K. Pachauri on his expectations for the climate conference
[ensemblevideo contentid=qQHfgbn5VU-5Jz99af0t2A iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses how his expectations for COP17 in the areas of REDD, funding, and adaptation have not been met. He explains that if they were met … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptation, All, Finance, IGO
Tagged adaptation, Anna McGinn, Christine Burns, Claire Tighe, confidence, Danielle Thompson, Elena Capaldi, Emily Bowie, Esther Babson, expectations, finance, India, IPCC, Maggie Rees, Rajendra K. Pachauri, REDD+, Samuel Parker, Samuel Pollan, Timothy Damon
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Rajendra K. Pachauri on adaptation and capacity building
[ensemblevideo contentid=MQ86DuTKb0CMVlRYVzo4VA iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses how adaptation is going to take a lot of involvement at the local level with state and national involvement to ensure capacity is built. … Continue reading
Rajendra K. Pachauri on climate science and the IPCC
[ensemblevideo contentid=Z2vpfYh7TUK-BiTlkVZrqg iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses how the process of intense peer review in IPCC report production, while it slows down the process, is extremely necessary in gaining trust from … Continue reading
Rajendra K. Pachauri on the role of the host country in climate negotiations
[ensemblevideo contentid=kSw3Sx8BG0C8cOTQMAI-JQ iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses how both the host country and the secretariat run the COP. He voices concern for the level of ambition at the last few COPs … Continue reading
Rajendra K. Pachauri on the gap between climate change science and policy making
[ensemblevideo contentid=yHkCphAceU6ZnLpxQXDsXw iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, explains the steps he believes need to be taken to breach the gap between climate science and the policy being made. First, the science community … Continue reading
Rajendra K. Pachauri on urgency for climate action
[ensemblevideo contentid=rupd_i2UUUq_dC3zcopHIQ iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses the need for urgency in climate change action. The AR4 report declares that in order to stabilize temperature to between 2-2.4 degrees we must … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna McGinn, AR4, Christine Burns, Claire Tighe, Danielle Thompson, Elena Capaldi, Emily Bowie, Esther Babson, India, IPCC, Maggie Rees, process, Rajendra K. Pachauri, Samuel Parker, Samuel Pollan, science, Timothy Damon, UNFCCC, urgency
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Rajendra K. Pachauri on REDD+
[ensemblevideo contentid=yUuLmQh0-0yhQ9H7tiwpIg iframe=false] Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairperson for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, discusses his views of the REDD+ initiative. He claims REDD is important but has a lot of measurement, monitoring and institutional problems. Interviewed by the … Continue reading
The Mayor of Lagos on the city’s and Nigeria’s position in COP 17 negotiations
[ensemblevideo contentid=Ep0FhkePa06o9TVYwFVuig iframe=false] Mayor Ayodele Adebowale Adewale of Lagos, Nigeria discusses Nigeria’s position within the negotiations and a multitude of sustainable initiatives occurring in Lagos, and calls for developed countries to help developing countries adapt and mitigate for the good … Continue reading
Anna Taylor on sustainable development sources
[ensemblevideo contentid=Ol5EZXvaWEybYHfG6dn7lA iframe=false] Ms. Anna Taylor of the African Center for Cities and the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses how funding for South Africa’s sustainable development needs to come from both internal and external sources. She voices the need to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Taylor, development, Durban, Elena Capaldi, Emily Bowie, finance, Maggie Rees, South Africa
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Anna Taylor on South Africa’s sustainable development situation
Anna Taylor of the African Center for Cities and the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses South Africa’s position as they move forward with sustainable development after COP 17. She notes poverty and economic inequality as the biggest obstacle for South Africa’s … Continue reading
Posted in All, Development, LGMA, South Africa, Vulnerability
Tagged adaptation, Anna Taylor, climate change, Durban, Elena Capaldi, Emily Bowie, inequality, Maggie Rees, poverty, South Africa
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Anna Taylor on the effect of COP 17 on development
[ensemblevideo contentid=-8ocTlocYEux8NNuTlW8NA iframe=false] Ms. Anna Taylor of the African Center for Cities and the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses how the outcomes of the COP will most likely create a downstream effect over development in South Africa that may not be … Continue reading
Posted in All, Capacity Building, Development, LGMA, South Africa
Tagged Anna Taylor, development, Durban, Elena Capaldi, Emily Bowie, Maggie Rees, South Africa
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Anna Taylor on her work and her hopes for COP 17
[ensemblevideo contentid=KwNM8EzR-kuA3X9p5Cbskw iframe=false] Ms. Anna Taylor of the African Center for Cities and the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses her work through both institutions looking at vulnerability and adaptation initiatives. She explains how she is promoting their research, making connections and … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, Anna Taylor, Durban, Elena Capaldi, Emily Bowie, Maggie Rees, South Africa, vulnerability
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Youba Sokona on the barriers in Africa for jump-start development
[ensemblevideo contentid=5jbuKeVd90q1JAfMvMSpTw iframe=false] Dr. Youba Sokona of Ethiopia, the coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) based in the UN Economic Commission for Africa, discusses the need for a new global paradigm. He also explains the opportunity Africa faces … Continue reading
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Tagged ACPC, development, Elena Capaldi, Emily Bowie, Ethiopia, finance, institutions, Maggie Rees, political will, short term, UNECA, Youba Sokona
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Youba Sokona on sustainable development in Africa
[ensemblevideo contentid=dmcE9sWZEU-8kXPIU6hBlw iframe=false] Dr. Youba Sokona of Ethiopia, the coordinator of the African Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) based in the UN Economic Commission for Africa, discusses how the primary concern of all African countries is development and how through climate … Continue reading
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Tagged development, Elena Capaldi, Emily Bowie, Ethiopia, Maggie Rees, research, Youba Sokona
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