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Published on November 2, 2022 - 12:38 GMT

Q&A: “With coffee, the only climate adaptation option for the Nordic region is to support producing countries”

I do not think that that would result in the best results. For one thing, companies work on rather short time frames in their business considerations: often five years at best. Climate change projections work with much longer time frames, such as until the …

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Published on November 2, 2022 - 12:38 GMT

Air pollution and climate change – a deadly duo for Africa

As of today, 99% of the world’s population breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits. Many vulnerable groups in Africa, such as women, children, the elderly, and the poor, are most at risk from the combined negative health impacts of air pollution …

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Published on November 2, 2022 - 12:38 GMT

Radical collaboration needed for climate adaptation

David Kitavi is a managing founder of Ushirika Children Centre, a school located in the heart of the Kibera informal settlement, on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. His role puts him at the heart of life at the centre, regularly interacting with …

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Published on November 2, 2022 - 12:38 GMT

Our guide to COP27

Developed countries committed to mobilising $100 billion in climate finance per year to support developing countries in choosing climate-friendly development pathways and adapting to the impacts from climate change, starting from 2020 and until 2025. But …

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Published on November 2, 2022 - 12:38 GMT

Operationalising finance for loss and damage: examples from Africa and the Caribbean

Across the global South, vulnerable people are being pushed beyond the limits to adaptation. Loss and damage from climate change is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon – and it requires varied financial instruments to tackle this complexity. This …

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Published on November 2, 2022 - 12:37 GMT

2022 Summit of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT)

The Summit will set the industry transition agenda for 2023 by delivering a Summit Statement with collective calls and commitments by LeadIT Members as well as priorities for accelerating industry transition in 2023. We will look back at the goals LeadIT …

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Published on November 2, 2022 - 03:23 GMT

SEI’s Now & Then Podcast Episode 2: Loss and Damage

The podcast includes perspectives from Paul Chukwuma of the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition in Rwanda, while SEI US Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo and SEI Oxford Research Associate Inès Bakhtaoui give their insights on what Loss and Damage is and how to …

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Published on November 2, 2022 - 03:22 GMT

Adaptation – business opportunities and responsibilities

“Adaptation – business opportunities and responsibilities”, this is the title and focus at The Global Challenges Foundation’s open event at COP27 on 12 November 2022. Several high level global key decision-makers, stakeholders and organizations will …

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Published on November 1, 2022 - 13:58 GMT

Gender integration and intersectionality in food systems research for development

As embodied by Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, gender equality and women’s empowerment are recognized globally as important goals in their own right. They are also recognized as catalysts for achieving progress on key development outcomes in …

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Published on November 1, 2022 - 13:58 GMT

Climate change impacts on the water, food and energy sectors in Myanmar’s Sittaung river basin

Given the limitation in observed data on the ground, a combination of satellite-derived meteorological data and digital elevation data is used to generate inputs to a Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) model. Five CMIP5 GCMs are used in the WEAP to …

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Published on November 1, 2022 - 13:58 GMT

New loss and damage finance mechanism can advance climate justice, report shows

“The loss and damage finance pledges made so far are important steps in the right direction,” said Inès Bakhtaoui, co-lead author of the report and a research associate at SEI Oxford. “We hope even more emerge at Sharm El-Sheikh. At the same time, our …

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Published on November 1, 2022 - 13:58 GMT

Operationalizing finance for loss and damage: from principles to modalities

Summary Vulnerable countries and communities are already facing loss and damage resulting from climate impacts, and urgently need financial support to recover and rebuild livelihoods and infrastructure. Despite increasing demands, however, finance for …

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Published on November 1, 2022 - 13:58 GMT

Adaptation without borders: strengthening cooperation to manage cross border climate risks

In our globalised world, the impacts of climate change in one place can create risks in another. As the EU strategy on adaptation makes clear, these impacts “have knock-on effects across borders and continents… even local climate impacts have regional or …

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Published on October 31, 2022 - 19:26 GMT

In memoriam: Ogunlade Davidson (1949 – 2022)

Ogun, as he was affectionately known to the many colleagues and friends he inspired over the years, was a true scholar on the trilemma presented by the interconnected and sometimes conflicting challenges between energy access, climate mitigation and …

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Published on October 31, 2022 - 19:26 GMT

KTH Energy Dialogue 2022 – Cooperation & Internationalization

Invited guest speakers will discuss the importance of international collaboration, cooperation between business, politics and academia and use business models for sustainable growth. Time: Thu 2022-11-17 11.30 – 16.00 Location: Onsite KTH Campus Nymble, …

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Published on October 31, 2022 - 08:14 GMT

The architect helping sinking cities fight flooding

In many sinking cities, including Bangkok, the current urban infrastructure is not fit for purpose and is “reducing our ability to adapt (to climate change),” said Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom, noting that many of Bangkok’s waterways and …

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Published on October 31, 2022 - 00:34 GMT

Eric Kemp-Benedict: Let’s not look for a unified field theory of economics, OK?

In a guest essay for the New York Times , Rana Foroohar argued that neoliberalism is an idea whose time has passed. If true, that would, in my opinion, be a very good thing. She also claims that neoliberal prescriptions generated extraordinary growth until …

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Published on October 30, 2022 - 02:49 GMT

GEO Week 2022

Water is at the core of sustainable development. Access to sufficient quantity and quality of water is fundamental for human well-being, socio-economic development, the preservation of healthy ecosystems and to moderate climate change. This session will …

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Published on October 29, 2022 - 03:35 GMT

SEI’s Zoha Shawoo in SciDevNet: Loss and damage funding must center, empower vulnerable communities

The issue of loss and damage gained momentum during COP26 last year in Scotland and is on the provisional agenda for this year’s summit, but it remains unclear what may come of any talk on the subject. The countries disproportionately affected by the …

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Published on October 28, 2022 - 17:48 GMT

Transformation of financial system crucial to achieve Paris Agreement goals

According to the report, the combined climate pledges of 193 parties under the Paris Agreement could put the world on track for around 2.5°C of warming by the end of the century. “A total of 193 country pledges have been reviewed and the curve is slowly …

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