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Co-hosted by Australia's National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility and the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship, this conference will be one of the first international forums to focus solely on climate impacts and adaptation. It will bring together scientists and decision makers from developed and developing countries to share research approaches, methods and results.

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The Ecological Society for Eastern Africa (ESEA) will host its 3rd Regional Scientific Conference from the 19th -21st May, 2010 at Kenyatta University, Nairobi , Kenya. The theme for the Conference is: “Climate Change and Natural Resource use in Eastern Africa: Impacts, adaptations and mitigation.”
Deadlines, for receipt at ESEA Secretariat:
March 15th 2010 - Abstracts
April 3rd 2010 - Full papers
ESEA

Convened by the UN Global Compact, the second meeting of the Caring for Climate Signatories will take place at UN Headquarters in Geneva.

As the negotiations for a global climate agreement are entering the next round, the UN Global Compact is seeking to build on the momentum generated in the past years to both deepen the engagement of companies in Caring for Climate and win over more companies to take climate action. The Second meeting of Caring for Climate Signatories will bring together some 150 corporate practitioners, climate experts and civil society leaders. Participants will be invited to share cutting edge practices in managing risks and opportunities associated with climate change action.

The meeting will focus on (i) advancing mitigation efforts and promoting the diffusion of innovative low-carbon technologies in particular in developing markets and emerging markets as well as (ii) enhancing the understanding of the role of business in adapting to the impacts of climate change.

More specifically, the event intends to achieve the following:

• Provide a platform for Caring for Climate signatories to showcase cutting-edge practices and solutions in addressing climate change, learn from each other and inspire a larger number of companies to take action.

• Review the implications of COP15 for business and ensure that business leaders remain at the forefront of climate action ahead of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP 16) in Mexico.

• Collect comprehensive information on efforts by Caring for Climate signatories to address climate and development as well as recommendations on the future of the initiative ahead of the Global Compact Leaders Summit, scheduled to take place on 24-25 June 2010 in New York

African Ministers responsible for meteorology will meet to address ways of strengthening weather, climate and water information for decision-making. This first ministerial Conference, organized by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in partnership with the African Union, will be hosted by the Government of Kenya.

For more information: World Meteorological Organization - Press Release

The Second all-Africa Carbon Forum will include a conference, trade fair and capacity development to demonstrate the potential for clean development mechanism (CDM) projects in Africa. The forum is being organized by the UNFCCC Secretariat, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).

For more information: UNFCCC

The UNFCCC secretariat is convening this workshop under the guidance of the Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), in accordance with the conclusions of the SBSTA at its twenty-eighth session.

CBA Conference Announcement

Community-based adaptation (CBA) recognizes that communities already possess much of the knowledge and skills required to cope with the expected impacts of climate change. Communities can often increase their resilience to climate stresses by building on their knowledge and skills.

At Resources for the Future's monthly First Wednesday Seminar Series, scholars and experts exchange ideas and views with the Resources for the Future (RFF) community on important energy, environmental, and natural resource topics.

Moderator: Roger Cooke, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future
Panelists: Panelists to be Announced

Resources for the Future
1616 P Street NW
First Floor Conference Center
Washington, DC

Registration is required.

To RSVP for this event, please visit RFF's event registration page: Event Registration

Event is from 3:00 pm -4:30 pm

The ongoing World Bank study - the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change - has tried to further the understanding on two key issues: what will it cost developing countries to adapt to climate change and how can countries make their development plans more climate-resilient?

This event will provide highlights of the groundbreaking Global Report and draw lessons from it to explain:

1. The what, how, and why of adaptation;
2. Whether adaptation is simply development (or not); and,

Climate Change and Development Scholarship Applications:
Postgraduate UK/EU students
Postgraduate non-EU

The University of Sussex and Institute of Development Studies (IDS) would like to invite applications for the MSc in Climate Change and Development for entry in 2010.

Up to ten scholarships of £4,500 and three of £3,500 are available. The scholarships will be awarded to students who possess the highest academic ability and potential (not made on the basis of financial need).

Presentations of speakers

The Global Partnership on Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture (PaCFA) will present the implications of climate change for sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture and impacts on food and livelihood security. Some will benefit and some will lose. What can be done?

This meeting was organized by the European Bureau for Conservation and Development, a member of PaCFA.

The main objective of the Event is to lay the groundwork for a workplan of strategies and actions that will see agriculture fully incorporated into the post-Copenhagen agenda.

An event to galvanize political will and public support for reaching a comprehensive global climate agreement.

Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee, Nineteenth meeting (JISC 19).

For more information: UNFCCC's Calendar of Events - 2009

The 3rd Conference on adaptation to climate change in developing countries will take place on Thursday, 26 November 2009. The conference expects to bring together practitioners from over 200 non-governmental organizations, government officials, and representatives from business and scientists. The program for the conference, practical information and outlines for the workshops here.

The Adaptation Fund has been established by the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing countries that are Parties to the Kyoto Protocol.
Further details: Adaptation Fund - Eighth Adaptation Fund Board Meeting

On October 24, join people all over the world to take a stand for a safe climate future. 4,517 actions in 173 countries.

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The Pacific Climate Change Roundtable opens in the Marshall Islands on Monday, 18 October 2009.

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The role of the meeting aims at strengthening capacity in our region by providing a forum for an exchange of experiences of lessons learned, good practises, impacts and benefits. These will be used as the basis to develop a long-term need driven strategy for strengthening national, regional and inter-regional capacity through collaboration.

Over 60 participants will take part in the roundtable.