Cities
PODCAST: Realising the potential for the CDM in Africa
In the tenth in the series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports RTCC is hosting, the UNFCCC’s Irini Roumboglou talks to a project developer about a waste-to-energy project in Cote d’Ivoire.
Countdown to Rio+20: George Bush Senior starts 20 years of stalemate
George Bush Senior told the Earth Summit in 1992 that his country would be the “world leader” in environmental protection, but look a little closer and the next 20 years of US policy can be seen under the surface.
Connecting the climate change dots in pictures
RTCC picks some of its favourite pictures from this weekend’s Climate Impacts events.
Countdown to Rio+20: How has the world changed in 20 years?
The challenges facing policy makers at this summer’s Rio+20 have evolved significantly since 1992. RTCC looks though the major changes in the world from cattle stock growth to cattle class passengers via climate change and urbanisation.
Connecting the dots on climate change
Tomorrow (5 May) thousands of people from across the world will be connecting the dots between climate change and extreme weather, with 350.org’s Climate Impacts Day.
Photo of the week #16 – protecting biodiversity
This week’s photo of the week; the importance of protecting biodiversity and ecosystems.
PODCAST: Solving multiple problems with composting in Uganda
Wambi Michael finds out how a compost plant could provide a solution to multiple problems in Uganda, in the eighth of a series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports hosted by RTCC.
PHOTO GALLERY: Desertification – nature’s “greatest challenge”
To end Desertification Week RTCC and the UNCCD bring you desertification scenes from around the world.
Climate change, desertification and migration: Connecting the dots
How are climate change and desertification linked? And what increasing role are these having on migration patterns, particularly in regions hardest hit like the Sahel in Africa.
How Korean organisations combat desertification in Inner Mongolia
As the “Yellow Dragons” hit China, Korea and Japan with more intensity, cross country initiatives are expanding to combat desertification in Inner Mongolia.
Is this village in Alaska home to first climate change migrants in US?
Eskimo village of Newtok, Alaska to relocate as melting permafrost puts community on shaky ground and see ice loss opens door to storms.
PODCAST: Tackling desertification and deforestation in Nigeria
In the eighth of a series of UNFCCC CDM Radio Club reports RTCC is hosting, Irini Roumboglou finds out how efficient wood stoves are helping to tackle the problems of deforestation and desertification in Nigeria.
Desertification action not possible until fair land management addressed
Tanveer Arif writes for RTCC calling for effective and equitable land reforms turning tenants into landowners in the developing world, to ensure those affected by desertification are at the heart of the action to combat it.
Putting communities at the heart of Iranian desertification projects
Research looking back over 50 years of desertification in Iran has found that community involvement has been key to creating successful projects with multiple benefits.
Over-consumption must be tackled to ensure sustainable development
New report from Christian Aid says resources to tackle over-consumption must be met with strong political will to shift focus away from over-population and ensure sustainable development.
RTCC Q+A: Desertification
What is desertification, where and why does it happen, and how do we combat it? RTCC examines this important issue to dispel some of the confusion.
How copying nature can stop desertification in its tracks
Daniela Ibarra-Howell writes for RTCC about how lessons can be taken from nature to successfully manage livestock and reduce desertification in Africa.
Children key to community climate change action
A new study calls for promotion children’s role in disaster relief and climate adaptation work.
Dalai Lama: Leaders at Copenhagen climate change summit “short-sighted”
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has called for cooperation, trust and friendship to protect “our small, blue planet” from the threat of climate change.
PODCAST: How carbon offsetting is working in the DRC
In the seventh of a series of UNFCCC Podcasts, Kensika Monshengwo, a freelance journalist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, explains how carbon offsetting works, using the example of tree planting projects.