Mike Shanahan's Blog Posts Tagged 'COP16' (3)

IIED has published a short briefing paper that explains the six key issues for governments to resolve at the COP16 climate-change negotiations that begin in Cancun, Mexico on 29 November.



Here’s a summary… and you can download the 4-page briefing paper here…



Summary - We must mitigate and adapt to climate change. On this, the international community is agreed. But exactly… Continue

Tune in tomorrow (19 May) for a live webcast of a conference called "Coping after Copenhagen: Maximizing Mexico".



The meeting is at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan and will take place at 13.00-1700 local time.



The keynote speakers are Michael Glantz (University of Colorado) and my colleague Saleemul Huq (International Institute for Environment and Development).



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On Tuesday 11 May, the European Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard, will give a speech in London hosted by the International Institute for Environment and Development (for the 2010 Barbara Ward lecture, named after IIED’s founder).



You can follow the speech live online from 1pm UK time at the IIED website -- …

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