This event will bring forward the work of the UN Task Team on the Social Dimensions of Climate Change and in general discuss the need to focus on the social impacts of climate change and appropriate adaptation policies supported by social science research.
Social inclusion and the social dimensions of climate change are its two current strategic priorities areas.
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Festival director Alex Poots said a number of the works focused on the current social and political climate.
As we begin to calculate the enormous health care and social costs of climate change, health care professionals are in a position to educate their patients about the public health impacts of climate change and help prepare them for these impacts, and also become potent spokespersons for policies at all levels of government that would rein in climate change.
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To the extent we can agree that climate change is problematic largely because of the change part, makes the Social Security problem and the climate problem broadly similar.
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The world seems to be less predictable these days, with political and social unrest, a slowly recovering economy and a changing climate.
With the continuous social, climate and other changes of our planet, UNESCO invests in timeless values: education, scientific research and cultural diversity, thus laying the foundations for peaceful coexistence and sustainable development.
Key themes of SD in the region include among other things poverty alleviation, citizenship, peace, ethics, responsibility in local and global contexts, democracy and governance, justice, security, human rights, health, gender equity, cultural diversity, rural and urban development, economy, production and consumption patterns, corporate social responsibility, environmental protection, climate change, prevention and adaptation, natural resource management, biological and landscape diversity.
"We cannot ignore that there is pessimism, and that its effects are felt in the social climate we are living in, " he said, after a year of mass street demonstrations and two general strikes.
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Of course, just the idea that three people - a man and two women - unrelated could have a public conversation about freedom of expression, attitudes towards women, sexuality and other taboos in the rigid social climate of Saudi Arabia would be otherwise unthinkable.
Perhaps not surprisingly, their discussions have gravitated to how the Internet and social media can be used to influence policy and drive the quickened uptake of climate best practices globally.
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Is it diet, healthcare, social structure, even climate - and which is the most important?
These include increasing social disparities and inequity, population growth, climate change, the deterioration and pollution of the environment, the unsustainable use of freshwater and depletion of ocean resources, as well as increasing cases of natural and human-made disasters.
Akbank also addresses the issue of climate change and alternative energy in its social responsibility report.
The momentum behind the push for corporate sustainability disclosure in Rio is a reflection of the urgency of global threats such as climate change, water scarcity, and social and economic inequality.
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Climate change will interact with many social and environmental stresses.
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That spells disaster in a market climate where B2B buying is social, transparent and trust-based.
One area of the Internet that I think is suffering in the current climate of social media, targeted search, and recommendation engines, is the ability for people to find a website on their own.
The University of Alaska Institute for Social and Economic Reform carried out a study into the costs of climate change, based on predictive climate models.
Imagine a centrist voter of the sort Mr Cameron says he wants to attract: a professional graduate who is liberal on social issues, say, and worries (a bit) about climate change.
As a result, couples and individuals and communities will become more resilient - they will be better able to prepare for unpredictable events, including climate change disasters, and to adapt towards economic, social and environmental sustainability.
The roundtable featured presentations from business and academia all of which indicated that biodiversity is indeed an emerging key sustainability issue which links to other critical issues such as climate change, energy efficiency, water, employment and social equity.
"Up until now we have considered aspects of sustainability -- climate, energy, water, food, poverty, and social development -- in isolation, " he said.
Yet, broader social issues, such as population increase, environmental degradation, and climate change suggest additional arenas where managers can contribute their talents to make the world a better place.
The author of a Swiss study on climate change and health, Dr Nino Kunzli of the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine in Basle, said the greatest health benefits would come from policies covering technology, urban planning, traffic speed and safety, and the promotion of walking, cycling and public transport.
In this climate, the social enterprise becomes less structured, less beholden to position and hierarchy.
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All our new products need to contribute to sustainability in at least one of our five focal areas: energy and climate, water and wastewater, materials and waste, safety and health, and social progress.
The problems of social stability, national security, human rights and humanistic values such as global economic crisis, climate change and poverty are urgent and have to be taken seriously as we need to find mutual understanding to solve these problems and challenges.
Baard Vegard Solhell, Minister of Environment of Norway, stressed that the mission of our generation should be to focus on climate change, which has major social impacts, including its differential effects on women and men.
At a time when issues such as climate, energy, and poverty, just to name a few of the more obvious social concerns, are calling-out for new thinking, too many of our leading organizations are not mobilizing their best and brightest to tackle these challenges in new and different ways.
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