• Lastly, the Secretary-General expressed his intent to accept the proposal of the Commission on Climate Change and Development, supported by many leaders today, to appoint a high-level task force following Copenhagen to help us concretely develop a way forward on climate change and development after the framework is established in Copenhagen.

    UN: Secretary-General

  • The number of projects submitted to the Department of Energy and Climate Change and given development approval almost doubled between 2011 and 2012.

    BBC: North Sea oil investment at 30-year high, industry says

  • As high-resolution data about prehistoric climates accumulates, archeologists are looking for connections between climate change and human development.

    CNN: Past may hold clues to climate's future

  • Many of the challenges brought to the Arctic by climate change and economic development are the same as those faced around the world.

    CNN: Sailing the Northwest Passage: mission accomplished

  • The "Blue Carbon" International Scientific Working Group met last week at UNESCO headquarters to discuss the implications of using coastal "blue" carbon as a conservation and management tool contributing to climate change mitigation and the development of associated conservation financing mechanisms.

    UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

  • He told reporters afterwards that they discussed, among other things, climate change, migration and development, Cyprus, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, United Nations peacekeeping operations and reform, piracy and the Millennium Development Goals.

    UN: Secretary-General

  • The UNDAF incorporates UNESCO concerns, including education, science and technology for climate change adaptation, culture and communications for development, gender equality and peace building.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • The Department of Energy and Climate Change said the development of CCS technology, if developed at scale, could allow the safe removal and storage of harmful carbon emissions from coal and gas plants.

    BBC: Hatfield carbon capture scheme fails in UK funding bid

  • The combined impacts of projected climate change and socio-economic development is set to see the damage costs of extreme weather events continue to increase.

    BBC: Climate change evident across Europe, says report

  • And there I will discuss in greater detail our efforts to broaden and deepen our cooperation and make some specific announcements on important issues like counterterrorism and regional security, on clean energy and climate change, and on the advance of economic growth and development and democracy around the globe.

    WHITEHOUSE: Town Hall with Students in Mumbai

  • We live in a time when the risk of disaster is growing thanks to climate change, population growth, and economic development itself.

    FORBES: Convicted Italian Seismologists: Scientists as Fall Guys

  • The Labour AM for Pontypridd told the committee that sustainable development and climate change are the central organising principles by which changes to her budget were made.

    BBC: Sustainability committee

  • Afterwards, they had a joint press conference and the Secretary-General told reporters that they had discussed, among other things, Afghanistan, climate change, the Millennium Development Goals and Myanmar.

    UN: Secretary-General

  • Reflecting the new challenges of our time, he put new emphasis on cyber security, development and climate change, and made sure that homeland security is fully integrated into our efforts.

    WHITEHOUSE: President Obama on Departure of General Jim Jones, National Security Advisor | The White House

  • Mountain regions, particularly in tropical regions where they are prime human habitat, are increasingly threatened by climate change, demographic pressure, and economic development that in many cases lead to resource depletion and degradation, hindering the provision of critical goods and services to both mountain inhabitants and lowland communities.

    UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

  • Global efforts to collect and analyze scientific data also allow for the development of the predictive capacity for climate change and the ocean responses, and provide scientific support to governments to mitigate the losses caused by marine hazards.

    UNESCO: Ocean industries and the scientific community join forces to monitor the ocean | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

  • This will discourage carbon-intensive activities and contribute to the development of clean alternative, reducing emissions and climate change.

    FORBES: Economists Moving Beyond Carbon Pricing

  • Clinton made women's rights a priority, appointing a permanent ambassador for women's issues, and she focused on development issues such as global food security, climate change and entrepreneurship programmes.

    BBC: Hillary Clinton: A long journey

  • While the environmental transformations engendered by climate change are expected to be unprecedented, existing in-depth indigenous knowledge on strategies for coping with change may also provide a crucial foundation for new adaptation measures and sustainable development in the face of climate change.

    UNESCO: EDUCATION

  • Obama certainly promised to devote resources to support green tech development and fight climate change.

    FORBES: Report: Clean Power Is Moving (Gradually) Into Americans' Homes

  • Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Davey said the development would "give confidence to our domestic manufacturing supply chain".

    BBC: Humber renewable sector 'crucial for economy'

  • The mayor said he wanted London to become the "undisputed world leader in research and financial development on climate change" within the next five years.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | England | London | London 'to lead climate research'

  • Sandwatch is a climate change and coastal monitoring programme which encourages the development of sustainable approaches to address beach environment challenges, while also stimulating local climate change adaptation measures.

    UNESCO: Small Island Developing States

  • The IYWC launch event will be an occasion to raise awareness on the multiple dimensions of water cooperation, such as sustainable and economic development, climate change, food security or gender.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • "China and the United States share extensive common interests and broad prospects for cooperation on a series of major issues important to mankind's peace and stability and development, " Hu said, naming the economy, climate change and cultural exchanges among those issues.

    CNN: Obama meets with Chinese premier Wen

  • According to the report, communities around the globe are not organized to develop an overview of their "total climate risk, " a situation that includes a combination of three key factors: climate risks today, the value of future economic development and the effects of on-going climate change.

    CNN: Risky business: insuring countries against climate catastrophe

  • This discussion will be followed by a comparative analysis of the German and French public adaptation policies to climate change and finally by a dialogue between researchers and research program officers on disasters and sustainable development.

    UNESCO: Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Responses

  • Minister Environment and Sustainable Development outlined the progress made by the Welsh Government in addressing climate change and announced that he will be reporting in full in March 2012.

    BBC: Plaid Cymru debate

  • While there continue to be some key constitutional issues and real problems of poverty and climate change, the mood was one of urging the developed world to stick to the development commitment and funds set aside for the region, now more than ever.

    FORBES: Guest Blogger: Mark Foster From Accenture, Day 4

  • Speaking at the London IPCC meeting, held at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), Trade and Development Minister Gareth Thomas described climate change as a "development challenge".

    BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Making EU climate goal 'unlikely'

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