This document describes a short certificate course on global climate change negotiations offered by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at the Independent University, Bangladesh. The course is designed for those who want to follow the annual UN climate change conference (COP) but cannot attend in person. It will provide background knowledge on key issues like climate finance, adaptation and loss/damage to help participants better understand the COP negotiations and outcomes. The 6-week course will include pre-COP, during-COP and post-COP modules held online from November 2023 to January 2024.
The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Lima, Peru on 1-12 December 2014. Here, thousands of delegates from international government and observer bodies convened to discuss how to address the challenges of climate change, as well as further negotiate national emission reduction commitments. This year, the Global CCS Institute again advocated for CCS as a critically important mitigation option capable of substantially contributing to the global challenge of halting global warming to an average of less than a 2°C rise on pre-industrial times.
Join our experts to hear more about outcomes from COP 20, the implications for CCS, and what to expect of the next 12 months in the lead-up to COP 21 in Paris.
Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on Climate Change and CitiesUN CC:Learn
This guidance document aims at facilitating access to learning by providing a “guided tour” to materials that are already available, focusing mainly on those available from within the UN system. This Guide is part of a series developed through UN CC:Learn to facilitate access to existing state-of the-art materials relevant for climate change learning on particular topics. The interactive version is available here: http://www.uncclearn.org/climate-change-and-cities-interactive-version
How inclusive and cross-scale stakeholder engagement can drive transformation...NAP Global Network
The objective of this presentation is to underscore the significance of bolstering inclusive multi-stakeholder engagement for climate change adaptation, especially for the formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of NAPs, while showcasing successful examples that have integrated this approach.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In order to achieve the goals set out in the framework convention, both small and big projects alike need financing, in particular in developing countries.
The Standing Committee of Finance therefore has guidelines in order to know which type of projects should be prioritised, both thematically and geographically. These projects are currently financed through the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), and their current conditions will be discussed in detail in order to comprehend how the current main system of climate change grants and loans to developing countries operates.Countries having signed up to Annex II distinguish two types of aid, being financial and technical support.
Our discussion will focus on the financial aid, given to projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions – commonly referred to as “climate change mitigation” – and to projects manageing the impact of climate change – also known as “climate change adaptation”.
The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Lima, Peru on 1-12 December 2014. Here, thousands of delegates from international government and observer bodies convened to discuss how to address the challenges of climate change, as well as further negotiate national emission reduction commitments. This year, the Global CCS Institute again advocated for CCS as a critically important mitigation option capable of substantially contributing to the global challenge of halting global warming to an average of less than a 2°C rise on pre-industrial times.
Join our experts to hear more about outcomes from COP 20, the implications for CCS, and what to expect of the next 12 months in the lead-up to COP 21 in Paris.
Resource Guide for Advanced Learning on Climate Change and CitiesUN CC:Learn
This guidance document aims at facilitating access to learning by providing a “guided tour” to materials that are already available, focusing mainly on those available from within the UN system. This Guide is part of a series developed through UN CC:Learn to facilitate access to existing state-of the-art materials relevant for climate change learning on particular topics. The interactive version is available here: http://www.uncclearn.org/climate-change-and-cities-interactive-version
How inclusive and cross-scale stakeholder engagement can drive transformation...NAP Global Network
The objective of this presentation is to underscore the significance of bolstering inclusive multi-stakeholder engagement for climate change adaptation, especially for the formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of NAPs, while showcasing successful examples that have integrated this approach.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In order to achieve the goals set out in the framework convention, both small and big projects alike need financing, in particular in developing countries.
The Standing Committee of Finance therefore has guidelines in order to know which type of projects should be prioritised, both thematically and geographically. These projects are currently financed through the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), and their current conditions will be discussed in detail in order to comprehend how the current main system of climate change grants and loans to developing countries operates.Countries having signed up to Annex II distinguish two types of aid, being financial and technical support.
Our discussion will focus on the financial aid, given to projects reducing greenhouse gas emissions – commonly referred to as “climate change mitigation” – and to projects manageing the impact of climate change – also known as “climate change adaptation”.
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) current practices, future demands an...zubeditufail
International Association for Impact Assessment Training Courses
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) current practices, future demands and capacity-building needs
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On May 21, 2021, ICLR conducted a Friday Forum webinar titled 'Climate Disclosure, Litigation and Finance'"Climate Disclosure, Litigation and Finance' is a forthcoming chapter in 'Canada in a Changing Climate: National Issues'. In this webinar, chapter authors Paul Kovacs, Gordon McBean, Gordon Beal, Maryam Golnaraghi, Pat Koval and Bohan Li examined the evolving climate risks for businesses and governments.
Climate change is now widely regarded as an environmental and an economic issue. While the policy discussion about climate change emphasizes the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to better cope with the impact of extreme events, the business community is increasingly focused on the physical and transition risks and opportunities presented by climate change. The research team will discuss how managing the risks and opportunities associated with climate change affect a company’s ability to access capital, deliver products and services, hire and retain employees and achieve positive financial performance.
Paul Kovacs is the Executive Director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction.
Professor Emeritus Gordon McBean is with the ICLR and Department of Geography and Environment, Western University and the past President of the International Council for Science and former ADM of the atmospheric component of Environment Canada.
Gordon Beal, CPA, CA, M.Ed., is the Vice President of Research Guidance and Support for Chartered Professional Accountants Canada and a member of Canada’s National Climate Change Adaptation Platform Plenary.
Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi is the Director of Climate Change and Environment at The Geneva Association, a platform of Group CEOs of largest insurance companies, a non-resident senior fellow at The Atlantic Council and serves on a number of boards and advisory councils in the US, Canada and the UK.
Patricia Koval, JD, is a Board Director of a number of companies in the United States and Canada, a former partner of a major Canadian law firm, and a member of the Ontario Advisory Panel on Climate Change.
Dr. Bohan Li is a research associate at the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction.
Systems Thinking Tools for Climate Resilience Programming Workshop - Nov 2015Eric Momanyi
Policy House is pleased to present a workshop on Systems Thinking Tools for Climate Resilience Programming. This workshop will equip researchers, senior climate change program staff, climate negotiators, government officials, policy analysts and researchers with the skills to study climate resilience and design effective climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience and green growth.
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC 2014 Integrative Risk Management - The role of science, technology & practice 24-28 August 2014 in Davos, Switzerland
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curriculum that is fit for purpose in the sector at Coventry University, UK
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Stranded Assets and Thermal Coal in Japan: An analysis of environment-related...Turlough Guerin GAICD FGIA
The future for Japan’s power generators is highly uncertain, particularly for heavily polluting thermal generators such as coal. Factors including climate change policy and renewables subsidies, the prospect of nuclear restarts, energy efficiency, and macroeconomic factors like low levels of population and GDP growth, will all affect power demand and supply in ways that would likely harm the economics of coal-fired power stations in Japan.
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA) current practices, future demands an...zubeditufail
International Association for Impact Assessment Training Courses
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by Maria Rosário Partidário
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On May 21, 2021, ICLR conducted a Friday Forum webinar titled 'Climate Disclosure, Litigation and Finance'"Climate Disclosure, Litigation and Finance' is a forthcoming chapter in 'Canada in a Changing Climate: National Issues'. In this webinar, chapter authors Paul Kovacs, Gordon McBean, Gordon Beal, Maryam Golnaraghi, Pat Koval and Bohan Li examined the evolving climate risks for businesses and governments.
Climate change is now widely regarded as an environmental and an economic issue. While the policy discussion about climate change emphasizes the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to better cope with the impact of extreme events, the business community is increasingly focused on the physical and transition risks and opportunities presented by climate change. The research team will discuss how managing the risks and opportunities associated with climate change affect a company’s ability to access capital, deliver products and services, hire and retain employees and achieve positive financial performance.
Paul Kovacs is the Executive Director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction.
Professor Emeritus Gordon McBean is with the ICLR and Department of Geography and Environment, Western University and the past President of the International Council for Science and former ADM of the atmospheric component of Environment Canada.
Gordon Beal, CPA, CA, M.Ed., is the Vice President of Research Guidance and Support for Chartered Professional Accountants Canada and a member of Canada’s National Climate Change Adaptation Platform Plenary.
Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi is the Director of Climate Change and Environment at The Geneva Association, a platform of Group CEOs of largest insurance companies, a non-resident senior fellow at The Atlantic Council and serves on a number of boards and advisory councils in the US, Canada and the UK.
Patricia Koval, JD, is a Board Director of a number of companies in the United States and Canada, a former partner of a major Canadian law firm, and a member of the Ontario Advisory Panel on Climate Change.
Dr. Bohan Li is a research associate at the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction.
Systems Thinking Tools for Climate Resilience Programming Workshop - Nov 2015Eric Momanyi
Policy House is pleased to present a workshop on Systems Thinking Tools for Climate Resilience Programming. This workshop will equip researchers, senior climate change program staff, climate negotiators, government officials, policy analysts and researchers with the skills to study climate resilience and design effective climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience and green growth.
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The objective of this work is to contribute to valorization de Nephelium lappaceum by the characterization of kinetics of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum. The seeds were dehydrated until a constant mass respectively in a drying oven and a microwawe oven. The temperatures and the powers of drying are respectively: 50, 60 and 70°C and 140, 280 and 420 W. The results show that the curves of drying of seeds of Nephelium lappaceum do not present a phase of constant kinetics. The coefficients of diffusion vary between 2.09.10-8 to 2.98. 10-8m-2/s in the interval of 50°C at 70°C and between 4.83×10-07 at 9.04×10-07 m-8/s for the powers going of 140 W with 420 W the relation between Arrhenius and a value of energy of activation of 16.49 kJ. mol-1 expressed the effect of the temperature on effective diffusivity.
WRI’s brand new “Food Service Playbook for Promoting Sustainable Food Choices” gives food service operators the very latest strategies for creating dining environments that empower consumers to choose sustainable, plant-rich dishes. This research builds off our first guide for food service, now with industry experience and insights from nearly 350 academic trials.
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The carbon cycle is a critical component of Earth's environmental system, governing the movement and transformation of carbon through various reservoirs, including the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms. This complex cycle involves several key processes such as photosynthesis, respiration, decomposition, and carbon sequestration, each contributing to the regulation of carbon levels on the planet.
Human activities, particularly fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, have significantly altered the natural carbon cycle, leading to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations and driving climate change. Understanding the intricacies of the carbon cycle is essential for assessing the impacts of these changes and developing effective mitigation strategies.
By studying the carbon cycle, scientists can identify carbon sources and sinks, measure carbon fluxes, and predict future trends. This knowledge is crucial for crafting policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing carbon storage, and promoting sustainable practices. The carbon cycle's interplay with climate systems, ecosystems, and human activities underscores its importance in maintaining a stable and healthy planet.
In-depth exploration of the carbon cycle reveals the delicate balance required to sustain life and the urgent need to address anthropogenic influences. Through research, education, and policy, we can work towards restoring equilibrium in the carbon cycle and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.
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Willie Nelson Net Worth: A Journey Through Music, Movies, and Business Venturesgreendigital
Willie Nelson is a name that resonates within the world of music and entertainment. Known for his unique voice, and masterful guitar skills. and an extraordinary career spanning several decades. Nelson has become a legend in the country music scene. But, his influence extends far beyond the realm of music. with ventures in acting, writing, activism, and business. This comprehensive article delves into Willie Nelson net worth. exploring the various facets of his career that have contributed to his large fortune.
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Introduction
Willie Nelson net worth is a testament to his enduring influence and success in many fields. Born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas. Nelson's journey from a humble beginning to becoming one of the most iconic figures in American music is nothing short of inspirational. His net worth, which estimated to be around $25 million as of 2024. reflects a career that is as diverse as it is prolific.
Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Humble Origins
Willie Hugh Nelson was born during the Great Depression. a time of significant economic hardship in the United States. Raised by his grandparents. Nelson found solace and inspiration in music from an early age. His grandmother taught him to play the guitar. setting the stage for what would become an illustrious career.
First Steps in Music
Nelson's initial foray into the music industry was fraught with challenges. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue his dreams, but success did not come . Working as a songwriter, Nelson penned hits for other artists. which helped him gain a foothold in the competitive music scene. His songwriting skills contributed to his early earnings. laying the foundation for his net worth.
Rise to Stardom
Breakthrough Albums
The 1970s marked a turning point in Willie Nelson's career. His albums "Shotgun Willie" (1973), "Red Headed Stranger" (1975). and "Stardust" (1978) received critical acclaim and commercial success. These albums not only solidified his position in the country music genre. but also introduced his music to a broader audience. The success of these albums played a crucial role in boosting Willie Nelson net worth.
Iconic Songs
Willie Nelson net worth is also attributed to his extensive catalog of hit songs. Tracks like "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," "On the Road Again," and "Always on My Mind" have become timeless classics. These songs have not only earned Nelson large royalties but have also ensured his continued relevance in the music industry.
Acting and Film Career
Hollywood Ventures
In addition to his music career, Willie Nelson has also made a mark in Hollywood. His distinctive personality and on-screen presence have landed him roles in several films and television shows. Notable appearances include roles in "The Electric Horseman" (1979), "Honeysuckle Rose" (1980), and "Barbarosa" (1982). These acting gigs have added a significant amount to Willie Nelson net worth.
Television Appearances
Nelson's char
Micro RNA genes and their likely influence in rice (Oryza sativa L.) dynamic ...Open Access Research Paper
Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs molecules having approximately 18-25 nucleotides, they are present in both plants and animals genomes. MiRNAs have diverse spatial expression patterns and regulate various developmental metabolisms, stress responses and other physiological processes. The dynamic gene expression playing major roles in phenotypic differences in organisms are believed to be controlled by miRNAs. Mutations in regions of regulatory factors, such as miRNA genes or transcription factors (TF) necessitated by dynamic environmental factors or pathogen infections, have tremendous effects on structure and expression of genes. The resultant novel gene products presents potential explanations for constant evolving desirable traits that have long been bred using conventional means, biotechnology or genetic engineering. Rice grain quality, yield, disease tolerance, climate-resilience and palatability properties are not exceptional to miRN Asmutations effects. There are new insights courtesy of high-throughput sequencing and improved proteomic techniques that organisms’ complexity and adaptations are highly contributed by miRNAs containing regulatory networks. This article aims to expound on how rice miRNAs could be driving evolution of traits and highlight the latest miRNA research progress. Moreover, the review accentuates miRNAs grey areas to be addressed and gives recommendations for further studies.
Diabetes is a rapidly and serious health problem in Pakistan. This chronic condition is associated with serious long-term complications, including higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Aggressive treatment of hypertension and hyperlipideamia can result in a substantial reduction in cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes 1. Consequently pharmacist-led diabetes cardiovascular risk (DCVR) clinics have been established in both primary and secondary care sites in NHS Lothian during the past five years. An audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery at the clinics was conducted in order to evaluate practice and to standardize the pharmacists’ documentation of outcomes. Pharmaceutical care issues (PCI) and patient details were collected both prospectively and retrospectively from three DCVR clinics. The PCI`s were categorized according to a triangularised system consisting of multiple categories. These were ‘checks’, ‘changes’ (‘change in drug therapy process’ and ‘change in drug therapy’), ‘drug therapy problems’ and ‘quality assurance descriptors’ (‘timer perspective’ and ‘degree of change’). A verified medication assessment tool (MAT) for patients with chronic cardiovascular disease was applied to the patients from one of the clinics. The tool was used to quantify PCI`s and pharmacist actions that were centered on implementing or enforcing clinical guideline standards. A database was developed to be used as an assessment tool and to standardize the documentation of achievement of outcomes. Feedback on the audit of the pharmaceutical care delivery and the database was received from the DCVR clinic pharmacist at a focus group meeting.
1. Our Experts
Prof. Mizan R. Khan
Prof. Mizan R. Khan has
a Ph.D. in Environmental
Policy and Management
from the University of
Maryland School of
Public Policy (UMCP),
MD, USA and is currently
the Deputy Director of
the International Centre
for Climate Change and
Development (ICCCAD). Prof. Khan is also one
of the Lead Authors of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the
Programme Director of the Least Developed
Countries University Consortium on Climate
Change (LUCCC). Prof. Khan has been attending
the UNFCCC process as the lead negotiator on
climate finance with the Bangladesh delegation
since 2001.
Mr. Savio Rousseau Rozario
Mr. Savio Rousseau Rozario is leading the
Locally Led Adaptation
(LLA) Program at the
International Center
for Climate Change and
Development (ICCCAD)
as the Program
Coordinator. His
research interest lies in
Disaster Risk Reduction
(DRR), Adaptation
Interventions, and Nature-based Solutions
(NbS). One of his current research focuses on
urban heat island impact on the marginalized
communities from Dhaka city. Before joining
ICCAD, Mr. Savio served as a Researcher at
BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health
and at the International Center for Diarrheal
Diseases Research Bangladesh (icddr,b).
Our Experts
Prof. Saleemul Huq, OBE
Prof. Saleemul Huq,
OBE is a Professor at
IUB and the Director of
the International Centre
for Climate Change and
Development (ICCCAD).
Prof. Huq is one of the
very few people to
have attended every
Conference of the parties
(COP) from the very beginning in 1995 until
now. He has been actively engaged as an adviser
on adaptation, loss and damage and climate
finance to the Least Developed Countries (LDC)
group in the UNFCCC and provided trainings to
LDC negotiators. He has also been involved as
a board member of Climate Vulnerability Forum
under UNFCCC.
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Short Certificate Course:
Global Climate
Change
Negotiations
FollowCOPwithoutgoingtotheCOP
Department of Environmental
Science and Management
Online
2. What is this course about?
Starting November 30, 2023, Dubai, UAE,
will host the annual Conference of Parties
(COP) under the United Nation Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). All
nations that have ratified the UNFCCC and the
ParisAgreementwill take part in this two-week
event. This is one of the most followed and
influential global negotiation meets that takes
place every year and many environmentalists,
academics, journalists, government and non-
government officials keenly follow what is
happening in these conferences. However,
many of the topics are difficult to comprehend
without adequate background and knowledge
on the subject matter.
Why this course?
This uniquely designed short course is
only being offered at IUB. It is designed
for individuals, who wish to follow the
negotiation track of COP but cannot
physically be present there. Participants will
be able to follow individual issues/agendas
of the COP negotiations in-depth not just to
learn and comprehend the outcomes but also
understand how non-negotiators, like many
who cannot attend COP, can potentially give
inputs to and get outputs from the COP
process. After completing all online classes
and assessment, successful participants will
receive a certificate from IUB.
For Whom:
Practitioners and researchers in the
field of climate change
Students who have completed or
are close to completing their M.Sc.
Journalists
Any other interested participants
Intended Key Learning for participants:
• Important topics and current
concerns in the climate change
community;
• State of activities at the COP right
now and how they relate to climate
change;
• Activities carried out bystakeholders
to protect the environment from
climate disaster;
• Role of developed and developing
countries in protecting the
environment.
Key Topics:
• Loss and Damage
• Climate Finance
• Adaptation, Resilience, and Capacity
Building
Module of Training:
Weeks 1-2: Pre-Cop (Introduction to the
course and classes on specific negotiation
topic)
Weeks 3-4: During the COP (Follow specific
tracks)
Weeks 5-6: Post COP (Submission of
assignment and presentation)
Application deadline:
November 04, 2023
Classes commence:
November 10, 2023
Mode:
Online
Course Fee:
Tk. 15,000
20% discount for IUB students
Schedule:
Classes are scheduled from the second week
of November 2023 to the second week of
January 2024 and will be held only on Fridays
and Saturdays.
12 sessions over6weeks | 1.5 hours/session
During COP, classes will be conducted daily.
