Its all about How environmental issues were raised and how world nation ended up signing for this Paris agreement.
Then there are impacts of America's withdrawal plus role of China and India.
A presentation by IIED principal researcher Dr Achala Abeysinghe giving an introduction to the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The presentation was made at the ecbi Training And Support Programmeâs Asian regional training workshop for junior climate negotiators from developing countries, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 14-15 April 2016.
More details: http://www.iied.org/workshops-build-climate-negotiators-capacity-european-capacity-building-initiative-training-support
Its all about How environmental issues were raised and how world nation ended up signing for this Paris agreement.
Then there are impacts of America's withdrawal plus role of China and India.
A presentation by IIED principal researcher Dr Achala Abeysinghe giving an introduction to the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The presentation was made at the ecbi Training And Support Programmeâs Asian regional training workshop for junior climate negotiators from developing countries, in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 14-15 April 2016.
More details: http://www.iied.org/workshops-build-climate-negotiators-capacity-european-capacity-building-initiative-training-support
Report on Copenhagen COP15 is a summary of events that transpired in Dec. 2009 at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP15) including drafting of the Copenhagen Accord and subsequent public discourse.
its describes Climate change w.r.t. agriculture its causes and effects and carbon trading in emission reduction of co2 , mechanisms, types , advantages and disadvantages.
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference under UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP26, was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021.
Include important information on many conventions organized internationally towards the objective of having a better environment and society. Also covers various protocols on environment issues
Report on Copenhagen COP15 is a summary of events that transpired in Dec. 2009 at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP15) including drafting of the Copenhagen Accord and subsequent public discourse.
its describes Climate change w.r.t. agriculture its causes and effects and carbon trading in emission reduction of co2 , mechanisms, types , advantages and disadvantages.
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference under UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP26, was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021.
Include important information on many conventions organized internationally towards the objective of having a better environment and society. Also covers various protocols on environment issues
Carbon markets in a future climate agreement: the road to 2020 and beyondUNFCCC
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This presentation was delivered by Vice-Chair of the CDM Executive Board, Hugh Sealy, at the 2013 IETA/EPRI Annual Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading.
Climate change is any change in climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity and that alters the composition of the global atmosphere (United Nations 1992). Climate change is caused by the increment of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels and land use (United Nations 1992). This causes increased radiation of infrared rays back to the earth hence temperature increases through the greenhouse gas effect.
Climate change worldwide is affecting biophysical and social systems (Maitima. J. et al 2009). The spatial extent and intensity of these effects vary geographically from one place to another depending on the location in the global atmospheric systems, regional settings, land cover, land use patterns, topography and weather patterns (Maitima. J. et al 2009). These effects have become a major concern for most countries of the world due to their longterm implications and adverse effects on development activities with developing and underdeveloped nations being the most affected (ECOLAO 2012) Indigenous people are most vulnerable to impacts of climate change due to their high reliance on climate sensitive natural resources, inhabitation of fragile ecosystems and social, economic plus political marginalization (ECOLAO 2012).
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international environmental treaty (also known as a multilateral environmental agreement) that was opened for signature at the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and came into force in 1994.
The ultimate objective of the Convention is to âstabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that will prevent dangerous human interference with the climate system." It states that "such a level should be achieved within a time-frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened, and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner.â 194 countries signed the UNFCCC showing near universal agreement that there is a problem and that action is required against climate change.
Presentation By Shri Mahesh Pandya, Director, Paryavaranmitra shown at The institution of Engineers, Gujarat State Center, Ahmedabad
Note: Views expressed by the author are his own. Placing this presentation here does not mean IEI GSC is in agreement with the same.
A presentation on the social-political background to the Paris climate talks, a 'mapping' of the climate regime, a summary of outcomes, and the full text highlighted and explained.
Climate Change - Impacts and Humanitarian ImplicationsCharles Ehrhart
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Climate change: impacts and humanitarian implications. Presentation at the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference (DIHAD), April 2009.
In Search of Shelter: Mapping the effects of climate change on human migration and displacement.
Presentation at the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Talks, June 2009.
Slack (or Teams) Automation for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Soluti...Jeffrey Haguewood
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Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on the notifications, alerts, and approval requests using Slack for Bonterra Impact Management. The solutions covered in this webinar can also be deployed for Microsoft Teams.
Interested in deploying notification automations for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
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Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
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Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
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In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
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91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
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Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
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Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But thereâs more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, youâll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the âApproveâ button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
Butâif the âRejectâ button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
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In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
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Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdf
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Understanding UNFCCC Conferences of Parties
1. The UNFCCC,
CoPs, MoPs & CMPs
Making sense of acronym soup... (and why weâre in it!)
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Author: Charles Ehrhart, CARE International Climate Change Coordinator
Date: December 2009
For more information about CAREâs response to climate change, visit http://www.careclimatechange.org
3. the UNFCCCâs objective
The UNFCCC sets an overall framework for intergovernmental efforts to avoid the
risks of human-induced climate change. Its ultimate objective is:
â⌠stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a
level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the
climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame sufficient
to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food
production is not threatened and to enable economic development to
proceed in a sustainable manner.â
the definition of âdangerousâ is debated... The IPCC sees this as a political decision.
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4. CoPs
Annual meetings of the COP serve three
main purposes:
to review the implementation of the
Convention;
to adopt decisions to further the
Conventionâs implementation; and
to negotiate substantive new
commitments.
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The Conference of the Parties (COP) is the prime authority of the Convention. It is an association of all member countries (or "Parties") and usually meets
annually for a period of two weeks. These sessions are attended by several thousand government delegates, observer organizations, and journalists. The
Conference of the Parties evaluates the status of climate change and the effectiveness of the treaty. It examines the activities of member countries, particularly by
reviewing national communications and emissions inventories; it considers new scientific findings; and it tries to capitalize on experience as efforts to address
climate change proceed.
5. whoâs involved?
SBSTA SBI
AWG-LCA
AWG-KP
EGTT
CGE LEG
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The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments from Annex I Parties (AWG-KP) is negotiating a successor to Kyoto.
Dialogue on Longterm Cooperative Action to Address CC (including mitigation, adaptation, technology & finance) is taking place along with other issues agreed
under the Bali Action Plan in parallel to AWG-KP under the Ad Hoc Working Group on Longterm Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA).
The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) counsels the Conference of the Parties on matters of climate, the environment,
technology, and method.
The Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) helps review how the Convention is being applied, for example by analyzing the national communications
submitted by member countries. It also deals with financial and administrative matters.
Several expert groups exist under the Convention. A Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) on National Communications from "non-Annex 1 Parties" helps
developing countries prepare national reports on climate change issues. A Least Developed Country Expert Group (LEG) advises such nations on establishing
programmes for adapting to climate change. And an Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT) seeks to spur the sharing of technology with less-advanced
nations.
6. negotiation process
most work takes place in subsidiary bodies
(SBSTA and SBI)
[bracketed text]
draft decisions are then forwarded to the CoP
for further negotiations or adoption
real negotiations are usually finished before
plenary
if no objections in plenary, âit is so decided.â
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Decision making
Sessions of the COP are very formal. Most of its work is referred to the subsidiary bodies which negotiate proposed decisions. The main products of the subsidiary
bodies (SBSTA and SBI) are recommendations for draft decisions, which are forwarded to the COP for consideration and adoption. The subsidiary bodies draw on
a range of relevant input in producing their recommendations. These include Secretariat reviews and compilations, IPCC reports, and national communications.
These bodies assemble much of the scientific, technical and socio-economic considerations that underpin decisions by Parties.
At COP and subsidiary body meetings national delegates utilize a variety of negotiating mechanisms to achieve consensus on decisions that reflect the view of all
Parties. Draft text that is under discussion but not yet agreed is placed in square brackets. As agreement is reached, the brackets are removed. Once a draft
decision is agreed in an informal group it may then be discussed and approved by the subsidiary bodies or additional negotiating groups. It is then forwarded for
final adoption (or further negotiation, if disagreement remains) to the COP plenary. Usually the real negotiating and decision making has gone on behind closed
doors and is presented as a fait accompli in the plenary. If there are no objections, the
President will bang his or her gavel on the table and declare that the decision is adopted, using the time-honoured formula âit is so decidedâ. Normally the decision
cannot be reopened, though explanatory statements may be made after adoption.
7. Kyoto protocol
voluntary commitments couldnât
yield GHG stabilization
1995 Berlin Mandate launched new
round of talks to decide on âlegally
bindingâ commitments for
industrialized countries
KP adopted in 1997
average 5.2% reduction in Annex I
country emissions (compared to
1990 levels) during the 2008-2012
period
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After two and a half years of intense negotiations, the Kyoto Protocol was adopted at COP-3 in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997. The Kyoto Protocol is
intended to supplement and strengthen the Convention by creating binding targets on GHG emissions for Annex I Parties. It is founded on the same principles as
the Convention and shares its ultimate objective, as well as the way it groups counties into Annex I, Annex II and non-Annex I Parties. It also shares the
Conventionâs institutions. The COP will also serve as the âmeeting of the Partiesâ (the CMP) to the Protocol. The COP Secretariat will serve as the Secretariat to the
Kyoto Protocol, and the IPCC will support the Protocol on scientific, technical and methodological matters.
Targets
The Kyoto Protocol established legally-binding emissions targets for industrialized countries that required an average 5.2 per cent reduction in Annex I Party
emissions on 1990 levels during the 2008â12 period. The total reduction is shared in a differentiated fashion; each Annex I Party has its own individual emissions
target.
8. Part 2:
whatâs happening now?
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9. focus of current negotiations
the KP can only yield minor GHG reductions and is only in force until 2012
currently negotiating successor âwhat will come nextâ (Kyoto II?) through
Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments from Annex I Parties
(AWG-KP)
... but its too late to only talk about mitigation targets...
Dialogue on Longterm Cooperative Action to Address CC addressing:
mitigation
adaptation
technology
finance
Bali Action Plan agreed to look at these and other issues (e.g. REDD, and
bunker fuels) in parallel to AWG-KP
These discussions are through the Ad Hoc Working Group on Longterm
Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA)
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Even if it was ratified by all Annex I countries, the Kyoto Protocol would make only a small reduction in global GHG emissions, and that reduction would only be in
force until 2012, the end of the first commitment period. The Protocol recognizes the need for additional commitment periods, and calls for negotiations on further
commitments from Annex I Parties to begin at least seven years before the end of the first commitment period, i.e. by the end of 2005.
CMP-1 met this requirement by establishing the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments from Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP,
formerly the AWG). The AWG-KPâs mandate is limited to establishing targets for Annex I Parties for the next commitment period, the length of which has not been
defined. This is a necessary, but far from sufficient, step to address concerns about the limitations of the current international approach to climate change.
In an attempt to address some of these concerns, COP-11 established a Dialogue on Longterm Cooperative Action to Address Climate Change by Enhancing
Implementation of the Convention. The Dialogue was to hold four workshops over two years and report to COP-13. Specifically, it was to be held âwithout prejudice
to any future negotiation, commitments, process, framework or mandate under the Conventionâ. At COP-13, the coconvenors of the DialogueâAustralia and
South Africaâreported that a future agreement should be based on four building blocks:
â mitigation;
â adaptation;
â technology; and
â finance.
In addition to these four building blocks, there was a longer list of issues on which one or more countries was looking for agreement, including:
â establishment of a long-term emission reduction goal to meet the UNFCCC objective of stabilizing atmospheric concentrations of GHGs;
â reduction of emissions from deforestation and forest degradation;
â expansion of CDM and JI;
â compensation for the effects of Annex I Party mitigation actions on non-Annex I Parties;
â control of emissions from fuel used in international aviation and marine transport; and
â easier mechanisms for voluntary commitments from non-Annex I Parties
COP-13 agreed on the Bali Action Plan (informally known as the Bali roadmap), which called for a two-year negotiation to reach agreement on most of these
issues, in parallel with the AWG-KP deliberations. The negotiation will be carried out in the Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the
Convention (AWG-LCA). Both the AWG-KP and the new AWG-LCA will meet four times in 2008, and at least four more times in 2009.
12. organisation & contact points
logistics - Liv
advocacy - Poul Eric
media - Marie Sisse
learning opportunities - Charles
carbon programming - Phil
adaptation programming - Angie
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13. opportunities for learning
plenaries (but careful with contact
group meetings)
side-events
parallel events
at DGY Byrn
Klimaforum â09
âDaysâ
Meetings
ECO and ENB
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14. calendar of CARE events
Recurring:
daily meetings of Advocacy TT
daily meetings of Media team
bi-weekly delegation meetings
Non-recurring:
REDD side-event
ALP presentation at D&C Days
adaptation side-event
screening of Climate Refugees
Humanitarian Day
migration parallel event
delegation dinner (please wear
national dress)
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