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DFID Livelihoods News Lord Stern releases new findings on climate change :Lord Stern said that a strong political agreement at the United Nations conference in Copenhagen this month would give the world a '50-50 chance' of averting a temperature rise that scientists warn would have devastating consequences.Lord Stern was speaking at the lau...nch of two new reports that analyse how close the world is to avoiding a rise above 2 degrees C based on current commitments. 'It is possible to create a 50-50 chance of avoiding a rise in global average temperature of more than 2˚C, which many scientists regard as the threshold for 'dangerous' climate change.'
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Lord Stern launches new report 'Deciding our future in Copenhagen: will the world rise to the challenge of climate change', where he says that politicians have made 'major advances and a gathering momentum'.
DFID Livelihoods News Joto volume two is now available: This is the second issue of Joto the new series of briefings about adapting to climate change in Africa . This issue is focused on water resources with case studies from Kenya Uganda and Cameroon and also trans boundary issues in North Africa, great photos bring the case studies alive.
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DFID Livelihoods News Check out : AfricaAdapt at COP15. AfricaAdapt will be active at this year’s UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen. To keep you up to date with what’s happening, they will be reporting on negotiations and side events relevant to Africa. Some of the key activities they are involved in include :Supporting Africa...n community radio journalists: They are working in partnership with the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) to bring community radio journalists from Burkina Faso, Mali and Kenya to cover these important negotiations. AfricaAdapt daily reports from COP15: They are posting brief daily reports and viewpoints from the conference which you can follow on there Twitter , You Tube and web site http://www.africa-adapt.net/AA/
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This paper addresses the four key areas under negotiation — mitigation, adaptation, finance and technology transfers/capacity building — providing an African perspective on the issues at stake and the positions advanced by various parties.
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Copengen updates: DFID web site is hosting daily up dates of Copenhagen activities.
Click on link below to check out up dates and see the hard hitting video which opened the conference. Also Back ground vidoes from various countires around the world and also what are our Youth Reporters are saying.
www.actoncopenhagen.decc.gov.uk
The much anticipated United Nations Climate Change negotiations have begun in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. It's two weeks to go and it's crunch time for a binding global climate deal.
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Action and Ambition for a Global Deal in Copenhagen: what are the latest national positions?
See this attached report produced by Lord Stern and UNEP
Summary:
This paper sets out an assessment of the latest national positions regarding
emission reduction targets and actions going into the forthcoming negotiations
in Copenha...gen. These targets and intentions are quantified and translated
into global emissions to give an understanding of how close we are to a
possible agreement consistent with keeping temperature increase below 2°C.
www.unep.org
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The Copenhagen conference is underwayFrom December 7 to 18, representatives from around 200 countries are gathered in Copenhagen for the UN summit on climate change, which aims to agree a successor to the Kyoto Protocol. It is the culmination of several years of detailed negotiations to shape a deal that will cut CO2 e...missions and limit global warming to no more than 2ºC.The conference is considered by some as the most important international meeting since World War II. DFID’s White Paper describes the negotiations as potentially ‘the most important development deal of the decade.’ Climate change threatens to make poverty the future for millions of people. A strong and fair global climate change deal will be crucial to how we tackle poverty in the future. The UK is determined to secure a far reaching political and financial commitment at Copenhagen.High on the agenda will be:the level of emissions cuts for both developed and developing countries
finance to help developing countries adapt to climate change
governance of finance delivery and international institutions
the role of carbon markets
targets to reduce deforestation
the development of and sharing of new technologies
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Keep up to date with the latest negotiation developments and the latest news from Copenhagen.
DFID Livelihoods News A GREAT VIDEO TO WATCH. Africa has 874 million ha of land suitable for agriculture and vast water resources. Yet agriculture faces growing challenges of water scarcity, declining soil fertility, land degradation, erratic rainfall and a growing demand for food. People are Africa’s greatest asset. In sub-Saharan Africa, ...70% of people involved in agriculture are small holder farmers and their knowledge and practice demonstrates the opportunities from investing in agriculture. If the markets and policies are right, water management for agriculture makes good business sense. This video presents examples showing that investment in water for small holder agriculture can, and does, pay.
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It's real, it's tangible....it's life and death.
What is science telling us about the impact of climate change on food security and agriculture in Africa? DFID recently held a live debate, chaired by newsreader and journalist George Alagiah, and included the UK government's chief scientist, Professor John Beddington. He...ar the voxpox from the debate panellists or go to DFID's website to listen to the debate in full (www.dfid.go.uk).
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The challenge of how to increase food production to feed the world’s poor whilst minimising the greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture was one of the central themes in a climate change debate held at the Department for International Development (DFID) yesterday (12 November 2009).
DFID Livelihoods News China is facing a severe water shortage. It has 20% of the world population but only 7% of the water. Water scarcity and pollution are constraining the sustainability of China’s rapid economic growth, and climate change is adding to the crisis. Have a look at what is being done about water supply, sanitation and water ...management, to help people lead healthy, productive and dignified lives.
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China has 20% of the world’s population, but only 7% of its water, and its rapid economic growth is putting even more strain on its already insufficient natural resources.
DFID Livelihoods News Hi there. Today is World Food Day. Are you taking part? Nearly one in six of the world’s population, over a billion people, do not get enough food to eat. Tackling hunger is a huge challenge, especially with a growing world population and climate change. See what people at the World Food Summit think needs to be done t...o make sure the world's population can be fed when it reaches its peak of nearly 9.2 billion by 2050.
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Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, socialand economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.
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Hi all, thinking about water and drought? thinking about possible solutions ? I was sent three films this week from German Agro Action work in Kenya, illustrating their important work in drought preparedness and climate change mitigation in Masai Kajiado, Kenya Last year a group of DFID advisers went to see both the s...chools water storage project and the rock catchments work, it was inspiring to see the energy and commitment of all involved. The first is Saving water in readiness for drought
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY0W9Owxj
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The Maasai community is working hard to transform a rock into a water catchment before the rains come. Two days of rain can sustain the community for weeks. The water running down the massive rock will all be tapped, not a drop going to waste. ...
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Roof water keeps children in school
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5eRgzBal
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Naomi is a 14 years old girl at a school in the heart of Maasai land in Kenya. Every morning, before going to school, Naomi and her younger sister Mercy, have to fetch water from a well that is an hour's walk away. ...
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Harvesting water from a rock as drought persists in Kenya
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDJqBOUsq
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The Maasai people in Kajiado, Kenya are facing the worst drought in many years. The ground is parched dry and dust has replaced the grass, everywhere. This community has transformed a rock into a water catchment, financed by the European Commission and aided by Welthungerhilfe - German Agro Action. ...
DFID Livelihoods News This week is the run up to World Food Day 2010 ( October 16th ) ……what will you do ? There are now 1.02 billion malnourished people in the world, meaning that almost one sixth of all humanity is suffering from hunger.
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At a time when the global economic crisis dominates the news, the world needs to be reminded that not everyone works in offices and factories. The crisis is stalking the small-scale farms and rural areas ...
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Hi, with World Food Day coming up next week (16th October) , take a look at this new report from IFPRI it shows how scientists, policymakers, farmers, and ordinary people initiated a concerted push to boost agricultural production and productivity in developing countries. http://www.ifpri.org/book-5826/ourwork/p
Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development | International Food Policy Research Inst
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Learning from successes in agricultural development is now more urgent than ever. Progress in feeding the world’s billions has slowed, while the challenge of meeting future food needs remains enormous and is subject to new uncertainties in the global food and agricultural systems. ...
