AdaptNet Bulletin for 2007

Issues of AdaptNet for 2007. AdaptNet is a free weekly report produced by RMIT University Global Cities Institute's Climate Change Adaptation Working Group.

AdaptNet for 11 December 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 09-Dec-2007 11:09

Implications of climate change for local governments in South East Queensland, Australia; Urban infrastructure and climate change adaptation in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada; Links between climate change, peace and war; Rainfall variability impacts on maize crops in the Guinea Savanna Ecological Zone of Nigeria; Climate change adaptation and poverty reduction; and the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS) 2008.

AdaptNet for 4 December 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 03-Dec-2007 07:10

Rural Australia Providing Climate Solutions; Fuel Choice and Consumption in the US Energy Sector; Environmental Change and Human Response - China; Indonesian Rice Agriculture – Risk Assessment; A Guidance Manual for Development Planning European Climate Conference

AdaptNet for 27 November 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 25-Nov-2007 10:16

Adaptation framework for New South Wales, Australia, public sector; climate change impacts on urban areas; evaluating the inaccuracy of model inaccuracy; draft report by the Californian Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee; Food insecurity in Southern Africa; Australian government funding for local adaptation pathways.

AdaptNet for 20 November 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 18-Nov-2007 17:31

Adaptation actions for Australian local governments; effects of urbanisation on Atlanta rainfall; conceptual framework for vulnerability; Swiss agricultural adaptation modelling; impact on least developed countries and small island developing states; and small grants for Australians to develop adaptation training programs.

AdaptNet for 13 November 2007 — by jmullett — last modified 11-Nov-2007 18:24

Vulnerability Assessment of Great Barrier Reef; Comparison of the UHI – Dallas and Houston; Climate Change in Indonesia; Assessing Guidelines for Adaptation Policy to the Health Risks; Community Based Adaptation; IPCC Conference: Berlin

AdaptNet for 30 October 2007 — by jmullett — last modified 28-Oct-2007 18:22

Climate Change - Australian Agriculture and Forestry; Spatial Variability in UHI Intensity; Drying Tendency for Hungary in the 21st Century; A Rapid Vulnerability Assessment Method; Opportunities for Indigenous Peoples; EcoEDGE 2 Conference

AdaptNet for 23 October 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Nov-2007 15:32

Opportunities and risks for the Australian agricultural sector; Climate change risk for Indian cities; Adaptation planning in US states and localities; Sensitivity analysis of tropical cyclone damage; Comparative impact of sea level rise; and the Food Security and Environmental Change conference.

AdaptNet for 16 October 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 14-Oct-2007 17:21

Drought and irrigation in Australia's Murray Darling Basin; Changing Urban Climate and CO2 Emissions (Melbourne, Australia); Effects of global climate change on Washington’s economy; Integrating adaptation to climate change into development co-operation activities; Community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change (Cavite City, Philippines); and Sustainability Conference 2008.

AdaptNet for 9 October 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 07-Oct-2007 15:50

Up to date assessment of Australia's changing climate; Health vulnerability of urban populations in developing-country cities due to climate changes; Trends in U.S. global warming pollution; Climate forecasting literature review; Indigenous peoples and climate change; and the European Population Conference.

AdaptNet for 2 October 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 30-Sep-2007 16:36

Issues and challenges for the Australian agricultural sector; Vulnerability assessment of Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro and Shanghai; Post-2012 market mechanisms for sustainable development; Confronting climate change in the US Northeast; Climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in China; and the 3rd International Solar Cities Congress.

AdaptNet for 25 September 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 23-Sep-2007 19:37

Impact of climate change on Australian building practice; Adaptation options for Toronto's urban forest; Global governance of climate change; Stern Review critique; Australian rural sector adaptation to climate change; and the 8th International Conference on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement.

AdaptNet for 18 September 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 16-Sep-2007 19:07

Technology-focused climate policy; Integrated theoretical framework for cities; Post 2012 climate framework; Coastal flooding in Northeastern US; Links between meat, health and climate change; and a call for videos at COP 13 Film Festival.

AdaptNet for 11 September 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 16-Sep-2007 15:51

Climate change strategy for Canberra, Australia; City ants possess high heat tolerance; Gulf of Mexico climate change adaptation; Biological factors that contribute to ecosystem resilience; Adaptation and sustainable development in Vanuatu; and a workshop on environmental evaluation in Egypt.

AdaptNet for 4 September 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 16-Sep-2007 15:52

Impact of China and India on CO2 emissions; Adaptation lessons from London, New York, Boston, Halifax, Vancouver and Seattle; Adaptation in the Northeast United States; Vulnerability of Korean forest to climate change; Changing shoreline between Caister and Hemsby, UK; and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 2007.

Adaptnet for 28 August 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 26-Aug-2007 16:27

Australian regional impacts and adaptation; Infrastructure costs in Alaska; China's first national climate change plan; Options for reducing vulnerability; Flooding in urban Africa; and the Local Dialogues conference.

AdaptNet for 21 August 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 19-Aug-2007 15:21

Climate change in Australia; Climate Change Adaptation for Europe; Climate Science and Decision Making; Climate Change Impact on Tourism in Spain; 3D Visualization of Climate Change; and Ecocity World Summit 2008.

AdaptNet for 14 August 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 12-Aug-2007 14:09

Climate change and the knowledge economy; climate change and drainage; reporting climate change; adapting New Zealand houses to climate change; Community based risk screening tool; and the 4th International Conference on Environmental Education.

AdaptNet for 7 August 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 14:23

The Australian Government's climate change policy; the role of green infrastructure in cities; key issues at Nairobi Climate COP/MOP; sea-level rise in China; adapting to climate change in India; and the Groundwater and Climate in Africa conference.

AdaptNet for 31 July 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 29-Jul-2007 15:19

Impact of climate change on ecosystems; Impact of urban density on local climate; Adaptation as a policy variable in the Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy; Latin American agriculture's adaptation to climate change; Climate vulnerability, development and poverty; and the Ninth International Conference on Permafrost (ICOP).

AdaptNet for 24 July 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 22-Jul-2007 17:44

Impact of Bushfires on Water Quality; Climate Change Mitigation Efforts in California; obstacles that hinder cities from addressing global environmental concerns; disaster risk reduction; Indian agricultures vulnerability to climate change; and research positions at RMIT Global Cities Institute.

AdaptNet for 17 July 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 15-Jul-2007 18:14

Local government activity in greenhouse mitigation and climate change adaptation in Victoria, Australia; Californian Air Resources Board recommendations for discrete early action measures to reduce global warming emissions; analysis of the Vattenfall’s proposal; policy and structural questions relating to sectoral approaches to climate change at the international level; self-sustaining community adaptation to climate change in the Limpopo River Basin, Botswana; and the “Living with Climate Change: Are there Limits to Adaptation?” conference.

AdaptNet for 10 July 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 14:53

This issue: Climate Change Impacts on Victoria's Infrastructure; Californian Climate Action Team Report; Evaluating Climate Policy Frameworks and Proposals; Linking Climate Change and Sustainable Development; A Guide to Climate Change Adaptation by Design; Climate Change Action Africa 2007 - Conference

AdaptNet for 3 July 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 14:53

This issue: Vulnerability of Health Services; Carbon Management in Urban Policies; External Interventions in Uganda's Climate Policy; A Model to Cope with Basin Water Shortages; Municipal Adaptation Plan; Final International ASTRA Conference - 2007

AdaptNet for 26 June 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 14:53

This issue: Plan for Fulfilling Sydney's Future Water Needs; Risks and Costs of Climate Change for Cities; Supporting Climate Change Adaptation by Research; Developing Countries - Costs of Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Change Adaptation Framework for Cape Town; Climate Change Summit - 2007

AdaptNet for 19 June 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 14:53

This issue: Adapting to Climate Change in Canterbury; Harvesting Rainwater to Meet Potable Water Demands; Impact of Climate Change on Europe's Water Resources; Economic Efficiency of Adaptation Options in Gambia; Climate Change Awareness in Over 50s; GLOBE Conference - 2008

AdaptNet for 5 June 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 03-Jun-2007 19:06

Australian marine life; toilet blocks in India; weather forecasting; the World bank; Canadian municipalities and urban climate in Asia-Pacific.

AdaptNet for 29 May 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 27-May-2007 15:09

This issue: projections of climate change for the 21st century; effects of extreme severe and sustained drought in California; climate change vs. the economy; coconut production in Sri Lanka; public inclusion in decision-making; and the HydroChange 2008 Conference.

AdaptNet for 22 May 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 14:53

This issue: Climate change adaptation in Alaska and Africa; a mitigation and adaptation tool kit; the impact of global warming on human development; food security; and the IV Cuban meterological Congress.

AdaptNet for 15 May 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 14:53

This issue: Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in Asia; a framework for addressing new challenges; the supply and demand of scientific information; implications of climate change for Melbourne's water, sewerage and drainage; integration of adaptation and mitigation; and CAIWA 2007 - International Conference on Water Management.

AdaptNet for 8 May 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 14:53

This issue: Australia's climate change strategy; sustainable science; supply and demand for climate change science; adaptation in the Pacific; climate impacts on London; and the EECO conference.

AdaptNet for 1 May 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 29-Apr-2007 16:36

This week: Adaptation research; climate change and energy; climate change and Australian farmers; Lyme Borreliosis in Europe; vulnerability of grain farmers; and an invitation to shape the 2007 Human Development Report.

AdaptNet for 24 April 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 14:53

IPCC Report; climate change in coastal zones; water sector policies; disaster risk management; climate change in Scotland; and Climate Change and Business conference

AdaptNet for 17 April 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 15-Apr-2007 14:43

Climate change adaptation for planning practitioners; urban Asia; greenhouse gas emissions; poverty reduction; limits and ruture prospects for adaptation; and GREENHOUSE 2007.

AdaptNet for 3 April 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 15:21

Agricultural sector vulnerability in Mali; Canadian vehicles fuel economy; water policy frameworks; disaster risk management (DRM) and climate change adaptation in Vietnam; resilience to climate change in Sudan; and Capita's Local Action on Climate Change Conference.

AdaptNet for 27 March 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 15:26

Cost of climate change impacts; land transactions in the Russian Federation; ExxonMobil’s disinformation campaign on climate science; climate vulnerability in Cuba; urban water demand in Hamilton City, New Zealand; Climate Change and Human Health Conference 2007.

AdaptNet for 20 March 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 15:35

Climate vulnerability in East Timor; Green commercial buildings in Australia; climate change education; adaptation in Southeastern South America; adaptation and European Union public policy; and community-based adaptation workshop report.

AdaptNet for 6 March 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 15:42

Australian coastal vulnerability; Brazilian slum upgrading; best practices of large corporations; climate change in the Muslim world; climate change and California’s coasts; and the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (MODSIM) 2007.

AdaptNet for 27 February 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 15:48

Policy changes within the Australian water sector; reducing vehicle emissions in China; climate change responses of the 500 largest U.S. companies; financing adaptation; climate risk management in Africa; and farmer’s vulnerability in Argentina and Mexico.

AdaptNet for 20 February 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 15:57

Australian coastal vulnerability; climate change drivers; urban design reduces automobile dependence; political acceptance of the Kyoto Protocol Adaptation Fund; adaptation in Northern Ireland; and adaptation lessons from Argentine.

AdaptNet for 13 February 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 16:04

Fire risk in South-East Australia; London’s transport systems; monsoon climate variability; adaptation finance and aviation emissions; water resources in India; and adaptation strategies in the Philippines.

AdaptNet for 6 February 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 16:19

Stronger evidence for climate change; climate's long term impacts on Metro Boston; disaster risk, climate change and international development; development goals and climate change in Mozambique, Vietnam and Tanzania; vulnerability of Australian wineries; and Canada's vulnerable cities.

AdaptNet for 30 January 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 16:28

Climate variability in the Sydney region, Australia; climate proofing in Pacific Islands; adaptation measures for Mongolian livestock; water security and rural catchments planning; GEF Special Climate Change Fund finances adaptation projects; and the adaptation of human systems to global changes.

AdaptNet for 23 January 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 16:42

Health & urban environment in Australia; risk, adaptation & sustainability in Asia-Pacific; barriers & opportunities to mainstreaming adaptation; Guidance on designing developments in a changing climate; India leads in adaptation; and the health impacts of climate change for Indigenous Australian communities.

AdaptNet for 16 January 2007 — by Jonathan O'Donnell — last modified 05-Aug-2007 17:10

Oil vulnerability in Australian cities; emerging global rules for climate change adaptation; economic dimensions of climate change & health; adaptation, climate change & international policy; New Zealand Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy; and adaptation in Vietnam.