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According to the IPCC, the concentration of greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere is directly linked to the average global temperature on Earth, and the concentration has been rising steadily. The most abundant greenhouse gas, accounting for about two-thirds of greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, is largely the product of burning fossil fuels.
There is alarming evidence that important tipping points, leading to irreversible changes in major ecosystems and the planetary climate system, may already have been reached or passed. One of the most urgent challenges facing countries across the world today is how to achieve economic prosperity and development while also combating climate change.
The Paris climate change agreement commits nations to limit global temperature rise to no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with countries pledging to cut or curb their greenhouse gas emissions – through a combination of mitigation and adaptation measures – by 2030.
Created a Post in Climate Change, Water and Sanitation
Wisdom for us and for the ages from a personal Superhero - Chief Seattle (1786-1866)...
Growing up in a Suquamish village along the Puget Sound, Seattle witnessed the arrival of the first white settlers in the Northwest. By the time he became Chief of his tribe, the early forays of trappers had given way to a steady stream of settlers. And so it fell to Chief Seattle to devise a strategy for dealing with these invaders. Rejecting violence and outright war with the settlers, this great Chief put his efforts and trust in peaceful dialogue. But as the intentions of the new arrivals became clear, his goal focused exclusively and simply on the survival of his people....and the rest is history.
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All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man. The air shares its spirit with all the life it supports.
How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of the Earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every clear and humming insect is holy in the memory and experience of my people. The perfumed flowers are our sisters, the deer, the horse, the great eagle, these are our brothers.
Will you teach your children what we have taught our children? That the earth is our mother? What befalls the earth befalls all the sons of the earth. This we know: the earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all....One thing we know: our god is also your god. The earth is precious to him and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its creator.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize that we cannot eat money.
Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.
We are all children of the Great Spirit, we all belong to Mother Earth. Our planet is in great trouble and if we keep carrying old grudges and do not work together, we will all die.
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Created a Post in Climate Change, Agriculture, Forestry
Sustainable Forestry and FAO's Global Forest Resource Assessment...
The Menominee Tribe has inhabited Northeast Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula for generations, where ancestral tribal lands covered over 10 million acres. Following several treaties and land cessions, in 1854 the Menominee people were confined to their current Reservation lands, totaling 235,000 acres (note graphic).
The Menominee Forest has survived as an island of timber in an ocean of cleared land. It is representative of the Lake States boreal forest that existed prior to clearing for farming by settlers and timber barons (note aerial). The forest has been sustainably managed for more than 150 years and allows the Tribe to experience a traditional quality of life from an intact, diverse, productive, and healthy forest ecosystem on the reservation.
Responsible harvesting has been at the heart and the driving force for forest management on the Menominee Reservation. Currently, there is more standing saw timber volume (1.7 billion board feet) than there was in 1854 (estimated at 1.2 billion board feet). During this same period, over 2.25 billion board feet have been harvested from the same acreage (Menominee Tribal Enterprises, 2020).
FAO has been monitoring the world’s forests at 5 to 10 year intervals since 1946. The Global Forest Resources Assessments (FRA) are now produced every five years in an attempt to provide a consistent approach to describing the world’s forests and how they are changing. The Assessment is based on two primary sources of data: Country Reports prepared by National Correspondents and remote sensing that is conducted by FAO together with national focal points and regional partners. The scope of the FRA has changed regularly since the first assessment published in 1948 (FAO, 2022).
The Hand-in-Hand (HiH) Geospatial Platform is the enabling tool for the HiH Initiative unlocking over 2 million data layers for more targeted, evidence-based interventions. This Digital Public Good provides open-access geographic information, key food security indicators and agricultural statistics sourced from FAO and from external organizations such as NGOs, academia, the private sector, and space agencies (FAO, 2022). ____ https://lnkd.in/eCugQKg https://lnkd.in/e5quP38 https://lnkd.in/gqg6bDKv https://lnkd.in/g4NiYDrC https://lnkd.in/gqpddiWJ https://lnkd.in/gQGU_Vsq
Created a Post in Gender, Climate Change
Hello! Our Working Groups at the DCED (https://www.enterprise-development.org/) are currently building a pool of individual consultants and firms with expertise in the overlap between women's economic empowerment (WEE), climate change mitigation and adaptation, and just transition, for a range of upcoming and future work in the intersection of these areas.
We are seeking profiles with experience and knowledge in the following areas: ---> Topic areas: Climate change adaptation and mitigation, just transition, economic transformation towards a low-carbon economy, private sector development / support to MSMEs, strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems, women’s economic empowerment including support to women-led start-ups and MSMEs, gender sensitive employment promotion, addressing social norms, the gendered digital divide. ---> Experience: research, drafting publications for policy makers, donor and development agencies, development project implementation, policy experience.
If you or your organisation are interested in being included, please contact us via email at admin@enterprise-development.org, including your CV, a description of your expertise in women's economic empowerment and climate change (150-200 words) and an indication of your availability for assignments. The DCED is open to a range of profiles - even if you do not meet all of the above-mentioned areas, please feel free to get in touch.
Created a Post in Climate Change, Natural Capital, Water and Sanitation
Nature-based solutions can mitigate emissions while at the same time enhancing the resilience of communities to climate change
Created a Post in Climate Change, Sustainable Finance, Waste Management
GOOD NEWS! The world is now beginning to seriously amplify the removal of already emitted greenhouse gases. This is key to avert frequenting GHG emission induced intense disasters ravaging the entire world.
"In April 2022 several major corporates, including the owners of Facebook and Google, announced a new venture called Frontier that would commit US$925m (AU$1,359) to projects that pull carbon dioxide CO2 from the air and then store it." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-12/stripe-alphabet-meta…
"In May 2022, the US government announced a US$3.5bn program to build four major hubs for direct air capture projects." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/02/australian-company-…
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Created a Post in Cities and Urban Development, Climate Change, Sustainable Finance
Climate Mitigation or Adaptation, given the physical and transition climate risks incoming, among the fears is that of, first of its kind, 'Climate Refugees' not to forget the contribution to this by 'Climate Minsky Moments' from the economic side
Created a Post in Stockholm+50, Climate Change
Drought emergency declared in northern Italy
I generally try to stay positive, especially on this platform: sharing solutions, good examples and insightful stories on how to transition to a more sustainable society.
However this is home to me, our big river is empty, glaciers are falling down and my heart is broken.
We'll be rationing water and yet Italy was pushing back stronger climate action during the EU Council (https://www.electrive.com/2022/06/29/eu-council-decides-on-100-co2-redu…)
When will we learn?
Climate Resilient Water Resources Management
Created a Post in Climate Change
How to Increase Public Consciousness of Climate Change through Weather Forecasts
What about broadcasting the climate information through weather forecasts? The information includes climate facts, forecasts and tips. Facts are what have already happened. Forecasts are what will happen if we keep doing business as usual. Tips are what we can do to deal with the climate crisis. The following messages are some examples.
Today's climate fact is: “Global average temperatures have increased 1.1°C in the last few hundred years”. Today's climate fact is: “The average global sea level rose by 20 centimeters between 1901 and 2018”. Today's climate fact is: “Current extinction rates are 1,000 times higher than the natural rates of extinction”. Today's climate forecast is: “Earth’s average temperature will increase to roughly 4.5°C above the pre-industrial levels by 2100”. Today's climate forecast is: “Future extinction rates are likely to be 10,000 times higher than the natural rates of extinction”. Today's climate forecast is: “Most of the world’s population will struggle for access to water by 2050”. Today's climate tip is: “Less consumption, less destruction”. Today's climate tip is: “More vegans, more virtue”. Today's climate tip is: “Less cars, less carbon dioxide”. Et cetera.
I suggest adding one of the climate messages to the beginning of any weather forecast. When the message is being broadcasted, some websites such as 'climatescience.org' should be shown on the screen in case the audience want to learn more about climate change.
*This idea was inspired by Clara Mottura who told me that people's inaction on climate change was due to their climate unconsciousness and disengagement. I hope broadcasting the climate information through weather forecasts will raise the public awareness of climate crisis and encourage people to take action on the global warming.
Created an Event in Agriculture, Climate Change