An introduction by Lisa Emilia Svensson, Ambassador for Ocean, Seas, and Fresh Water.
An introduction by Lisa Emilia Svensson, Ambassador for Ocean, Seas, and Fresh Water.
A two day seminar hosted by the Swedish Ministry of the Environment, the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and the Embassy of Sweden in partnership with Duke University's Nicholas Institute, SIWI and UNDP. Published on Dec 13, 2013
We need to have a voice as to what happens to our oceans.
Interviews:
Pawan Patil, World Bank, Global Parternship for Oceans,
Lynn Scarlett, Managing Director, PUblic Policy at the Nature Conservancy,
Kemi-Ann Joes, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. State Department,
Claes Berglund, Director Public Affairs & Sustainability, Stena AB,
Ghislaine Maxwell, Executive Director, TerraMar
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Read more Beyond Maladaptation Around the world, many projects are being promoted with claims that they are helping #Adaptation to climate change. But many of them raise concerns over equality and human rights, while nearly all
Around the world, many projects are being promoted with claims that they are helping #Adaptation to climate change. But many of them raise concerns over equality and human rights, while nearly all have significant carbon and ecological footprints.
A more honest approach requires that we break with past assumptions. Initiatives, based on the systems that allowed global heating to reach a crisis, will not help us respond well to that crisis, as it worsens over time. Policy and funding must catch up with previously expressed commitments, and beyond that, initiatives need to consider the bad-to-worse scenarios and address the psychological aspects of adaptation.
We need to support the people who are actually working to restore the natural balance of our planet, like our guest, Dr. Stella Nyambura Mbau, who describes her work with #RegenerativeAgroforestry in sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr Lisa Schipper, Coordinating Lead Author of the IPCC Report on Climate Resilient Development Pathways, focuses on the causes of vulnerability to climate change in developing countries, and the barriers and enablers that are at work as people struggle to adapt to changing conditions in their countries. She coined the term #Maladaptation to describe the failure to adequately respond to the
climate crisis.
Hosted by Jem Bendell and Raya Salter
Edited by Michael Barba
For more information on the state of our planet, visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library
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Read more Date 12/22/2022
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