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David C. Major, Senior Research Scientist at Columbia University, participated in the International Conclave & Exhibition on Climate Change in Hyderabad, India, on October 14th for the South Asian launch of “Climate Change and Cities: First Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network”...
Urban areas are home to over half the world’s people and are at the forefront of the climate change issue. The need for a global research effort to establish the current understanding of climate change adaptation and mitigation at the city level is urgent. To meet this goal, a coalition of international researchers...
More than half the world’s population live in cities, many of which are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. But cities are also emerging as the innovative “first responders” in dealing with climate change, says a major new report led by researchers at Columbia University and the City University...
With Jostein Gaarder, James Hansen, Frederic Hauge, Bjørn Lomborg, Bill McKibben, Andrew Revkin, and Cynthia Rosenzweig; moderated by Robert Silvers As part of our continuing collaboration with The New York Review of Books and the Fritt Ord Freedom of Expression Foundation of Norway, we are pleased to present a major...
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As part of the Bioeconomy and Global Climate Change distinguished lecture series at, Cynthia Rosenzweig (Lead Scientist, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA) discusses the newest phase of climate change research, how cities are most vulnerable to changes and how smaller cities can apply solutions used in mega-cities. Thanks...
This is the thirty-third of a continuing series of essays and interviews from Earth Institute scientists on the prospects for a global climate-change treaty. Check with us daily for news and perspectives, and to make comments, as events unfold throughout the Copenhagen meetings. Image from http://www.flickr.com/photos/exfordy/128589412/ Although...