June 2013 ~ Portal for Environmental Governance in Asia

Events: Eleventh International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant on 28 Jul - 2 Aug 2013

6/30/2013 09:43:00 PM conference , events , heavy metal , pollution No comments

Event Eleventh International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant The theme of ICMGP 2013 is "Science informing global policy". The conference will celebrate the agreement on the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and consider how to put the treaty into practice. The meeting aims to exchange information on the science of mercury behavior and release, and its effect on ecosystems. dates:28 July - 2 August 2013 location:Edinburgh,...

Publications: FAO Outlines Strategies for Livestock Production Emissions Mitigation (12 Jun 2013)

6/30/2013 09:29:00 PM Emission , FAO , GHG , publications No comments

News FAO Outlines Strategies for Livestock Production Emissions Mitigation 12 June 2013: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released a report on technical options for the mitigation of non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions livestock production. The report, titled 'Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Livestock Production: A Review of Technical Options for non-CO2 Emissions,' provides a review...

Publications: FAO Statistical Yearbook Highlights Food Production’s GHG Emissions (19 Jun 2013)

6/30/2013 09:27:00 PM climate change , FAO , food , GHG , publications No comments

News FAO Statistical Yearbook Highlights Food Production’s GHG Emissions 19 June 2013: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has released its Statistical Yearbook for 2013, which provides a lens into agriculture's contribution to climate change, natural resource management, and food security. The Yearbook covers the following topics: capital and investment; climate change; food availability; food production...

UN Reports GHG Emissions on Journey Towards Climate Neutrality (21 Jun 2013)

6/30/2013 09:24:00 PM climate , Emission , GHG , publications No comments

News UN Reports GHG Emissions on Journey Towards Climate Neutrality 21 June 2013: The UN has launched the fourth edition of 'Moving Towards a Climate Neutral UN,' the annual progress report on the UN's efforts to achieve climate neutrality, which details the UN's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2011 and some of the activities undertaken in 2012 to reduce them. GHG inventories were compiled for 63 UN entities, covering...

Events: Strengthening Policies and Practices for Low-Carbon Green Growth in Asia organized by ADB Institute from 16-19 Jul 2013

6/30/2013 09:17:00 PM Asia , events , Low Carbon , policy No comments

Strengthening Policies and Practices for Low-Carbon Green Growth in Asia ADBI, Tokyo, Japan : 16 July 2013 - 19 July 2013 Purpose This event aims to (i) facilitate discussion among research and policy making communities on low-carbon green growth, (ii) assess key policy challenges in tackling climate change and accelerating green growth, and (iii) discuss implications and relevance of the ADB-ADBI study for policymaking. Background Asia...

Events: Efficiency: Low-hanging Fruit of the Energy Challenge organized by ADB on 10 Jul 2013

6/30/2013 09:10:00 PM energy , events , Sustainability No comments

Efficiency: Low-hanging Fruit of the Energy Challenge Online, 14:00-15:00 Manila time/06:00- 07:00 GMT : 10 July 2013 As the lowest-cost energy resource of all, energy efficiency is crucial to developing a sustainable, affordable, and accessible energy system for all Asians. It is estimated that a 1%-4% investment in energy efficiency can meet as much as 25% of the projected increase in primary energy consumption in developing Asian...

Publications: Using Data Tools to Optimize Indonesia’s Land Resources: An Overview of Natural Capital Assessment by CPI (27 Jun 2013)

6/30/2013 08:51:00 PM climate , Indonesia , policy , publications No comments

Using Data Tools to Optimize Indonesia’s Land Resources: An Overview of Natural Capital Assessment June 27, 2013 Using Data Tools to Optimize Indonesia’s Land Resources- An Overview of Natural Capital Assessment(1.04MB) Penggunaan Data untuk Mengoptimalisasikan Sumber Daya Lahan Indonesia(1.04MB) Land and land resources play a fundamental role delivering the economic growth targets of many emerging economies and have close links to issues...

Malaysian Updates: Apps available to check on air quality in Malaysia (25 Jun 2013)

6/30/2013 08:38:00 PM air quality , Malaysia , updates No comments

Apps available to check on air quality in Malaysia By Patrick Lee The Star/Asia News Network Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013 PETALING JAYA - Want to know how bad the haze is in your area on your smartphone? A Malaysian-made Android application can help you decide whether or not to go outside or send your kids to school. Entitled PSI Malaysia - Haze, the app compiles data from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry website and provides mobile...

New Books: The Role of Ecosystems in Disaster Risk Reduction edited by Fabrice G. Renaud, Karen Sudmeier-Rieux and Marisol Estrella (Jun 2013)

6/30/2013 08:27:00 PM book , ecosystem , natural disasters , risk No comments

The Role of Ecosystems in Disaster Risk Reduction Edited by Fabrice G. Renaud, Karen Sudmeier-Rieux and Marisol Estrella PUBLICATION DATA: ISBN-13: 978-92-808-1221-3 LANGUAGE: English PAGES: 440 PRICE: US$40.00 PUBLISHER: United Nations University Press PUBLISHED: June 2013 The increasing worldwide trend in disasters, which will be aggravated by global environmental change (including climate change), urges us to implement...

Events: Future of Wetlands and the Role of the Ramsar Convention organized by UNU on 4 Jul 2013

6/30/2013 08:22:00 PM events , Japan , Ramsar , wetland No comments

Future of Wetlands and the Role of the Ramsar Convention DATE / TIME : July 4, 2013 14:00 - 17:00 LOCATION : Tokyo Twenty years have passed since the fifth Conference of the Parties (COP5) of the Ramsar Convention (Ramsar Kushiro Conference) was held in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. The Kushiro Conference contributed a lot to raising public awareness, development of the citizens movement, and public participation...

Publications: Turn Down the Heat : Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for Resilience by World Bank (19 Jun 2013)

6/30/2013 08:08:00 PM climate , publications , resiliency , world bank No comments

Turn Down the Heat : Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for Resilience Show full item record metadata Citation: “Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics. 2013. Turn Down the Heat : Climate Extremes, Regional Impacts, and the Case for Resilience. © Washington, DC: World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/14000 License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.” URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14000 Date: 2013-06-19 Author(s): Potsdam...

Publications: New maps highlight global conservation priorities (25 Jun 2013)

6/30/2013 11:50:00 AM biodiversity , conservation , publications No comments

New maps highlight global conservation priorities mongabay.comJune 25, 2013 What region of the world has the most imperiled mammals? Where are the most bird species found? And where are new amphibians being discovered? Indonesia and Malaysia is the answer to the first question; the Amazon, the second; and the Andes, the third. Anew studyin the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has used global data on 21,000 mammals, birds,...

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