New developments in climate information

by Christian Huggel and Boris Orlowsky, University of Zurich

Recently established international climate finance mechanisms and aggravating impacts from climate change bring along new roles for climate observations: for climate justice – enabling countries to make their case for compensation; and for empowerment – enabling countries to plan appropriate adaptation and mitigation strategies. Assessing different sources of climate observations and their suitability for these new roles, we find urgency to extend and maintain existing networks of observatory stations.

Read the written summary for more information. The slides of the interactive webinar from the 1st of November can be downloaded here.

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Innovative approaches to tackle the waste challenge

by Reto Steiner and Markus Sommerhalder, CSD Engineers

To collect, recycle, treat and dispose of ever increasing quantities of municipal solid waste especially in fast-growing urban areas are challenges for many developing countries. The different ways of handling this waste is associated with direct impacts on human health, environmental degradation of air, soil and water and climate change, affecting in particular poorer and marginalized communities.

Read the written summary for more information. The slides of the interactive webinar from the 27th of October 2016 can be downloaded here.