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Indigenous Knowledge Key to Climate Change Adaptation
2015-07-10 12:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Times: Scientists have called for the integration of indigenous knowledge to combat global warming and enhance adaptation to climate change. According to researchers from East Africa, on-farm experiences by smallholder farmers and pastoralists and indigenous knowledge can contribute effectively to coping with climate change. The scientists made this proposal while presenting their findings at the UNESCO scientific conference currently taking place in Paris, France, under the theme, "Our Common Future under...
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British Columbia is looking at a new approach to tackling climate change adaptation
2015-06-29 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Premier Christy Clark just handed out her cabinet ministers' assignments for the coming year, laying out their responsibilities and pet projects. Balance the budget, keep government lean, secure the generational opportunity of liquefied natural gas - all the usual themes are there. But buried in the bottom of the priorities list is one new task that signals her government has started to grasp the inescapable impact of climate change. "Working with the Ministry of Environment, undertake an analysis...
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David Ives' adaptation of 'The Liar' opens Westport season
2015-05-04 23:47:35| Energy - Topix.net
Playwright David Ives poses with director Penny Metropulos, cast members Brian Reddy, Rebekah Brockman, Monique Barbee, Rusty Ross; bottom row, Kate MacCluggage, Philippe Bowgen, Aaron Krohn, and Jay Russell before a rehearsal of "The Liar" at Westport Country Playhouse. Photo: Contributed Photo David Ives is a very busy playwright -- his "Lives of the Saints" opened to rave reviews in New York earlier this year and upcoming projects include a new Stephen Sondheim musical -- but he made time for some tweaking of the Westport Country Playhouse season opener, "The Liar."
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David Ives' adaptation of 'The Liar' opens Westport season
2015-05-04 22:37:01| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Playwright David Ives poses with director Penny Metropulos, cast members Brian Reddy, Rebekah Brockman, Monique Barbee, Rusty Ross; bottom row, Kate MacCluggage, Philippe Bowgen, Aaron Krohn, and Jay Russell before a rehearsal of "The Liar" at Westport Country Playhouse. Photo: Contributed Photo David Ives is a very busy playwright -- his "Lives of the Saints" opened to rave reviews in New York earlier this year and upcoming projects include a new Stephen Sondheim musical -- but he made time for some tweaking of the Westport Country Playhouse season opener, "The Liar."
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To sustain climate adaptation, integrate it with local economies: experts
2015-04-30 12:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: To make development efforts more sustainable, businesses need incentives to invest in community-level climate change adaptation programs but resistance to creating those incentives is still strong, climate change specialists said this week in Nairobi. Some adaptation efforts steer clear of working with businesses, concerned that their aims might be compromised by a search for profit, the experts said at an international meeting on community-based adaptation to climate change. But other projects...
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