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Study: Climate science needs start focusing more on adaptation strategies
2013-11-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit Voice: Climate scientists need to deliver their information in a context that can help find practical applications to deal with global warming impacts, according to a new paper published by an international team of scientists. That could show that the scientific capability and organizational structure to begin responding to emerging climate-related issues already exists -- what`s missing is better engagement between the scientific community and the stakeholders they are seeking to inform, the researchers...
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EPA plan to require adaptation to climate change trends
2013-11-03 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bozeman Daily: Climate change affects the coldest areas hardest, and those who live closest to the land notice it first. Thats why Montana may receive the most attention under a new Environmental Protection Agency plan. On Friday, the EPA and its 10 regions released their final Climate Change Adaptive Implementation Plans for public comment. The plans have been developed since the beginning of the year to coincide with President Obamas executive order, signed Friday, directing federal agencies to help communities...
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Obama to Sign Order Calling For Adaptation to Climate Change
2013-11-01 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: President Obama was expected to sign an executive order on Friday directing federal agencies to make it easier for states and communities to adapt to the rising seas, more intense storms, and droughts that are expected to increase as the planet warms this century. A key aspect of the order aims to ensure that states and local communities take into account likely climate conditions in the future when they spend federal money on projects like roads, bridges, and flood control structures. Critics say...
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Biotech, farmer associations key for climate adaptation panel
2013-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An increasingly extreme climate is presenting new challenges to farmers across the world, and biotechnology and greater collaboration will be two key ways of addressing them, a group of farmers from four continents said during an international roundtable. "GE (genetic engineering) technology has a positive role to play in fighting climate change,' said Gilbert Arap Bor, a Kenyan farmer, business lecturer at the Catholic University of East Africa and one of five farmers taking part in the discussion...
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Climate adaptation goes mainstream in Wisconsin
2013-10-01 18:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Federal agencies released their plans for adapting to climate change in February. The European Commission approved its adaptation strategy in April. New York unveiled a $19.5 billion plan in June, prompted by Hurricane Sandy to join the likes of London, Chicago, and Quito, Ecuador. But climate adaptation isnt just for the big players. Today, Dane County, Wis., which has a population of 500,000, will propose a budget that includes nearly $1 million worth of climate-adaptation spending aimed at...
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