Fish Crime Symposium, Dept of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cape Town, 12-15 October 2015, Day 2 No 14 – Bernard Liedemann – Slave Labour, Asset Seizure, Paying Informants, International Co-operation and Fear of Retaliation against Officials.
Presenters from Korea Adaptation Centre for Climate Change (KACCC) speak on Korea’s Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation efforts, including International Cooperation for Adaptation, at COP 20, Lima, Peru. Currently the degree of climate change on the Korean Peninsula is greater than the global average, even with Korean Government’s strong commitment, the fight against climate change […]
At COP 22 Agriculture Day – Science to Action presentation, Dr Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist at USAID Bureau for Food Security, speaks on Adapting to Climate Change in Africa : from Science to Farmers. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Kingdom of Morocco in raising the profile “Agriculture” in the context of the global […]
The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Alexandra Bonnet is manning a stand to do with the local government and citizen response to global warming in Paris. The projects undertaken can be compared to those of other localities wishing to make a difference.
Ocean Pollution – Russell Weston discusses False Bay Park, the dump site and its effect on the Wetland area, the water table and the surrounding farms. We need to find better ways to recycle and deal with waste production than dumping.
The University of Earth presents the Urgent Action Series: COP21 and CMP11, Paris 2015: Stuart Scott – Director of Strategic Planning United Planet Faith and Science Initiative
The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Georg Kaser of Innsbruck University, an expert in glaciers and global warming, explains the uncertainty calculation, a scientific tool needed to gather reliable results, and anthropogenic forcing, which is a change in the Earth’s energy balance due to human economical activities.
David Hewitt of United Nations University Institute ~ Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), introduces speakers with interdisciplinary expertise on Climate Analytics, Risk Management and Insurance from the Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII) for the launch of their latest policy report entitled, ‘Making Climate Risk Insurance work for the most vulnerable : ‘InsuResilience’ ~ 7 Guiding Principles, […]
The University of Earth: Urgent Action Series: Cop 21 Paris 2015: European Policy Makers – Introduction of Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab, Dr Christian Friis Bach, Dr Hans Bruvninckx, Dr Patrick Rampal discussing various European Policies for Air Pollution, Disease, Allergies, Circular Economies, Low Carbon Economies, Youth participation, Health and Environment Education
Charlier Fraser of the Foundation for Common Good, discusses the corrupt Global Economic System based on inequity and wholesale fraud implicating both government and corporates inevitably. He suggests that all people needs to take responsibility for our own lives and discover ways to circumvent the current way of doing things.