GEF IW:LEARN e-bulletin #19, Oct/Nov 2009
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In This Issue
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| Most Popular Documents on IW:LEARN (October 2009) | ||
| Calendar of Events from December 2009 to February 2010 | ||
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Vacancies
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Lead Stories
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World’s
Coastal Oceans Warming Faster Than Predicted
27 OCTOBER 2009 | Cairns, Australia-- The findings, launched at the Fifth Global Environment Facility (GEF) Biennial International Waters Conference in Cairns, Australia, found that 61 of the world’s 64 large marine ecosystems — large areas of coastal waters adjacent to continents — show a significant increase in sea surface temperatures in the last 25 years, contributing to decreasing fisheries catches in some areas and increasing catches in others. |
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Groundwater
Critical in Managing Climate Change Impacts
29 OCTOBER 2009 | Cairns, Australia-- Groundwater is the world’s largest store of freshwater, and the primary source of drinking water for nearly half the world’s population. And with climate change threatening land and water resources it is important now more than ever to manage such a critical shared asset. |
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GEF
IWC5 Reflections Videos
Videos are viewable online from the 5th GEF Biennial International Waters Conference in Cairns, Australia, 26-29 October 2009, covering the pre-conference workshops, opening plenaries and small table dialogues on mainstreaming climatic variability and change, site visits, project management workshops and results-based management sessions, participant-led workshops and closing plenary. |
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Don’t
shun the ocean – IUCN tells climate leaders
Failure to recognize the ocean in climate change discussions will have profound consequences for humanity, according to IUCN. |
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Near
real-time online display of global marine traffic
This website is part of an academic, open, community-based project. It provides free real-time information to the public, about ship movements and ports. |
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REDD
forest agreement hits new low, missing basic elements
No monitoring, no protection of natural forests means continued forest emissions. |
Project and Partner News
Orange-Senqu River Awareness Kit Launched
The Orange-Senqu River Awareness Kit (RAK) was successfully launched by ORASECOM in Maseru, Lesotho, on Monday the 19th of October, 2009.
The Greater Mekong & Climate Change Report
The Greater Mekong region is already strongly affected by climate change and a lack of immediate action will come at great cost to the region, states a new WWF report released during the UN climate change talks in Bangkok.
New GloBallast Monograph: Guidelines for National Ballast Water Status Assessment
The GloBallast PCU is proud to present the first in a series of guidelines and tools to assist countries and regions in their efforts on ballast water management.
New Tool Helps Communities Protect Their Reefs
Coastal communities and policy makers around the world can now use a sophisticated model to predict the impact of coastal developments and climate change on their coral reefs and coastal environments.
New Report Tackles Fundamental Topics for the Mediterranean: Climate Change, Water Resources, Biodiversity and Pollution
UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan presents the State of the Environment and Development Report 2009.
The Pacific Calls for a Legally Binding Climate Change Treaty to be Sealed in Copenhagen
Pacific delegations are angered by suggestions that the UN Climate Change Meeting in Copenhagen will lead to a political declaration instead of an international legally binding agreement.
Lake Prespa Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis
The new revised version (November 2009) of the draft Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis Report is available.
Most Popular Documents from Projects on IW:LEARN.NET (October 2009)
The top five documents in October 2009:
Capabilities and Limitations of Decision Support Systems in Facilitating Access to Information (Salewicz, KA) (455 kB) [126 Pages ]
Causes et Impacts de la Degradation des Terres et des Eaux du Bassin du Fleuve Niger (400 kB) [93 Pages]
Lake Tanganyika Biodiversity - Resultats et constats tires de l'initiative de conservation du PNUD/GEF (RAF/92/G32) qui a eu lieu en Burundi, en Republique Democratique du Congo, en Tanzanie et en Zambie (West K, 2001). (2.5 MB) [79 Pages]
A Handbook on Governance and Socioeconomics of Large Marine Ecosystems (Olsen SB, Sutinen JG et al., 2006) (1 MB) [69 Pages ]
CONCEPT PAPER for a FULL SIZED GEF PROJECT: Regional Partnership for Prevention of Transboundary Degradation of the Kura-Aras river (550 kB) [16 Pages]
Calendar of Events from December 2009 to February 2010
Events in December 2009 :
Africa / Asia / Americas / Europe / Oceania / All regions
Events in January 2010:
Fifth International Conference on the Geology of the Tethys Realm Luxor, Egypt, 2-7 January 2010
3rd International Perspective on Current & Future State of Water Resources and the Environment Chennai, India, 5-7 January 2010
1st Regional Conference of the Southern African Young Water Professionals Pretoria, South Africa, 19-20 January 2010
MENA Water Resource World Conference Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 19-20 January 2010
INBO 8th World General Assembly, Adapting to the consequences of climate change in the basins: Tools for action Dakar, Senegal, 20-23 January 2010
3rd Regional Conference on Non Revenue Water in Arab Countries Rabat, Morocco, 20-21 January 2010
Sustainable Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Manama, Bahrain, 24-25 January 2010
Events in February 2010:
Africa / Asia / Americas / Europe / Oceania / All regions
Vacancies and Requests for Proposals
Senior Fisheries Officer, FAO, Rome, Italy (Deadline 5th Jan 2010)
Associate Turtle Database Officer - SPREP, Apia, Samoa (Deadline 18th Dec 2009)
Call for Proposals: Public Awareness Raising and Education in the Prespa Lakes Basin (Deadline 10th Dec 2009)
Development Manager-Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK (Deadline 8th Dec 2009)
Director of Development and Communications- Fauna & Flora International Cambridge, UK (Deadline 7th Dec 2009)
GIS Analyst, Conservation Partnerships-Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, UK (Deadline 4th Dec 2009)
