4 September 2008: The 29th session of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) convened from 31 August to 4 September 2008, in
Geneva, Switzerland, and was attended by more than 300 participants. During the
meeting, which commemorated the IPCC's 20th anniversary, the Panel elected the
new IPCC Bureau and the Bureau of the Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas
Inventories (TFB), and reelected Rajendra Pachauri as the IPCC Chair.
5 September 2008: IISD Reporting Services is pleased to
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4 September 2008: In its review of EU energy policies, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has concluded that the regional grouping is a leader in climate change mitigation through its “bold and innovative” energy policies, and welcomes the European Commission's “climate and energy package” proposed in January 2008.
28 August 2008: A conference on “Adaptation of Forests and Forest Management to Changing Climate with Emphasis on Forest Health: A Review
of Science, Policies and Practices” convened from 25-28 August 2008, in Umeå,
Sweden.
3 September 2008: In an address to the Africa Carbon Forum, currently taking place in Dakar, Senegal, until 5 September 2008, Yvo de Boer, UNFCCC Executive Secretary noted that, despite being the hardest hit by climate change, Africa is the continent that has benefited the least from the current international climate change regime, including the Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM).
2 September 2008: During the 29th plenary session of
the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), being held in Geneva,
Switzerland, from 31 August to 4 September 2008, Rajendra Pachauri, the IPCC
Chairman, was re-elected by acclamation.
2 September 2008: The second meeting of the third World
Climate Conference's International Organizing Committee (WIOC) is taking place
in Geneva, Switzerland, from 3-5 September 2008.
2 September 2008: Reacting to Hurricane Gustav and recent
flooding in India, Achim Steiner, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive
Director and UN Under-Secretary-General, released a statement underscoring the
human and economic costs caused by weather events linked to climate change.
September 2008: The third African Green Revolution
Conference convened from 28-29 August 2008, in Oslo, Norway, organized by Yara
International ASA, a Norwegian fertilizer company, in partnership with the
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), the African Development Bank
(ADB) Norad, Norfund and Rabobank.
2 September 2008: Addressing the World Water Congress, which
is taking place from 1-4 September 2008, in Montpellier, France, Michel
Jarraud, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO),
noted that agriculture, energy, tourism and health will be among the sectors
most affected by the impacts of climate change on water resources.
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