Next DCMC Meeting: Oceans and Climate ChangeMonday, April 6th 2009, 3:00-5:00pm (*plus light reception)
IADB, 1300 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington DC 20577
IADB, 1300 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington DC 20577
DCMC Meeting: Oceans and Climate Change. The DC Marine Community (DCMC) meeting on Oceans and Climate change will focus an effort to draw together a broad range of policy and action ideas related to oceans and climate change. A preliminary IUCN working document on ‘Tools and Guidelines for Oceans and Climate Change Actions’ will be distributed to the DCMC prior to the meeting. The paper should set the stage for a broader discussion with IUCN members and partner’s on oceans and climate change initiatives: with the both the large NGO’s and the wider DCMC Community.
IUCN will begin the meeting with a general overview on oceans and climate change, followed by a small panel of experts from the NGO community. An open forum discussion will then be steered towards: a) what the marine community at large is working on in regards to oceans and climate change, and b) what specific what actions can taken in future. The goal is to draw together a broad range of community perspectives along with policy and action ideas for the topics and themes included in the paper. The open discussion and knowledge sharing will aid in developing a set of marine-related climate change initiatives to those involved in climate change negotiations and follow-on implementation activities in the future.
Tools and Guidelines for Oceans and Climate Change Actions
A draft document will circulated next week as the first step of what we hope will be a great initiative of bringing together various ideas for policy and action items on oceans and climate change.
Topics to be featured in the paper and discussed at the DCMC meeting include:
The oceans’ role in our climate system
The effects of climate change on the oceans
Climate change impacts on marine species and ecosystems
Human and economic implications – changes in goods and services
Action recommendations: Mitigation, Adaptation, Social and financial issues
We look forward to your comments and hope you are able to join us on April 6th, 2009!
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AVISO IMPORTANTE:
CURSO TALLER INTERNACIONAL:" CLUSTER MINERO - COMUNITARIO: ANÁLISIS, FORMACIÓN, DESARROLLO Y POTENCIALIDADES", comienza con el Método Delphi de Encuestas a Expertos Mineros Nacionales y Regionales, se lanzara el primer cuestionario los días 25, 26 y 27 de Marzo.
