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IPCC Publishes Special Report, APN Work Cited
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently published a
special report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance
Climate Change Adaptation (SREX).
The report, produced by IPCC Working Groups I and II, is the outcome of crossdisciplinary
teamwork between scientists studying the physical aspects of climate
change, scientists with expertise in impacts, adaptation and vulnerability as well as
experts in disaster risk management.
The report provides substantial details and analyses that support the conclusions
and recommendations in the Summary for Policy Makers released earlier in
November 2011. It also relates directly to decision-making by revealing options
and opportunities for building resilience at local, national and international levels.
Case studies of recent extreme climate events across the world were included to support the formulation of
policies on adaptation and mitigation.
Work of the APN funded project “Cities at Risk: Developing Adaptive Capacity for Climate Change in Asia’s
Coastal Megacities” (CBA2008-06NSY-Fuchs) is cited in Chapter 5, Managing the Risks from Climate Extremes
at the Local Level, and Chapter 9, Case Studies, of the SREX report. (Project metadata: http://www.apn-gcr.org/
resources/items/show/1643 )
ANNOUNCEMENT
Call for Abstracts:
International Conference
on Climate, Water and
Policy (ICCWP) 2012
The APEC Climate Centre (APCC) is planning to
hold the “International Conference on Climate,
Water and Policy (ICCWP) 2012” for three days
in September 2012 in Busan, Republic of Korea.
The conference will include keynote speeches,
oral presentations and poster displays. The
organizer welcomes abstracts on the following
topics for these sessions.
• Why do water resource managers not
use climate forecasts?
• Application of seasonal climate
forecasting to hydrologic forecasting and
water resource management
• Assessment of the accuracy and reliability
of climate and seasonal streamflow
forecasts at hydrologic scales
• Long term climate variability and change
and water resource management
• Developing effective communication
channels and toolkits among climate
scientist, water resource managers and
policy-makers
• International cooperation and policy
All abstracts must be submitted via email.
Please submit abstracts to swchung@apcc21.
net and copy climatewater2012@gmail.com to
ensure that all abstracts are received.
Deadline for abstract submission: 30 June
2012
Conference website: http://www.apcc21.org/
eng/acts/int/ann/japcc020701.jsp
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