Environmental and economic disaster loom over the Shatt al Arab river in Iraq, and there is very little the government can do about it. For many years, Turkey, Syria and Iran have all been using the headwaters that make up the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which eventually confluence to make up the Shatt al Arab. [...]

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New legislation could mean tougher measures to protect Canada’s massive stores of fresh water, particularly for prohibitions on bulk water removal on rivers that cross into the United States. If passed, the law would create new powers of inspection and introduce fines of up to $6 million CDN for companies that try to export and [...]

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ICLEI Canada is seeking interested communities for a new adaptation initiative starting in Fall 2010.  More information can be found in the Expression of Interest here.  Also contact ICLEI for more details and information.
Take a look at the ICLEI Canada website here.

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Presented by: Dr. Andreas Rechkemmer
Tuesday, May 4 2010, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Social Sciences & Mathematics Bldg. Room A110, University of Victoria
Live Web Stream: http://www.pics.uvic.ca/broadcast.php
This lecture will summarize the main components of the present climate change regime, in particular the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol, as well as offer a [...]

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DATE:          Wednesday, April 28, 2010
TIME:          3:30 – 4:30 pm
PLACE:        Social Sciences and Mathematics Bldg. Room A120, University of Victoria
SPEAKER:   Dr. Barry Carin, Associate Director, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria and Senior Fellow, Centre for International Governance Innovation
TITLE:          An Outside-the-Box Approach to Climate Change Negotiations
Abstract:
There is little hope of an early agreement on binding [...]

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DOHA (AFP) – Atlantic bluefin tuna is in crisis and meets the criteria for a total ban on international trade, the head of the UN wildlife trade organization said this past Saturday in opening a 13-day meeting, reports the AFP.
Besides the sharply disputed proposal on bluefin, the Convention will debate the status of African elephants, [...]

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Climate change: the unavoidable and immensely inconvenient truth.
“It would be an enormous relief if the recent attacks on the science of global warming actually indicated that we do not face an unimaginable calamity requiring large-scale, preventive measures to protect human civilization as we know it,” writes Al Gore in an op-ed for the New York [...]

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The Institute for International Sustainable Development (IISD) has released a round-up of blog content, editorials, news stories and meetings that were informing the climate change policy debate post-Copenhagen.
The report states “the outcome of Copenhagen moved the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process into uncharted territory. It raises uncertainties and questions about the future [...]

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“British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and California have signed two agreements aimed at boosting the West Coast economy and protecting the environment,” reports The Canadian Press.
The meeting between B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, has underscored the need for smart adaptation, as well as [...]

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The first Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) newsletter of 2010 has been released.
Download the pdf here.

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