 The
term “citizen journalism” has become very
popular recently, referring to both
traditional bloggers and to average citizens
who have turned the video and still cameras
of their mobile phones into tools to capture
and distribute news of events worldwide. …
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Kimo Goree
Director, IISD Reporting Services |
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has been the case for the past few years,
climate change policy experts have closely
watched the declarations coming out of this
week’s G-8 Summit, looking for signs
regarding the direction that negotiations
might take later in the year. …
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ICP REVIEWS ITS ACHIEVEMENTS AND SHORTCOMINGS |
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York,
20 June—Delegates
at the tenth meeting of the UN Open-ended
Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the
Law of the Sea (ICP-10 or Consultative Process),
which took place from 17-19 June 2009, at UN
Headquarters in New York, US, addressed: the
implementation of the outcomes of the
Consultative Process, including a review of its
achievements and shortcomings in its first nine
years; issues that could benefit from attention
in the future work of the General Assembly on
oceans and the law of the sea; and consideration
of the outcome of the meeting. The meeting’s
outcome consists of a report drafted by
the Co-Chairs, which will be forwarded to the
General Assembly for consideration at its 64th
session under the agenda item “Oceans and the
law of the sea.”
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Photo: L-R: ICP-10 Co-Chair Paul Badji;
Alice Hicuburundi, DOALOS, Serguei
Tarassenko, DOALOS Director; and ICP-10
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IHA WORLD CONGRESS DISCUSSES ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE
HYDROPOWER |
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Reykjavik, 27 June—The 2009
International Hydropower Association (IHA)
World Congress on Advancing Sustainable
Hydropower convened in Reykjavik,
Iceland, from 23-26 June 2009. This
event provided a forum for dialogue
among hydropower companies, investment
and development banks, non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) and other
stakeholders involved in the development
and operation of hydropower projects.
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Photo: Richard Taylor, Executive
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VIENNA ENERGY CONFERENCE 2009 DISCUSSES ENERGY IN THE
CONTEXT OF CURRENT CRISES |
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Vienna,
25 June—The
Vienna Energy Conference 2009 convened at the
Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, from 22-24
June 2009, and served as an opportunity to,
among other things: shift the debate on energy
and development beyond generalities to identify
specific courses of action; initiate and advance
regional and international co-operation;
celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Global
Forum on Sustainable Energy; provide inputs to
the UN Climate Change Conference in
Copenhagen; and present new international energy
initiatives such as the International Renewable
Energy Agency (IRENA).
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SECOND SESSION OF GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION PREPARES FOR MID-TERM REVIEW OF HYOGO FRAMEWORK
FOR ACTION |
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Geneva,
20 June—The
Second Session of the Global Platform for
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) convened from
16-19 June 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland. The
meeting represented the primary
multi-stakeholder forum for all parties involved
in DRR and aimed to raise awareness on reducing
disaster risk, share experiences and guide the
UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
(UN/ISDR) system. Participants also prepared for
the Hyogo Framework for Action mid-term review.
A Chair’s Summary from the meeting will help set
the agenda for the global DRR community to
prepare for the mid-term review and the UN
climate change negotiations in Copenhagen in
December 2009.
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