Cambio climático

A workshop on this theme will be held on the 4th and 5th of October, 2013, at the University of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy)Aula Magna del Rettorato.

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The Theme addressed
The growing demand for natural resources has triggered a “race” to their exploitation and possession, especially in developing countries. This research project aims at addressing, from an international law perspective, this very complex challenge for the international community.

Chemonics seeks senior land tenure and resource rights experts for the USAID-funded Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR) indefinite quantity contract, a multiple-award, five-year program with a shared ceiling of $700 million. STARR will provide short- and long-term technical assistance to improve the security of property rights through worldwide and country-specific task orders.

The Andes-Amazon Initiative’s goal is to conserve the Amazonian forests, which provide habitat for biodiversity and regulate the regional climate cycle. To achieve this goal, the Foundation supports work that addresses the following elements:
- Resilient protected areas and protected area systems,
- The transformation of frontier economies, and
- Basin-wide enabling conditions for conservation.

Google Earth Engine brings together the world's satellite imagery — trillions of scientific measurements dating back almost 40 years — and makes it available online with tools for scientists, independent researchers, and nations to mine this massive warehouse of data to detect changes, map trends and quantify differences on the Earth's surface. Applications include: detecting deforestation, classifying land cover, estimating forest biomass and carbon, and mapping the world’s roadless areas.

Colombia perdió el 57 % de sus glaciares en los últimos treinta años, lo que significa una disminución anual de entre el 3 y el 5 %, según un estudio difundido hoy por el Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales del país, Ideam.

El documento "Glaciares de Colombia: más que montañas con hielo", refleja que ese ritmo de deshielo ha supuesto la pérdida de 11 de los 17 glaciares de cubrían la nación 160 años atrás (desde 1850), pasando de 374 a 45,3 kilómetros cuadrados de superficie helada.