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Program News
| International Symposium: Benefiting from Earth Observation Bridging the data gap for adaptation to climate change in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region Friday 25 June 2010 |
| PhD student James Cohen is going to work on the HighNoon project James Cohen is a PhD student at the University of Salford, under supervision of Professor David Collins. James obtained a First Class BA in Geography from the University of Oxford in 2008 and is going to work on WP2. HighNoon Secretary, Thursday 10 June 2010 |
| HighNoon second progress meeting 2nd progress meeting between the European partners at the Met Office-Hadley Centre, Exeter and the Indian partners at the FITT-IITD, New Delhi, in the ETS, Deans Complex Friday 28 May 2010 |
| Adaptation to future climatic pressures on natural and human systems in vulnerable mountain regions The aim of this session in Vienna, Austria (May 2-7, 2010) is to explore how climate change is and will be affecting natural and economic resources in vulnerable mountain regions and what possibilities may exist to cope with climatic risks. Specifically, the session aims to bring together scientists working on the scientific basis of climate change adaptation in mountain region. The session welcomes contributions from different scientific disciplines and research programmes, in particular from developing countries. European Geosciences Union, Friday 11 December 2009 |
| HighNoon, first Progress Meeting The 1st HighNoon Progress Meeting was held as well in Wageningen (The Netherlands) as in New Delhi (India) on November, 25. HighNoon Secretary, Thursday 26 November 2009 |
| EU launches HighNoon: research project on the Impact of Himalayan Glaciers Retreat and Changing Monsoon Pattern The European Union recently launched the 'HighNoon' research project in India, which aims at assessing the impact of Himalayan glaciers retreat and possible changes of the Indian summer monsoon on the distribution of water resources in Northern India. The project further aims to provide recommendations for appropriate and efficient adaptation strategies to hydrological extreme events through a participatory process. HighNoon project programme, Tuesday 19 May 2009 |
General Climate news
| El Niños are growing stronger, NASA/NOAA study finds A relatively new type of El Niño, which has its warmest waters in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean, rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific, is becoming more common and progressively stronger, according to a new study by NASA and NOAA. The research may improve our understanding of the relationship between El Niños and climate change, and has potentially significant implications for long-term weather forecasting. ScienceDaily.com, Wednesday 25 August 2010 |
| Greenhouse gas emissions calculated which result from the production of crops for fuel At the request of the European Commission, the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment has carried out a study into the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the production of biofuel crops. Each EU member state has had to carry out a similar type of study. LEI, Wageningen UR, Tuesday 24 August 2010 |
| UK can halve maritime CO2 emissions A new study into how Britain might aim for a carbon-neutral transport sector by 2050 estimates CO2 emissions in the shipping industry could be halved by employing a range of available measures for maximum impact. CarbonPostive, Tuesday 24 August 2010 |
| DeltaCompetition attracts innovative and diverse ideas for climate adaptation from students around the world The worldwide DeltaCompetition challenged students to formulate creative solutions for adapting the delta cities of the world to climate change impacts. The competition, run by Delta Alliance, the City of Rotterdam and Royal Haskoning, received 24 unique submissions from eleven countries on five continents. Winners will be announced at the beginning of September; three winning teams will receive prizes of USD 3,000 and an expenses-paid trip to Rotterdam to present their work at the Deltas in Times of Climate Change conference, 29 September – 1 October 2010. Delta Alliance, Wednesday 18 August 2010 |