It has been a couple of days since the approval of the historic climate agreement in Paris. Weary but hopeful negotiators are returning to their countries and may already have started de-briefing their respective governments. Pundits, critics, supporters and deniers will all at this point be poring over every detail and iota of the text of the agreement and will be … [Read more...] about Haiti: Little by little the bird builds its nest
Climate change
Living Shorelines: The Space Where Engineering Meets Science
To create a shoreline that reduces erosion while providing habitat for everything from shorebirds to horseshoe crabs, sometimes nature could use a helping hand. Enter engineers and conservationists. During a raging spring downpour, scientists from the Conservancy, ecologists and engineers from CH2M, and wildlife refuge managers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) … [Read more...] about Living Shorelines: The Space Where Engineering Meets Science
Building climate change awareness in Brazil
Brazil is an incredibly diverse country – when mentioned, the country’s name instantly conjures images of a multi-ethnic, culturally diverse society, not to mention its art, beaches and the Amazon rain forest. Seldom does the Cerrado (savanna, pronounced say-ha-dough) make an appearance in popular imagery regarding Brazil. Yet, it should be impossible to disregard the … [Read more...] about Building climate change awareness in Brazil
3 ways climate change affects food security
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have made great progress in terms of food security since they set out to meet the first of the Millennium Development Goals, expiring this year. Yet as we look another 15 years into the future and think about how we might meet the new Sustainable Development Goals, it is clear that ending hunger and achieving food security (goal … [Read more...] about 3 ways climate change affects food security
Colombia advances in the Promotion of Non-Conventional Sources of Renewable Energy
May 13, 2015 marked the first year of the enactment of Law 1715 of 2014, which established the legal framework for the integration of non-conventional renewable energy (FNC) to the Colombian energy system in order to promote the development and the use of these sources. Colombia has a clean electricity generation matrix, and about 68% of its installed capacity comes from … [Read more...] about Colombia advances in the Promotion of Non-Conventional Sources of Renewable Energy