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START Another New Blog Post has just been published on the START Website, posted by Mr. Jesse Ayivor & Prof. Chris Gordon, of the University of Ghana, a START Regional Node for Wetlands and Coastal Zone Management. The post describes the first science policy dialogue for the EU/UNEP funded “Integrating Climate Change Adapta...tion and Mitigation in Development Planning” project. The workshop attracted 60 participants from 8 countries, including representatives from the Ghana Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment and Science, Natural Resource Management Professionals, Officials from Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Members of the National Climate Change Committee, the Media and Members of the University Community.
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By Mr. Jesse Ayivor & Prof. Chris Gordon; Upcoming Science Policy Dialogues will be held in West Africa, East Africa,and Southeast Asia in early 2010.
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START New Blog Post on the START Website, posted by 2009/2010 ACCFP Fellow, Arame Tall, discussing the Workshop she recently organized in Dakar, Senegal. The Workshop brought together 14 Scientists from all over Senegal with 30 Red Cross Volunteers to analyze ways to better use forecasts for disaster preparedness. Feel... free to comment on Arame's Post!
The START Blog is a great place to contribute your thoughts or experiences about global environmental change. If you are interested in becoming a contributor, please contact, Lauren Gibbons, at lgibons@start.org.
Dakar Workshop links Scientists and Red Cross Volunteers to Discuss Better Use of Forecasts for Disa
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Regional Research & Training to Build Capacity, Inform Policy, and Inspire Action on Global Environmental Change
START For updates on opportunities to get involved in global environmental change, whether through grants, participation in international conferences and workshops or employment with an environmental organization, be sure to check the new section on the START Website: "Opportunities in Global Environmental Change", where we ...post announcements from both START and our international environmental partners and sponsors.
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Regional Research & Training to Build Capacity, Inform Policy, and Inspire Action on Global Environmental Change
START Newly Redesigned START Website goes live today! Please check it out.
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Regional Research & Training to Build Capacity, Inform Policy, and Inspire Action on Global Environmental Change
START On February 26-28, 2009, START together with several workshop organizers and sponsors held the Cities at Risk Workshop.
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START In late April, 2009, 33 of the 45 2009/2010 ACCFP Fellows convened in Bonn, Germany to attend the International Human Dimensions Programme Open Science Meeting and an Inception Meeting to welcome the inaugural round of Fellows.
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Workshop to Assess Needs and Opportunities of the African Climate Change Fellowship Program
March 11-13, 2008
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Cities at Risk Workshop, Asia’s densely populated deltas and mega-deltas and other low-lying coastal urban areas are among those described in the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report as “key societal hotspots of coastal vulnerability” with many millions of people potentially affected.
