Global Warming Presents Historic Disaster Risk, Report Says

Thu, 2012-03-29 22:22 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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Mumbai is among the densely populated cities that scientists say is at great risk. (Photo: Getty Images)

by Seth Borenstein - Associated Press - yahoo.com - March 28, 2012

WASHINGTON — Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts, and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists said in a new report issued Wednesday.

The greatest threat from extreme weather is to highly populated, poor regions of the world, the report warns, but no corner of the globe — from Mumbai to Miami — is immune. The document by a Nobel Prize-winning panel of climate scientists forecasts stronger tropical cyclones and more frequent heat waves, deluges, and droughts.

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Reframing Resilience

Sat, 2012-01-28 13:48 — mdmcdonald

 


First, there is great value in a systems approach as a heuristic for understanding interlocked social-ecological-technological processes, and in analysis across multiple scales. Yet we need to move beyond both systems as portrayed in resilience thinking, and the focus on actors in work on vulnerability, to analyse networks and relationships, as well as to attend to the diverse framings, narratives, imaginations and discourses that different actors bring to bear.

 

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http://resilienturbanism.tumblr.com/post/7573475902/reframing-resilience

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Resilience Alliance

Sat, 2012-01-28 13:29 — mdmcdonald

There are many definitions of resilience from simple deterministic views of resilience anchored in Newtonian mechanics to far more dynamic views of resilience from a systems perspective, including insights from quantum mechanics and the sciences of complexity.  One baseline perspective of resilience sees it in terms of the viability of socio-ecological systems as the foundation for sustainability.  For those that are ready to look beyond resilience as the ability to return to the "normal state" before a disaster, take a look at:

http://www.resalliance.org/

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Massive Bangkok style flooding could happen in Vietnam

Mon, 2012-01-09 13:27 — admin
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A fruit vendor waits for customers at a flooded market in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2

COP 17 and Vietnam

Tue, 2012-01-03 03:07 — admin
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Viet Nam News reporters Minh Thi and Quynh Anh spoke to three experts who have recently returned from the COP 17 Durban climate change talks to see how the outcome will affect Viet Nam's on-going efforts in the fight against climate change.

What are the successes of COP 17?

Dao Xuan Lai, assistant country director and head of Sustainable Development Cluster, UNDP Viet Nam

 

Vietnam: Green Architecture & Greener Cities

Tue, 2011-12-27 05:38 — admin
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According to projections in the Vietnam Development Report 2011, by 2025 half of the country’s population will live in cities — compared to today’s 30 percent. If this much is true, thoughtful construction amid conscious urban planning will be key to making Vietnam’s municipal landscapes more green; both physically for healthier living and in terms of its carbon footprint.

Food security key issue in mekong dam debate

Tue, 2011-12-20 04:06 — admin
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Not only is the waterway home to millions of people, but the freshwater fish it supplies is a major food source for the people of four different countries

The ministerial meeting to decide the fate of the controversial Xayaburi hydropower dam in Laos ended last week without a clear decision on whether member states of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) would oppose the project.

Climate Change and the Future Impacts of Storm-Surge Disasters

Thu, 2011-12-15 05:09 — JRees
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Southern Vietnam Impact Zones for 1 Meter Sea-Level Rise and Intensification of Storm Surges, and Likely Changes in Unprotected Shorelines

Mekong River Commission: Need Further Study on Impact of Mainstream Development

Thu, 2011-12-15 04:37 — admin
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Press Release from Mekong River Commission - 12 December 2011
Mekong River Commission water and environment ministers agreed in principle to approach Japan to assist with the study

The Mekong River Commission Council Members today concluded that there is a need for further study on the sustainable development and management of the Mekong River including impact from mainstream hydropower development projects.

Climate Change Geo-Spatial Roundtable with Vietnam Scientist

Thu, 2011-12-15 03:46 — admin

Spatial Roundtable Conversation Focusing on Climate Change with Vietnams' Dr. Ninh

Esri president Jack Dangermond opened a discussion, known as the Spatial Roundtable, about the value of geographic information system (GIS) technology and GeoDesign in responding to the effects of climate change. The conversation runs concurrently with the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban, South Africa. Esri’s hosted Spatial Roundtable provides an engaging online venue for environmental professionals who wish to weigh in on their visions for geospatial technologies’ role in addressing the challenges of climate change adaptation.

“GeoDesign is a framework for understanding the complex relationships between human-designed settlements and the changing environment,” said Dangermond. “I invite environmental professionals who use GIS in their work to visit the Spatial Roundtable to discuss how organizations and businesses should use this technology to respond to climate change.”

Dangermond began the climate change adaptation conversation by asking, “How can GeoDesign best be applied to climate adaptation in the next 15 years?” A number of thought leaders have already joined the conversation.

Impacts of flood on health: epidemiologic evidence from Hanoi, Vietnam

Thu, 2011-11-17 04:23 — admin
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Background: Vietnam is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. The country suffers from many kinds of natural disasters, of which the most common and serious one is flooding. Long and heavy rainfall during the last days of October and the first week of November 2008 resulted in a devastating flood unseen for over three decades in the capital city of Hanoi.

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