![Impacts of Climate Change on Sao Tomé and Principe Identified]()
Deltares together with UNESCO-IHE, has recently carried out a study on the impact of climate change on the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe, a country on the west coast of Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea. Sao Tomé and Principe is composed of dozens of islands, Sao Tomé being the largest. Islands are [...]
‘Integrating Climate Change Risks into Resilient Island Planning in the Maldives’ project implemented by Ministry of Environment and Energy in collaboration with UNDP Maldives is conducting a one day workshop on formulation of climate resilient coastal protection guidelines. The workshop is held at Asaree Hall of SHE Building. The purpose of this workshop is to [...]
The Central Dredging Association is committed to environmentally responsible management of dredging activities and the paper “CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AS IT AFFECTS THE DREDGING COMMUNITY” seeks to raise awareness, to help the dredging community prepare for consequences of climate change, and to understand how dredging can contribute to adaptation measures. The dredging community means all [...]
![Study Shows Connection Between Beach Erosion and Climate Change (USA)]()
The storms that battered the West Coast during the winter of 2009-10 eroded record chunks of shoreline, and more will likely disappear as… (contracostatimes) Source: contracostatimes, July 15, 2011;
![The Netherlands: CEDA Forms New Working Group]()
CEDA members are invited to express interest in participating in the new CEDA Working Group “Climate Change Adaptation as it Affects the Dredging Community”. The WG is expected to produce a short, 2-4 page, document. Under the auspieces of the CEDA Environment Commission (CEC), the group is foreseen to run until November this year. [...]
![Sweden: Gothenburg Port Authority Climate-Neutral by 2015]()
Gothenburg Port Authority, which also includes the largest energy harbour in Sweden, has decided to be totally climate neutral by 2015… Source: transportweekly, January 3, 2011;
![Dredging Helps Farmers and Scientists in Development of Climate Resilient Crops (Bangladesh)]()
Bangladeshi scientists are working to invent new species of climate resilient crops, agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury said on Wednesday. Source: bdnews24, May 6, 2010;
![Climate change can impact Australian ports infrastructure and dredging requirements]()
THE Australian Maritime College’s (AMC) Maritime Transport Policy Centre (MTPC) and the AMC’s National Centre for Marine Conservation and Resource Sustainability have teamed up to research on what impact climate change will have on Australian ports… Source: Shipping Industry, December 17, 2009
![Bangladesh will seek $10 billion in Copenhagen to fight climate changes]()
Bangladesh will seek Tk 70,000 crore from the international community at the Copenhagen conference to deal with the impacts of climate change, said the chief of a parliamentary committee yesterday… Source: The Daily Star; December 4, 2009;209
![Bangladesh wants 10 billion dollars from rich countries to fight climate change with dredging]()
Bangladesh said Tuesday it would need 10 billion dollars from rich countries in the next four years to offset the effects of climate change — double its original estimate… Source: Voice of South, November 17, 2009;
