[RED DEMOCRATICA] Solving climate change from the top down and bottom up

 

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	January 29, 2013 | News covering the UN and the world Sign up  |  E-Mail this  |  Donate Solving climate change from the top down and bottom up The World Economic Forum in Davos has released multiple reports highlighting the need to address climate change. While Davos, United Nations conferences and similar events can set the agenda, they need to be complemented by "bottom up" strategies, says Richard Samans of the Global Green Growth Institute. "What I'm talking about as a bottom-up response is having specific sectors meet performance standards where it makes the most difference, like power plants. Or do things with land use that sucks carbon out of the atmosphere," he says. Reuters (1/25), PBS/The Rundown blog (1/27), Responding to Climate Change (U.K.) (1/28)      Refugees from Syria top 700,000; no end in sight  Demographic drop-off could spur one-child rethink  Afghanistan's continuing child-marriage problem  How to right the UN carbon-offset market?  Liberated Malians recount life under Islamists  Career Center  Skip to a section:  United Nations | Health & Development | Women & Girls | Climate and Energy | Peacekeeping and Security Our hope for 2030 is that together we can end #malaria. What's yours? http://gates.ly/VYo8l9 #myhope2030 via @nothingbutnets @UNFoundation "One concrete way to fulfill our basic moral obligations to the Syrian people without falling into the trap of military intervention is to bring a big checkbook to Kuwait on Wednesday when international donors meet for the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria." UN Dispatch Refugees from Syria top 700,000; no end in sight The exodus of Syrians into neighboring countries continues, with more than 700,000 refugees, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The UN-Arab League envoy to the country, Lakhdar Brahimi, is expected to tell the Security Council today that peace is not in the offing. Reuters (1/29), The Washington Post (1/28), The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/25)      Child trafficking happens in U.S., too, Harmon says Lighting the UNICEF snowflake on Fifth Avenue in New York City sparked actress Angie Harmon's interest in the agency, and a visit to its website showed her how people are exploited to make the products she uses daily. "I was just awed and amazed and desperately wanted to be a part of it," said Harmon, a UNICEF ambassador to combat child trafficking. "We all know child trafficking is out there and children are sold into prostitution and labor and they work in grueling conditions. I think we've all become accustomed to the idea that it happens elsewhere, but it happens here, too. All 50 states have reported it." FoxNews.com (1/24)      Other News Approval of new video format is expected to speed up Web traffic Yahoo/The Associated Press (1/26)      Israel skips UN hearing on human rights The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/29)      UN: Haitians, unlike Cubans, are not screened by U.S. for refugee protections Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)/World Now blog (1/25)      Demographic drop-off could spur one-child rethink China is expected to revisit its one-child policy after its National Bureau of Statistics recently reported a decrease of 3.45 million in the country's working-age population. Any policy change would not be seen for 15 years, raising questions about the effect on China's economy. The Economist (tiered subscription model) (1/26)      Other News Pakistani police officer is slain while protecting vaccination team BBC (1/29)      Solar-powered shed helps small farmers keep food from spoiling The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Green blog (1/28)      Late WHO chief Nakajima is remembered for anti-polio work The Japan Times (1/29)      Afghanistan's continuing child-marriage problem Afghanistan has outlawed child marriage, but the practice continues in rural areas, with many families feeling economic pressure to do so, according to this BBC report. BBC (1/29)        Groundswell over India gang rape is called "Rosa Parks moment" The soul-searching that has swept across India after the fatal gang rape of a 23-year-old college student in the country's capital is being called India's "Rosa Parks moment" because of its potential for meaningful reform. President Pranab Mukherjee has characterized the victim as a "symbol of all that new India strives to be." BBC (1/28)      How to right the UN carbon-offset market? A United Nations panel is scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss expanding its oversight of the world body's offset carbon market, the Clean Development Mechanism. Prices are at their nadir amid a glut of permits from developing countries. AlertNet/Reuters/Point Carbon (1/28)      Other News Internal World Bank report: Forest-investment program had limited benefits The Guardian (London) (1/29)      Shark fin soup off some menus in China, but still a mainstay for celebrations The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/28)      Iran says no explosion at uranium-enrichment site despite reports Reuters (1/28)      Brazil's Amazon tree census is most detailed in 40 years The Guardian (London) (1/27)      Liberated Malians recount life under Islamists Malians liberated by French-led troops from occupation by al-Qaida-linked Islamists say that while enforcement of Islamic law had been harsh, the militants also could be soft-spoken and gentle. The retreating Islamists on Saturday reportedly set fire to buildings in Timbuktu that held thousands of manuscripts dating back to the 13th century. Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model) (1/26), The Guardian (London) (1/28)      Other News Nations pledge $455 million for Mali intervention, humanitarian aid BBC (1/29)      North Korea revealed through Google Maps The Washington Post/WorldViews blog (1/28)      Iran detains journalists in latest crackdown Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)/World Now blog (1/28)      Former Guatemala dictator Rios Montt to face trial for genocide The New York Times (tiered subscription model) (1/28)      Position Title Company Name Location Program Officer, International Programs (CABA) Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Agoura Hills (Los Angeles County), CA Senior Program Officer, International Programs (Safe Water) Conrad N. 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