Local Development for Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change: Strategies and Experiences

1. Local Development for Adaptation and Mitigation to Climate Change: Strategies and Experiences Seminar series will engage the Cornell and Ithaca communities in discussing the magnitude and impact of climate change in the developing and developed world and in the efforts to address the issue by selected nations. Needed actions will be a major issue. 12:00 - 1:30 p.m., in 102 Mann Library, except on 3/12 in Tompkins Library Jan 29– “Strategies and Experiences”, Prof. David Wolfe, and Humphrey Fellows Nadica Jovanovska, Macedonia and Maina Dhital, Nepal Feb. 5– “Measures for Urban Areas” , Dr. Peter Bardaglio, Tompkins County Climate Change Planning Initiative and George Hornsby, CU Ph.D. can Feb. 19 - “Addressing Urban Areas, part 2”, World Resources Institute tbc and Dina Ranarifidy, Humphrey Fellow from Madagascar Mar 12“ Three Experiences from around the World with Humphrey Fellows” Demelash Ayana, Ethiopia; Ajay Raghava, India and Olayinka Omotosho, Nigeria (session at the Tompkins County Public Library) Mar 25 “Networks that Work” with Prof. Steven Wolf, Dr. Gay Nicholson, Sustainable Tompkins and Lucilene Danciguer, Brazil Light refreshments at noon followed by presentations at 12:15 pm This program is sponsored by the Cornell University Humphrey Fellowship Program Contact fj10@cornell.edu for more information Mass Migrations Bizarre weather Loss of Habitats Food production