On Monday, November 27th, Professor Lance Gunderson, the chair of Environmental Sciences Department at Emory University, gave us a seminar on the communication of global change science. It was not a fresh topic to us; in fact, we have already had several great lectures which talked about science communication, especially in the field of climate … More Science Communication: Pros and Cons

  On Monday, Nov 13th, we had Professor Tom Rogers from Emory history department to give us a seminar about environmental history. As an environmental science major student, to be honest, I have never been exposed to any history topic before, including environmental history. The speech brought by Professor Rogers gave me a refreshing perceiving … More Environmental Analysis from Historians

Source: http://bigpicture.unfccc.int/ To find out more information about adaptation, please visit:  http://unfccc.int/adaptation/items/4159.php Adaptation is always a major topic at COP meetings. Workstreams of adaptation were carried out constantly during COP meetings. Let’s take a look at some milestones during the adaptation progress. In 2001, at COP 7 in Marrakesh, the concept that least developed countries (LDCs) … More Timeline: Adaptation under UNFCCC

The original news reports:  Fiji Leads Pacific Region on Climate Adaptation Efforts conference Fiji told it must spend billions to adapt to climate change How Fiji is Impacted by Climate Change   Fiji, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, was facing the first national policy to address the challenges of internal migration as the … More Adaptation Example: Fiji

Climate change has enlarged the effects and prevalence of vector-borne diseases, especially in tropical cities. In the 11th Focal Point Forum of the Nairobi Work Programme, Habiba Al-Khatib, a student from Dubai College, addressed the rise in vector-borne diseases in tropical cities and introduced health adaptation plans in low-income cities and high-income cities. What are … More Health Adaptation: Low-Income Cities vs High-Income Cities

Before the 11th Focal Point Forum on November 8th 2017, during COP 23, the Nairobi Work Programme (NWP) has opened a call for submissions in the area of human settlements and adaptation. NWP invited Parties, NWP partner organizations and other relevant organizations (universities, research centers, NGOs, or private companies) to contribute the submissions by September … More Submissions on Adaptation

On November 8th, 2017, the 11th Focal Point Forum of the Nairobi work programme (NWP) was held with the 47th session of Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) in Bonn, Germany. The topic of the forum was human settlements and ADAPTATION.   The Nairobi work programme was established at COP 11 in Nairobi, … More Adaptation at COP23: Nairobi work programme on Human Settlements and Adaptation

On Monday, October 30th, we gladly had Michelle Wiseman, the director of Waste Diversion & Outreach at the City of Atlanta, as our speaker of the seminar. Michelle Wiseman presented us a clear, concise and upbeat review of Atlanta’s progress in purifying its recyclables single-stream collections. She did a lot of great work for the … More Recycling or “Deconsumption”?

On Wednesday, October 25th, we had a Mock United Nations Climate Change Negotiations held on the Emory University Campus. Delegates from all parties of nations sat together and discussed the future of the earth. During the conference, an intense negotiation was performed among parties, including the United States, European Union (EU), other developed countries, China, … More Mock United Nations Climate Changes Conference Reflection

In the upcoming Mock United Nations Climate Change Negotiation in Emory University, students are assigned to represent different Parties during the convention. Completely coping the roles in the UNFCCC, we have moderators, representatives from China, EU, India, the US, developed country union and developing country union, climate activists, and fossil fuel lobbyists. I will be … More What if you are a fossil fuel lobbyist?