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Diagonal Web: The effects of climate change – From a plastic-filled sea to desertification (Spanish)

Source: Diagonal Cuando las palabras “cambio climático” empezaban a resonar en el escenario científico comenzaron también las predicciones de cuáles serían los efectos de este fenómeno en los ecosistemas terrestres. España estaba en el ojo del hurac [...] Read more...

Priyo News (Bangladesh): Dhaka to host ministerial summit demanding climate deal

Source: Priyo News, Bangladesh Ministers and representatives from 30 countries, most vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change, will gather in Dhaka on November 13-14, just ahead of UN climate talks in Durban (COP17). The government is convening [...] Read more...

CDKN: The Bangladesh Climate Vulnerable Forum- Time to level with the most vulnerable

Source: CDKN By José María Figueres, Trustee of DARA, Former President of Costa Rica (1994-1998), looks forward to the meeting of the Climate Vulnerable Forum in Dhaka, Bangladesh this month Senior representatives of a number of countries most vulnerable [...] Read more...

Casa de América: Interviews with Figueres and Cutajar at the CVM Madrid Presentation (Spanish)

Casa de América conducted Spanish interviews with Figueres and Cutajar about the Climate Vulnerability Monitor during the presentation in Madrid on September 29th, 2011. Read more...

Tico Times: Figueres – Foreign investment key for Haiti

José María Figueres, Former President of Costa Rica and DARA Board Member, was interviewed by Tico Times about the needs of Haiti, and mentions DARA: “For many years, I have been involved with a Spanish international organization called DARA, which specializes in measuring the impact of humanitarian policies, programs and projects, with the belief that if we don’t measure what we do, we can’t achieve progress.” Read more...

Tuoitre News Vietnam: Bangladesh holds forum on low-carbon development

Source: Tuoitre News Vietnam Ministers and representatives from some 30 countries, among the most vulnerable to the harmful effects of climate change, will participate in the Climate Vulnerable Forum 2011 held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on November 13-14 to pursue [...] Read more...

Montreal Gazette: Climate change book excerpt

The CVM was referenced in a book excerpt from William Marsden's book Fools Rule: Inside the failed politics of climate change. Source: Montreal Gazette The journey to Cancún began six months earlier in Bonn, Germany, home to the UNFCCC and a half-dozen [...] Read more...

CVM Press Releases

CLIMATE VULNERABILITY MONITOR 2ND EDITION (2012)   26 September 2012 Press Release: Climate crisis already causing unprecedented damage to world economy; human impact on large-scale Press Release (in Spanish): La crisis climática ya está [...] Read more...

Ciudad Sostenible Magazine: The impacts of global climate warming will worsen over the next 20 years (Spanish)

The Climate Vulnerability Monitor was featured in Ciudad Sostenible, an environmental magazine distributed in 550 of the largest cities in Spain. See the feature (pdf) Read more...

Climate Vulnerable Forum: Hardest Hit by Climate Change Seek to Amplify Pressure at Bangladesh Ministerial

Announcement Ministers and representatives of some 30 countries, among the most vulnerable to the harmful effects of climate change, to gather in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 13th and 14th November 2011, just ahead of UN climate talks in Durban (COP17) Vulnerable [...] Read more...