In the Media
The Daily Star (Bangladesh): Affected states to seek action from industrialised nations
Source: The Daily Star Bangladesh is going to host a two-day conference of the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), an alliance of countries most affected by climate change, beginning November 13, just two weeks prior to the UN Climate Change Conference. Environment [...] Read more...
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...
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...
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...
