How to fight desertification and reverse climate change
An interesting Ted Talk desertification. You can view it on youtube here or watch below.
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jjbellamy
- Sep 25, 2017
- 1 min
NOAA Website on Global Climate Reports
An excellent resource to get historical information on global climate. More at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/global/201613
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jjbellamy
- May 12, 2017
- 1 min
Tesla opens up Solar Roof pre-orders
Tesla's solar roof tiles coming to market: https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/10/tesla-opens-up-solar-roof-pre-orders-answers-the-most-import...
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jjbellamy
- Feb 26, 2017
- 1 min
The best stats you've ever seen
Very interesting TedTalk on the use of data. "You've never seen data presented like this. With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster,...
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jjbellamy
- Feb 9, 2017
- 1 min
Bhutan: Tsunami from the Sky
Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) risk was reduced through community-based approaches. An excellent documentary (2009) on a...
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jjbellamy
- Feb 9, 2017
- 1 min
Integrating Rio Conventions Provisions into Ukraine’s Regional and Local Policy Framework
A well done video of a UNDP-GEF funded CCCD project in Ukraine, including the set-up of Knowledge Centers. More at ..........
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jjbellamy
- Dec 11, 2016
- 1 min
I don’t give a **** if we agree about climate change.
A catchy title for an article on the future of energy sources written by Arnold Schwarzenegger. One of the main point, is instead of...
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jjbellamy
- Dec 5, 2016
- 1 min
Siberian air Will Blow to U.S. as Polar Vortex Breaks Down & Jet Stream Crosses North Pole
An interesting article on Arctic air flows. More at ..... #ClimateChange
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jjbellamy
- Nov 22, 2016
- 1 min
Blended Finance: Understanding its potential for Agenda 2030
Financing the ambitious Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be an enormous undertaking, with a funding gap in...
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jjbellamy
- Nov 16, 2016
- 1 min
What's Really Warming the World?
An excellent explanation of the causes why the earth has warmed up. Read the article at http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-whats-warm...
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jjbellamy
- Nov 3, 2016
- 1 min
Before the Flood
Join Leonardo DiCaprio as he explores the topic of climate change, and discovers what must be done today to prevent catastrophic...
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jjbellamy
- Nov 3, 2016
- 1 min
Germany unveils zero-emissions train that only emits steam
The world's first 'hydrail' can travel almost 500 miles per day at speeds of up to 87mph. More here. #AlternativeEnergy #LowEmissions
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jjbellamy
- Nov 2, 2016
- 1 min
Canadian Experience with Immigration
An interesting article on the Canadian immigration experience. Amazing numbers! 321,000 immigrants in the year to June 2016 or almost 1%...
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jjbellamy
- Oct 25, 2016
- 1 min
The world’s most generous countries revealed
An interesting report was just released on the "World Giving Index 2016". The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Index is a...
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IDRC Event
- Sep 7, 2010
- 2 min
IDRC Event and live webcast - Author and historian Margaret MacMillan: “New powers and new types of
Cyber-warfare. The sequencing of the human genome. Instant communication between peoples and countries. All this sets the 21stcentury...
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IDRC Event
- Oct 14, 2009
- 1 min
IDRC Event and live webcast - Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus: "Microcredit and socia
Microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus founded the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh more than 25 years ago. Since then, millions of rural poor —...
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