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Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation: WWF Spain’s First Steps

Freelance — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:26:47 +0000

Gema Rodriguez, Climate Change Adaptation & Biodiversity Program Officer, WWF Spain

I have worked for WWF Spain for over 3 years. In that time I have seen the organization achieve numerous successes despite great challenges. However, we have quickly come to realize that our work is facing [...]

Mangroves in Mozambique: Green Infrastructure for Coastal Protection in an Era of Climate

Freelance — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:12:42 +0000

Bruce Byers, Bruce Byers Consulting

Cruising through mangrove-lined channel opposite Angoche © Bruce Byers

After wading across the low tide mudflats at the Port of Angoche, and into knee-deep water to climb into the fiberglass boat, the big Yamaha outboard wouldn’t start. While we bobbed lazily in the hot sun and I fretted about [...]

Small Islands, Big Food Concerns

Freelance — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:23:43 +0000

Eilif Ursin Reed, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research

Fisherman cleaning a catch. © Meg Gawler / WWF-Cannon

Imported food is changing people’s dietary habits and introducing lifestyle diseases in many of the world’s tropical island states. One reason is that the transition to a modern economy has made food self-sufficiency both unprofitable [...]

This Region Could See a 30 Percent Increase in Precipitation by 2100: STOP SAYING THAT!

Shaun Martin — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:11:26 +0000

Shaun Martin, WWF-US

Hurricane Sandy on October 25, 2012, with winds of 90 mph and a pressure of 954 mbar

It’s Monday morning, October 29, 2012. Hurricane Sandy is strengthening as she approaches the US east coast. In Washington, DC the US federal government is closed, public transport has ceased operations, and WWF staff [...]

Saving Coral Reefs, One Fragment at a Time

Freelance — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:30:35 +0000

Rhys Gerholdt, WWF-US

WWF marine biologist Marianne Fish attaches coral fragments at a nursery site. © Rhys Gerholdt

Coral reefs are among the most valuable ecosystems on Earth, providing a home and nursery for 25% of the world’s marine life. For many coastal areas, healthy coral reefs provide an important barrier against destructive storms. In [...]

The Mexican Water Reserves Program: Securing Water for People and Nature

Freelance — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:08:05 +0000

Eugenio Barrios & Sergio Salinas, WWF-Mexico

Bart Wickel, WWF-US

Climatic change and variability are presenting serious challenges to a country that already is experiencing serious strain on its water resources. © Edward Parker / WWF-Canon

Freshwater ecosystems occupy approximately 1% of the earth’s surface yet possess about 12% of all known animal species. By virtue [...]

Helping Vulnerable People Cope with Climate Change: STOP SAYING THAT!

Shaun Martin — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:52:04 +0000

Shaun Martin, WWF-US

Allow me to begin by saying I am all for helping vulnerable people. As in previous entries in this series, I am less concerned whether or not this phrase is technically correct and more interested in how it is interpreted [...]

Understanding Human-Climate Complexities by Playing Interactive Games

admin — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:53:25 +0000

Andrew Zubiri, Climate-Eval Moderator, Global Environmental Facility

As London prepared for the Olympics a few weeks ago, a different type of games were held in the Washington DC office of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Shaun Martin and colleagues from the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center, Carina [...]

Lessons Learned from an Arctic Resilience Assessment

Freelance — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:57:07 +0000

Susan Evans, WWF Canada

As a Canadian working in the field of climate change adaptation, it should come as no surprise that my first foray into applying my knowledge on the ground was in the Arctic, where change is happening faster than anywhere else on the planet!

In 2009, [...]

No Regrets Adaptation Actions: STOP SAYING THAT!

Shaun Martin — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 17:30:46 +0000

Shaun Martin, WWF-US

For the past two years, I have on occasion encountered the term “no regrets” being used to describe adaptation actions that will ostensibly solve everyone’s problems. Unfortunately, “no regrets” has led to many regrets when it comes to building understanding and buy-in for true adaptation. It is one [...]