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C-CIARN NEWS Throughout the past six years C-CIARN Agriculture has worked towards its primary goal of promoting research into climate change risks and adaptation for the Canadian agri-food sector. As the topic of climate change predominates, we are confident our 600 C-CIARN-Ag members will become even more involved in the issue and continue the work needed to ensure Canadian agriculture is prepared for future climate and weather risk management. In keeping with our current funding schedule, C-CIARN Agriculture will scale back activities throughout the next three months. One of our tasks involves collaborating with other C-CIARN sectoral and regional offices to ensure resources (such as selected documents and the bibliographic database) are available for the near future. Updates and notices will continue during the next three months as well. Your comments and suggestions on what you have found useful and would like to have continued are welcome. Contact ewall@uoguelph.ca Managing Climate Risks for Natural Resources in Atlantic Canada A C-CIARN event focused on learning from stakeholders about climate change risk management for farming, forestry, coastal zones and water resources. Held in conjunction with the Climate, Weather and Risks Forecasting Working Group Meeting IV (Agriculture and Agri-food Canada) Crowne Plaza Hotel Moncton, New Brunswick March 14-15, 2007 REGISTRATION REQUIRED (no cost): Click here to register and for further details. For more details contact Ellen Wall (519 824 4120 ext 58480) ewall@uoguelph.ca Climate Research (33) 1 Article available here This special online issue focuses on advances in applying climate prediction to agriculture. It presents the results of research conducted within the international Climate Prediction and Agriculture (CLIMAG) programme that was initiated in 1999 under the START/WMO (World Meteorological Organisation) programme. Climate Change in High Definition March 6-7, 2007 Vancouver Marriott® Pinnacle Downtown; 1128 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC Details: http://ontario.ccsn.ca/ Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation Directorate (CCIAD) Speaker Series OTTAWA Room 100 (Gamble Hall), 615 Booth Street, Ottawa More information available here
1. The Oxford office of the Stockholm Environment Institute has openings for the right individuals to join a dynamic and multidisciplinary team. These are key positions in our expanding group, contributing to and leading ambitious, flagship projects. * Actor-oriented analysis * Climate adaptation and social learning * Interns on water scarcity, climate adaptation, decision analysis, computer programming For all vacancies of Stockholm Environment Institute 2. A postdoctoral position for two years at the Institute for Environmental Studies at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The new postdoc will be a part of the EU ADAM project, on adaptation and mitigation strategies for climate policy in Europe. For more information contact: Dr. Marlene van de Kerkhof kerkhof@ivm.vu.nl http://www.adamproject.eu/ 3. The World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking an Associate to play a leading role in WRI’s work in the area of climate change and finance. WRI is a leading non-profit institution providing analysis, tools and climate change solutions (see http://www.wri.org/climate). The successful candidate will have a strong background in finance, economics or business with good quantitative skills, writing ability and be comfortable working in a collaborative research environment. The candidate should possess strong technical skills, be well organized and be able to manage tasks independently. The position is based in Washington DC. To apply please contact Clay Rigdon at crigdon@wri.org or 01-202-729-7636 4. The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Vulnerability and Poverty Reduction Team seek to appoint a Fellow to strengthen our work with specific reference to climate change. Applications are invited from experienced economists or social scientists with relevant expertise that can contribute to developing further the Climate Change and Disasters Group’s rapidly expanding academic research and advisory work on climate change and disasters. Details available here C-CIARN AGRICULTURE is no longer updating the What’s in the News (WIN) feature on our web site. A substantial collection of news items on climate and weather issues relevant for agriculture (April 2002 to December 2006) is available through the archives on the WIN page. All for now, Ellen Wall (ewall@uoguelph.ca) Co-ordinator, C-CIARN Agriculture (Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network for Agriculture) Blackwood Hall (Room 202) University of Guelph. Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1 Phone: 519 824 4120 ext 58480 Fax: 519 763 4686 http://www.c-ciarn.uoguelph.ca |
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