Sunday, August 23, 2009

Kiri and Copenhagen

The Voyage of KIRI coincides with the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen at the end of this year. Our aim is to raise awareness of the challenges faced by coastal areas, and bring this knowledge to students in our shared Pacific coastline.

The climate talks in Copenhagen will take place December 7-18, 2009. Their objective is a big one: to get global consensus on climate change policies (of which there are many levels!).  Most people think of climate mitigation, that is reducing emissions by cutting down on greenhouse gases to a certain level. There is also climate adaptation, which is about the best strategies to adapt to a world with a different climate. The Voyage of Kiri focuses on climate adaptation of coastal areas, which are particularly vulnerable to sea level rise, extreme weather conditions, and water scarcity.

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