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Climate change is no longer the future – it is already happening. Given the time lags in full scale
impacts, it is essential that new pathways are found to both reduce future emissions and find
good ways to adapt. The issue is global involving deforestation and REDD+, food security and
development assistance, as well as Arctic and Antarctic resource and political collaboration.
At GRID-Arendal, we strive to address both threats and opportunities, in simple formats suitable
for policy-making, from people and nature affected to how to adapt to and mitigate climate change
impacts. Focal areas include new emission reduction pathways, adaptation to disasters, reversing
loss of natural climate buffers in oceans (e.g. mangroves) and on land (e.g. forests), issues of food
security, gender and planning. Existing and future projects involve a range of activities including
engaging stakeholders, training workshops, advocating for targeted policy action, mapping and
reporting at national and international government and UN levels.
Massive global media coverage and awareness
Initiation of a range of transboundary development
programmes in the Himalayas and increasingly in
other mountain areas of the world
Global and regional programmes established to
restore and protect other ocean and land carbon
binding ecosystems informing and supporting
REDD+ to reduce emissions
Substantial global awareness in UN General
Assembly, FAO and country programmes on the
role of food waste and environment for global
food security
Himalayan climate change adaptation programme
Blue Carbon: The role of ocean and coastal zone
restoration in binding carbon
Black carbon, health and climate change: Threats and
opportunities
Climate change and security
Arctic and Antarctic climate change: Significance and
urgency of threats and opportunities
Adaptation to climate change
From melting ice and snow to development challenges and food security
Major impacts
The road ahead 2014–2017
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