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The TeRRIFICA project has been included in the AMU catalog of activities, which are part of the mission of creating a socially engaged university. This was due to the nature of the project, which aims to improve the process of climate change management within regional innovation networks and to build awareness of urban and regional … Lire la suite
TeRRIFICA was represented at 2nd edition of International Conference: „Environment at Crossroads: SMART approaches for a sustainable future – ECOSMART” organized by University of Bucharest. Prof. Andrzej Mizgajski (geographer from AMU team) gave an lecture: “Fostering Innovative Action towards Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation–Approach of the TERRIFICA H2020 Project” during plenary session. The presentation included … Lire la suite
Among the 100 ‘Green Ticket’ recipients Iryna Ponedelnik, a young climate activist from Belarus. Iryna Ponedelnik is founder and coordinator of the Youth for Sustainable Development in Belarus and PR manager in the TeRRIFICA pilot regions of Belarus. Congratulations! The United Nations today announced that 100 outstanding young climate champions chosen from around the world … Lire la suite
Free registration is now open! · The second TeRRIFICA Online Conference will be held on September 19th 2019 from 10am to 2pm (CEST/Brussels time). Free registration is now open filling in this form: https://bit.ly/2kqtA64 · The Online Conference will start with short expert talks on climate action with a focus on engagement, methodology and institutionalisation … Lire la suite
Having been in Paris when it hit 42 C was a bit of a shock. Dealing with dramatic heat levels is a necessity to avoid health and other concerns. Tim Schauenberg writes on the Deutsche Welle website about how we can keep them cool. What is your experience? This entry was originally posted on August … Lire la suite
The 2nd TeRRIFICA Reflective Workshop was held in Belgrade on the 10th and 11th July 2019. It was a joint activity with the “Science Meets Parliaments” event hosted at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia. The TeRRIFICA team met the day after to the workshop to celebrate an internal Consortium meeting. This second … Lire la suite
Sciences Citoyennes organises the Conference « Citizens’ Convention, Taking Democracy Seriously », which will be held at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council in Paris October 14th. Registration is now open! The 3rd TeRRIFICA Reflective Workshop will be held on October 14th and 15th following the Conference. The event will be hosted by Science Citoyennes at the … Lire la suite
The International Association of Universities (IAU) has gathered 15 concrete examples of meaningful initatives towards climate action, undertaken by higher education institutions and organizations from all over the world, from Cyprus to Malaysia, from Peru to India, Lithuania, Costa Rica, Uganda, Ireland, Japan, USA, Jamaica and Australia. The publication » Higher Education and SDG 13 … Lire la suite
LieseCoultera SilviaSerrao-Neumannab EddoCoiacettoa Even in countries with high capacity to adapt to climate change, when future-oriented adaptation narratives are neither explicit nor common, climate knowledge may not be accessed, examined, or shared to support active adaptation. This research analyzed interviews with Australian and Canadian professionals who worked with climate change knowledge in research, policy, and … Lire la suite
Networks representing more than 7,000 higher and further education institutions from six continents have announced that they are declaring a ‘climate emergency’, and agreed to undertake a three-point plan to address the crisis through their work with students. The three-point plan, published in an open letter on 10 July, includes: Committing to going carbon neutral … Lire la suite
