Additional Messages
Next week sees the GLOBE-sponsored conference entitled ‘Road to Copenhagen: Last Stop for Climate Action before Poznan’ taking place in Brussels on 6 November. The initiative builds upon the Global Leadership for Climate Action project launched in 2007 by the Club of Madrid and the United Nations Foundation and the ongoing work of GLOBE with legislators and Respect Table with the business community.
The Polish Parliament is holding a committee hearing next Tuesday on how Poland can contribute to effective climate policy. The event which is expected to feature over 100 participants, will be in the style of a conference, with various guest speakers scheduled, including Polish MEP Boguslaw Sonik.
The International Day for Disaster Reduction raises the profile of disaster risk reduction and encourages every citizen and government to take part in building more resilient communities and nations. This year the focus of the International Day for Disaster Reduction is on making hospitals and health facilities safe from disaster. The Day is being marked the world over by the United Nations, governments, organizations and the public. UNISDR, the WHO and national governments are working together to raise awareness of disaster risk reduction on 8 October and launch new tools like the Hospital Safety Index.
Click on "Read More" to read the message of Mr Ban Ki-moon:
Climate Negotiations - Europe can show how change can be achieved
The world has woken up to climate change. Adaptation has to start now because climate change is already harming the world’s most vulnerable people. Links between climate change and extreme weather, such as cyclones, floods and drought, are at the forefront of the minds of the public.
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