Climate change adaptation and mitigation are linked challenges and confronting them together is essential. Adaptation, as mitigation, requires a local approach, the involvement of all stakeholders, decision-makers, tools, data, science, knowledge, communication and fighting political barriers.
Start 1.30 pm
Background information
A relationship has just been established among the five regions in the world with a Mediterranean climate: southern California, the Mediterranean basin, South Africa (Cape Town), Australia (east coast) and Chile. This link, the Mediterranean City Climate Change Consortium (MC-4, www.mc-4.org) was developed at the first conference held in June 2012 in Los Angeles on “The Mediterranean City: A Conference on Climate Change (“MC4”) Adaptation”. The MC-4 has initiated collaboration between cities to realistically adapt to the current and future impacts of climate change as they similarly affect these five regions of the world. Collaboration among partners with similar climate conditions, physical infrastructures and social systems is a key issue. This fundamental aspect can help adopt decisions in a quicker and more efficient manner at the right level of governance.
This COP18 side event is an occasion to build up the process on adaptation to climate change, participate in the UNFCCC debates and launch ideas to set up the MC-4 as part of the Action Plan produced at the mentioned Conference held in June.
Doha, Qatar, National Congress Center Room 6 Hall 5 - National Congress Center Room 6 Hall 5, Doha, Qatar -
4 Dec 2012
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