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Saturday, May 31, 2008

FAO launched website on Climate Change

As Jelle U. Hielkema raised the attention of the NCOs in a circular message today, the new website of FAO devoted to Climate Change has the following URL:

http://www.fao.org/climatechange/home/en/

Forthcoming events listed in the website include conferences on topics

Food security and poverty reduction in the face of climate change and energy security, FAO, Rome, 3-5 June, 2008

Climate change and the cost of mitigation and price for inaction OECD Paris, 3-5 June, 2008, as well as

Climate change and forestry management (Umea, Sweden, late August)