by rrf105 | Nov 9, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By: Philippa Oppenheimer, Dannielle Roche, Fiona Spuler. The last IPCC AR6 working group two report states that 3.6 billion people worldwide live in contexts that are dangerously vulnerable to climate change impacts, particularly in the Global South. Huge investments...
by rrf105 | Nov 8, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By Sharon Mandipe and Will Shields. Sitting here in Walker’s COP27 Climate Action Studio in Reading, the thought of spending an entire day covering the conference was always going to be a daunting task. With so many things going on within the conference, let alone...
by rrf105 | Nov 7, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By: Ben Hutchins, Rosie Mammatt & Hette Houtman. After an interesting start to the 27th Conference of the Parties the overarching theme at the COP27 World Leaders Summit was abundantly clear. Something needs to be done, and fast. As UN Secretary-General António...
by rrf105 | Nov 7, 2022 | COP, COP CAS, COP27, Front page news, Walker Academy
By: Ben Hutchins, Hette Houtman and Rosie Mammatt The 27th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, has gotten underway today. The conference comes at a time when reports from the World...
by rrf105 | May 25, 2022 | Front page news, Walker Academy
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Walker Academy, the capacity building arm of the Walker Institute, based at the University of Reading, holds a brilliant week-long training course every year named Climate Resilience Evidence Synthesis Training (CREST). The course helps PhD...
by rrf105 | Apr 30, 2022 | Front page news, Walker Academy
The Climate Resilience Evidence Synthesis Training (CREST) is an initiative providing practical, real-world experience in the synthesis of information from across sectors, to inform policy and business decision-making in the field of climate resilience. This training...
