Workshop: HKU: SERVICE 100 Workshop Series

SL-2-02 SERVICE 100 Workshop SeriesService is a core value of HKU and one of the themes of HKU Centenary Celebration. Under SERVICE 100, students are encouraged to contribute to the betterment of the human condition. This series of workshops aim to empower students with the necessary mindset, knowledge and skills in initiating and organising service activities that help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of the United NationsWorkshop 3:...

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New Book: Environmental Governance: The Challenge of Legitimacy and Effectiveness by Karl Hogl , Eva Kvarda , Ralf Nordbeck and Michael Pregernig

Environmental GovernanceThe Challenge of Legitimacy and EffectivenessKarl Hogl , Eva Kvarda , Ralf Nordbeck , Michael PregernigEdited by Karl Hogl, Professor in Environmental and Natural Resource Policy, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, Eva Kvarda, Researcher, Institute of Forest, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, Ralf Nordbeck, Senior...

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New Book: Environmental Governance of the Great Seas: Law and Effect by By Joseph F. C. DiMento and Alexis Jaclyn Hickman

Environmental Governance of the Great Seas: Law and Effect (New Horizons in Environmental and Energy Law) By (author) Joseph F. C. DiMento, By (author) Alexis Jaclyn HickmanPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing LtdPublished: 12 October 2012Format: Hardback 240 pages See: Full bibliographic data ISBN 13: 9781848443754 ISBN 10: 1848443757 DescriptionThe authors of this comprehensive study provide a rich assessment of the condition of the seas and the...

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Corporate Social Responsibility: Buzzword or Business Imperative, 17 October 2012, Hong Kong

Corporate Social Responsibility: Buzzword or Business ImperativeCorporate Social Responsibility: Buzzword or Business ImperativeIntroductionGE Lecture: CSR - Environmental SustainabilityDate: 17 Oct 2012 Time: 12:45 - 13:45 Topic: Environmental SustainabilityGuest Speaker: Ms. Ingrun Alsleben, Chief Financial Officer, Bayer GroupVenue: MBG07, Main Building Medium of Instruction: EnglishSummary:This public lecture is part of a General Education Course...

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New Publications: A Price Worth Paying: The Case for Controlling Marine Emissions in the Pearl River Delta by Civil Exchange, HKU and HKUST

A Price Worth Paying: The Case for Controlling Marine Emissions in the Pearl River DeltaDATE: 19 Sept 2012  FILED UNDER: Economy, Environment, Index_Publications, Issues, News, Press Releases, Publications, Research Reports  This report represents a joint-effort by Civic Exchange, HKUST’s Atmospheric Research Center and HKU’s School of Public Health. In this report, HKUST laid the foundation by conducting the first ever activity-based...

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Good Derivatives: A Story of Financial and Environmental Innovation, 9 October 2012, Hong Kong

Good Derivatives: A Story of Financial and Environmental Innovation Richard L SandorDATE: 9 Oct 2012  FILED UNDER: Economy, Environment, Events, Events, Highlights, Issues, Latest Events, News  Through the eyes of an inventor of new markets, Good Derivatives: A Story of Financial and Environmental Innovation tells the story of how financial innovation – a concept that is misunderstood and under attack – has been a positive force in the...

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Vietnamese Updates: Prime Minister hails Vietnam-EU ties

Prime Minister hails Vietnam-EU ties Thứ sáu, ngày 05 tháng 10 năm 2012 cập nhật lúc 05:24Cooperation between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) over the past time has brought in practical benefit for both sides.Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the remark while receiving Ambassador Franz Jessen, head of the EU delegation to Vietnam in Hanoi on October 4.The Vietnam-EU relations have well developed in all fields and bilateral trade value...

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New Book: Human-Environment Interactions by Series Ed.: Moran, Emilio F.

A decade ago, an international effort began to understand how the Earth functioned as a system. This involved taking apart the earth’s components (e.g. oceans, terrestrial ecosystems, atmosphere, hydrological systems) and studying each one separately and how they connected to, and influenced, the other parts of the earth system. This was a very successful effort that elucidated how the system worked and has permitted major advances such as improved...

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New Book: Extreme Environment by Ivo Vegter

Extreme Environment Extreme Environment promises to provoke fresh – and spirited – debate about the modern environmental movement and the many ways in which environmentalism, media, economics, public policy and the politics of liberty intersect.In order to reduce poverty and continue to raise living standards, a sensible, balanced approach to a healthy, productive environment is required. No country, but especially not those in the developing world,...

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TEDxKowloon 2012, 20 October 2012, Hong Kong

TEDxKowloon 2012IntroductionThe First TEDx to be conducted in Cantonese Date:20 Oct 2012 Time:10:00 - 14:30 TEDxKowloon 2012http://www.tedxkowloon.com/tedxkln2012.htm...

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1st Annual Meeting of the LoCARNet in Bangkok, 16-17 October 2012, Thailand

1st Annual Meeting of the LoCARNet in Bangkok, Thailand■ Date: 16-17 October 2012■ Venue: Bangkok, Thailand■ Co-organisers (to be confirmed) (in alphabetical order)   - APN: Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research   - ADB: Asian Development Bank   - JGSEE: Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Thailand   - LoCARNet/IGES: Low Carbon Asia Research Network...

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Workshop on Governing Critical Uncertainties: Climate Change and Decision-Making in Transboundary River Basins, 21-23 January 2013, Thailand

Workshop on Governing Critical Uncertainties: Climate Change and Decision-Making in Transboundary River Basins21-01-2013 - 23-01-2013Chiang Mai, ThailandOrganized by the Unit for Social and Environmental Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University and the Earth System Governance ProjectSponsored by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change ResearchEndorsed by the Global Water System ProjectWorkshop...

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APCC to hold APEC Climate Symposium 2012 on 8~ 11 Oct, in St. Petersburg, Russia

APCC to hold APEC Climate Symposium 2012 on 8~ 11 Oct, in St. Petersburg, Russia[09/26/2012] APCC to hold APEC Climate Symposium 2012 on 8~ 11 Oct, in St. Petersburg, RussiaThe APEC Climate Symposium 2012 will be held in St. Petersburg, Russia from October 8-11, 2012. The APEC Climate Symposium(APCS) is an annual event, held since 2005, that brings together around 100 scientists, representatives of National Hydrological and Meteorological Services,...

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New Publication: Who Drives Change? Comparing the Evolution of Domestic Climate Governance in India and South Africa by Babette Never

Who Drives Change? Comparing the Evolution of Domestic Climate Governance in India and South AfricaThe Journal of Environment & Development September 2012 21: 362-387, first published on June 12, 2012 doi:10.1177/1070496512449821Babette Never11German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and University of Hamburg, Hamburg, GermanyBabette Never, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) and University...

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Carbon Forum Asia 2012, 30-31 October 2012, Thailand

Carbon Forum Asia 2012Event Start DateOctober 30, 2012Event End DateOctober 31, 2012CityBangkokCountryThailandWebsitewww.carbonforumasia.comCARBON FORUM ASIA, Carbon Market Conference and Trade Fair, 30 – 31 October 2012, BangkokJointly organized by the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) and Koelnmesse, the 7th edition of Carbon Forum Asia, a 2 day Carbon Market Conference and Trade Fair, will be staged for the first time in Bangkok...

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Low Carbon Earth Summit 2012, 19-21 October 2012, China

Event Start DateOctober 19, 2012Event End DateOctober 21, 2012CityGuangzhouCountryChinaWebsitewww.lcesummit.comhosted by: Information Research Center of International Talent, SAFEA and Guangzhou Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau Conference OverviewLCES-2012 will continue to provide an alternative platform to other global conferences in related to climate change and environment protection. We will focus more...

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South Korean Updates: MOE to enact regulation for restricted use of environmental risk factors in children’s products

Safety level standards for four types of environmental risk factors (DNOP, DINP, TBT and Nonylphenol) have been set. The levels are applied to children’s toys that can be placed in the mouth or be in contact by hands of a child.※ DNOP (Di-n-Octylphthalate), DINP (Di-isononylphthalate), TBT (Tributyltin compounds)The Ministry of Environment (Minister Yoo Young-sook) has enacted and promulgated on the 27th a ‘regulation for restricted use of environmental...

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