Adaptationists at the World Bank
Calling all realists! According to the Christian Science Monitor, the World Bank is looking for two specialists in adapting to global warming. Actually, by my count, as of today (February 20, 2007) there are three jobs available. Two of them are “Senior Environmental Specialists, (Climate Change)”, one of whom would work for the World Bank Environment Department and one of whom would work for the World Bank Institute. The newest post is for an Adaptation and Country Relations Officer for the Global Environment Facility — basically for committed environmentalists who want to brave the wilds of bureaucracy and try to get countries collaborating to work on problems like desertification, biodiversity loss, and water. If you try those links in March or April 2007, they may be gone.
These job postings, however small a sign, do seem good to me; the impacts of global warming are here now, and future investments have to take it into account. As well, we have committed ourselves to at least 1 degree Celsius more warming (usually called committed warming) no matter what we do. Hope the international community adapts to that.
Posted by jc on February 20th, 2007 in Uncategorized |
joel - joackim Kambere Mukokola remarks on February 12th, 2008 at 5:21 am
Je note avec conviction que le problème de rechauffement climatique entre dans sa phase de matérialisation, car les enjeux deviennent clairement économiques, étant donné que toutes les sources énergetiques ainsi que les émanations industrielles et autres technologies doivent être revisitées et répensées pour une économie propre (qui tient compte de la réduction de la pollution).
Toute en reconnaissant l’effort notable enregistré dans ce domaine (sensibilisation et pressions), il s’avère que la rigeure des textes juridiques doit s’imposer pour parvenir aux résultats, soit à la réduction impotante des émissions des gaz à effet de serre afin de combattre le réchauffement climatique.
Voici ma modeste contribution.
Ir.Electronicien
Ir.Environnement
Diplôme de spécialité Bancaire et Auditeur Interne à la Banque Centrale du Congo/RDC.
Joel-Joackim Kambere Mukokola