Mungkin bisa bermanfaat. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 5:56 AM Subject: Introducing B-SPAN, the World Bank's new broadcasting station > Greetings from the New Ideas in Pollution Regulation (NIPR) team. > > Today we're pleased to introduce you to B-SPAN, the World Bank's new > Internet-based "web"casting station. B-SPAN is a window into a unique world > that offers the public an opportunity to see what is being discussed and debated > inside the World Bank on a variety of sustainable development and poverty > reduction issues. For many years, the Bank has hosted regular luncheon > seminars, workshops and conferences in its Washington headquarters where leading > experts from around the world discussed the latest developments in their > sectors. Unfortunately, these live events were and are attended mostly by Bank > staff members, an audience that represents a only small fraction of the > potential viewers interested in participating. B-SPAN seeks to fill this gap by > allowing anyone unable to attend an event the chance to watch a webcast of the > presentation either live or through an archived Internet file. A new website > has been started to archive the video materials for future viewing. Over time, > the B-SPAN website will become a virtual library of information on development > and poverty issues. > > To visit B-SPAN, go to http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/B-SPAN. > > B-SPAN makes use of RealPlayer 8 Basic, a free software package that allows > viewing of video materials through the Internet. This free version of > RealPlayer can be downloaded from the B-SPAN website. > > Several recent events are now available on B-SPAN. These include: > > Ian Johnson, vice president of the Environmentally and Socially Sustainable > Development network, and Robert Watson, co-chairman of the Intergovernmental > Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) discuss recent negotiations on climate change at > The Hague. Johnson provides an assessment on developments at The Hague, reasons > for its failure to broker an agreement, and some perspective on future > negotiations. > > On Monday (January 22, 2001) Watson and the IPCC issued a stunning report in > Shanghai, China which indicated that mounting scientific evidence shows the > earth is warming faster than previously expected. "We see changes in climate, > we believe we humans are involved and we're projecting future climate changes > much more significant in the next 100 years than the last 100 years," Watson > said. > > The IPCC report is comprehensive, with contributions from more than 500 experts > worldwide. It predicts that rising sea levels which threaten low-lying areas, > damage to forest and coral reef ecosystems, intense droughts, damage to > agriculture and water supplies, higher incidents of malaria and dengue fever > will be likely outcomes of continuing trends. The main factor behind the faster > than anticipated rise in global temperatures is the reduction of sulfur > emissions. Such emissions account for acid rain problems, compelling industrial > societies to reduce them. However, sulfur emissions also help cool the earth's > atmosphere whereas greenhouse gases prevent heat from leaving the atmosphere, > thereby warming earth's temperature. > > In his presentation on B-SPAN, Watson presents some of the IPCC's modeling on > future scenarios. Key determinants assessed include population growth, economic > growth, and changes in technology. The modeling shows a range of plausible > outcomes over the next half century: from levels similar to what we experience > today to levels that are highly damaging to humans, flora and fauna. > > "Governments can play a critical role in placing the right enabling framework to > facilitate the transfer of technology," Watson said. "It's not just hardware, > it's information and knowledge." > > Also online: > > Perspectives on law enforcement activities to reduce illegal forestry and > logging practices. William Magrath, a senior forestry economist in the > Bank's East Asia region provides an overview of work done in Cambodia. In > 1997, illegal logging in Cambodia had reached four million cubic meters > annually, but experts estimated sustainable harvesting could not exceed a > half million cubic meters. This posed a severe threat. Over time, however, > Magrath and colleagues worked to change the perspective of regulators and > stakeholders by addressing forestry law enforcement on a technical level. In > his seminar, based on a paper written with Richard Gandalski, Magrath > provides thoughts on what was learned from their Cambodian experiences. The > discussion addresses both illegal logging and enforcement problems, and > focuses on the policy framework, legislation, and resources needed to > structure enforcement activities. > > Interviews with the authors of the Bank's Environmental and Socially > Sustainable Development (ESSD) strategies for Eastern Europe and Central > Asia. > > 1 - Kevin Cleaver, ESSD Sector Director in the region provides an overview. > 2 - Laura Tuck and Csaba Csaka discuss rural development. > 3 - Marjory Anne Bromhead analyzes natural resource management. > 4 - Konrad von Ritter discusses the environment. > 5 - Alexandre Marc talks about social development activities. > > An interview (in Spanish) with Fabio Arjona, former Vice Minister of > Environment for Colombia. Arjona discusses the state of Colombia's > environment and how economic instruments are being used to reduce pollution > in his nation. > > Richard Klein of the Potsdam Institute, a leading climate change expert, > discusses the importance of understanding a nation's adaptive capacity in > assessing its planning process for future global warming changes. > > We welcome your questions or comments about B-SPAN. If you would like B-SPAN > updates to be sent to an interested colleagues, or if you wish to no longer > receive updates, please let us know by writing David Shaman at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Best wishes. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mulai langganan: kirim e-mail ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stop langganan: kirim e-mail ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive ada di http://www.mail-archive.com/envorum@ypb.or.id
