Topic: Cambio climático

Lessons from the Colorado River: Climate, Land, and Drought (A 75th Anniversary Lincoln Institute Dialogue)

Septiembre 8, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Free, offered in inglés

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The Colorado River in the western United States illustrates how climate change, land use, and water policy drive access to one of the most basic human needs—fresh water. On August 16th, the U.S. Secretary of Interior for the first time declared a water shortage for the Colorado River, which provides water to more than forty million people and over four million acres of agriculture in seven U.S. states and northern Mexico. The declaration triggers mandatory cuts for withdrawals from the river. U.S. Interior Secretary and Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt and former U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman joined us for a discussion about the future of this critical river. Moderated by Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy Director Jim Holway, this 75th Anniversary Lincoln Institute Dialogue covers Colorado River conditions; current and emerging policy challenges; lessons on international and interstate river management; and how local governments, water utilities, land managers, and Native American nations can promote water sustainability.

Speakers

Bruce Babbitt, former U.S. Interior Secretary and Arizona Governor

Brenda Burman, Central Arizona Project Executive Strategy Advisor and former U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner

Jim Holway, Director, Babbitt Center for Land and Water Policy, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy


Photo by Sean Pavone/iStock via Getty Images


Detalles

Fecha(s)
Septiembre 8, 2021
Time
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Idioma
inglés
Registration Fee
Free
Costo
Free

Palabras clave

agua, planificación hídrica

Land Matters Podcast

Season 2, Episode 6: Land’s Crucial Role in Fighting Climate Change
By Anthony Flint , Agosto 16, 2021

 

In this summer of 2021, land is being ravaged. Wildfires burn in the western United States, Canada and elsewhere, destroying whole towns and sending smoke across the continent. Meanwhile, the Amazon rainforest has been scorched so extensively for ranching and agriculture that it now emits more carbon than it absorbs.

These alarming events, and the UN’s latest report on rapidly accelerating climate change, underscore the critical role of land, land management, and land conservation in confronting the climate crisis, says Jim Levitt, director of the International Land Conservation Network at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Sequestering carbon, mitigating heat islands and disasters, maintaining biodiversity, managing water resources stressed by drought—all are crucial jobs that land performs incredibly well, says Levitt, the guest on the latest episode of the Land Matters podcast. And that is why conserving and better managing forests, wilderness areas, and working landscapes is so important now, he says.

“I don’t want to sugarcoat this—it’s going to be a very challenging task,” he says. “It’s a situation, as many people have said before me, that will require all hands on deck.”

Levitt, author of the book From Walden to Wall Street, details latest and best practices in legal structures and conservation finance to step up land protection globally. Land conservation has been part of the Lincoln Institute’s portfolio for decades, but it has special relevance today in the context of global warming.

As part of the 75th anniversary year, the Lincoln Institute is taking a look at a wide range of programs and how they have evolved over the years—and how they are being applied now to some of the world’s most serious problems.

You can listen to the show and subscribe to Land Matters on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

 


 

Anthony Flint is a senior fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, host of the Land Matters podcast, and a contributing editor of Land Lines.

Photograph: California and other states in the U.S. West are enduring longer wildfire seasons, a trend fueled by climate change. Credit: CAL FIRE via Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0.

 


 

Related Content

How Land Conservation Reduces Climate Change

Bridging the Divide: Why Integrating Land and Water Planning Is Critical to a Sustainable Future

Sustainably Managed Land and Water Resources, one of six strategic goals

Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Climate Change, a report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Solicitud de propuestas

Research on the Intersection of Land-based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation with Property Values and Municipal Finance

Fecha límite para postular: October 6, 2021 at 11:59 PM

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy invites proposals for original research papers on land policies or land-based approaches that support climate change adaptation objectives, and how these policies and approaches intersect and interact with issues around property values and municipal finance. The research proposals will be reviewed competitively based on the weighted evaluation criteria indicated below. These criteria favor empirical studies that use reliable data and rigorous quantitative and/or qualitative analytical methods, employing original fieldwork and/or secondary data. Research outputs could result in papers appropriate for posting on the Lincoln Institute’s website.

It is our hope that the research commissioned from this RFP will help inform and change public policy, with the ultimate result of changing practice.

For a recent review of the literature analyzing the impact of climate change adaptation measures on property values, see Lincoln Institute working paper by Katharine Kiel, entitled “Climate Change Adaptation and Property Values: A Survey of the Literature."

Proposal Evaluation

A committee of Lincoln Institute staff will engage in two rounds of reviews. The first-round review consists of evaluating the proposal title and abstract for research that is highly relevant to the RFP's theme and which has a rigorous proposed methodology. The second-round review consists of evaluating the entire proposal based on the following criteria:

  • Relevance of the research to the RFP’s theme: 40%
  • Quality of the proposed methodology and sources of data: 35%
  • Qualifications of the members of the research team: 20%
  • Use of the Lincoln Institute’s databases and research: 5%

Detalles

Fecha límite para postular
October 6, 2021 at 11:59 PM

Palabras clave

planificación ambiental, uso de suelo, valor del suelo

Curso

Instrumentos de Planificación, Gestión y Financiamiento Urbano para la Mitigación y Adaptación Climática

Octubre 4, 2021 - Noviembre 28, 2021

Free, ofrecido en español


Descripción

El curso aborda las alternativas que existen para enfrentar el cambio climático desde la perspectiva de las políticas de suelo, con la utilización de instrumentos de planificación, gestión y financiamiento urbano. Los contenidos se presentan de acuerdo al ciclo de la política pública. Se hace énfasis en:

  1. la relación entre urbanización y cambio climático (cómo identificar y definir los problemas climáticos);
  2. planificación (cómo se pueden incorporar aspectos climáticos en la planificación urbana);
  3. gestión y financiamiento (qué instrumentos de políticas de suelo se pueden utilizar para gestión y financiamiento climático); y
  4. monitoreo y evaluación (cuáles son y por qué son importantes las metodologías para medir y monitorear avances).

El curso tiene cinco módulos con dos encuentros semanales, las cuales serán grabadas. Hacia el final del curso, los alumnos realizan un taller integrador donde pueden aplicar los conocimientos aprendidos.

Relevancia

La urbanización y las actividades humanas de las ciudades producen gases de efecto invernadero con impacto en la temperatura ambiente, las precipitaciones y la capa de hielo, lo que genera islas de calor, sequías, inundaciones y aumento del nivel del mar. Esto tiene consecuencias en la infraestructura urbana, la disponibilidad de recursos básicos, y provoca la pérdida de ecosistemas y desplazamientos masivos de población, entre otros impactos.  A pesar de que las emisiones de gases totales de América Latina y el Caribe representan solo el 8,3% de las mundiales, la región es particularmente vulnerable al cambio climático debido a sus características (CEPAL, 2015). En este escenario, es urgente incrementar la resiliencia ante estos riesgos y reducir las emisiones de carbono de la región, especialmente a través de la implementación de políticas de suelo para la mitigación y adaptación climática.

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Detalles

Fecha(s)
Octubre 4, 2021 - Noviembre 28, 2021
Período de postulación
Julio 19, 2021 - Agosto 16, 2021
Selection Notification Date
Septiembre 13, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Idioma
español
Costo
Free
Registration Fee
Free
Tipo de certificado o crédito
Lincoln Institute certificate

Palabras clave

mitigación climática, planificación ambiental, temas legales, gobierno local, planificación, políticas públicas