Alan
Better not to use them at all. They are used to identify the writer as a
member of an ingroup and they confuse outsiders with very little saving
of ink or bytes.
Climate scientists are particular offenders. Acronyms are worst for
people with a wide spread of interests. The UK has an Independent
Police Complaints Commission or IPCC.
Very often NBCUWTFHYM.
Stephen
On 29/03/2017 22:12, Alan Robock wrote:
Dear Stephen,
Thanks. In the future, would everyone please define acronyms on posts.
Alan
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On 3/29/2017 5:10 PM, Stephen Salter wrote:
Alan
It is the Red Cross.
Stephen
On 29/03/2017 21:18, Alan Robock wrote:
What is IFRC?
Alan Robock
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On Mar 29, 2017, at 4:01 PM, Andrew Lockley
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Video at https://youtu.be/2oVnasx6hAo
http://www.climatecentre.org/news/836/heavily-attended-webinar-marks-early-ifrc-engagement-with-issue-of-geoengineering
Heavily attended webinar marks early IFRC engagement with issue
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21/02/2017 - by the Climate Centre
The IFRC Friday convened a webinar on geoengineering
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oVnasx6hAo> and the implications
for the humanitarian sector attended by some 600 people online as
part of its ‘Solferino Academy’ initiative designed to anticipate
and adapt to global change.
Among the ‘Climate Futures’ series, it was the IFRC’s first major
public engagement on the subject of geoengineering – the
large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climate in an effort to
limit adverse effects of climate change.
It featured Dr David Keith, a professor of applied physics at
Harvard University’s School of Engineering, and Dr Pablo Suarez,
Climate Centre Associate Director of Research and Innovation.
The discussions encompassed ideas presented in a new paper entitled
/Geoengineering: A humanitarian concern
<http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016EF000464/abstract>/,
by Dr Suarez and Climate Centre Director, Dr Maarten van Aalst, for
the journal /Earth’s Future./
*‘Risks’*
“The humanitarian sector can often be embroiled in the manifold
challenges facing us today,” said Jemilah Mahmood, IFRC Under
Secretary General, Partnerships, “but it is essential we also work
with partners to understand the changing nature of risk,
vulnerability and the future of human need.
“Geoengineering may be seen as presenting some potentially valuable
options for humankind, but it will also probably pose risks –
particularly for communities who are already vulnerable.
“We need to try to understand how we can ensure an inclusive
approach to the exploration of geoengineering so that it does not
disadvantage people struggling against the effects of climate
change and other challenges.”
Shaun Hazeldine, who leads on innovation in the IFRC’s Policy,
Strategy and Knowledge Department, added: “The velocity and scope
with which change is occurring throughout the world and its
pervasive impacts are unprecedented.
“It’s essential the humanitarian sector is able to work with
partners in academia, the private sector and other actors to
understand the opportunities and risks ahead, so we can be
adequately prepared for the challenges of the future.”
*‘Worst outcomes’*
Dr Suarez, who has been tracking the academic and policy debate on
geoengineering since 2009, earlier took part in apanel discussion
<http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/100018732> in New York for the
launch of the Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative
<https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/programs/ccgg/index.html>.
He and Dr van Aalst argue in their paper that “early engagement by
the sector is imperative to ensure that humanitarian considerations
are integrated into policy decisions” on geoengineering.
“Those who could suffer the worst outcomes need to be involved,”
they say.
The paper also explores the humanitarian dimensions of
geoengineering, specifically relating to the management of solar
radiation, and discusses how to improve links between science,
policy and humanitarian practice.
It raises concerns about what the authors call “predatory
geoengineering” in which powerful actors pursue climate goals that
would help them but harm others, especially vulnerable communities,
and proposes a “geoengineering risk-management framework” to
protect the most vulnerable.
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