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Elevated Temperatures Reduce Agricultural Production
Graciela Magrín of the Instituto de Clima y Agua (INTLA) in Argentina (the Institute of Climate and Water), argued that increased temperatures due to climate change will adversely affect agricultural production, and trigger a variety of diseases.
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Experts Discuss the Construction of a Climate Observatory in Pico Duarte
Luís Roberto Acosta of the Climate Institute’s Global Earth Observing System (GEOS) in Washington, D.C., closed the second day of GFDD and FUNGLODE’s International Forum on Climate Change with his presentation, The Importance of Monitoring.
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Panel Discussion on the Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Zones
The second day of GFDD and FUNGLODE’s International Forum on Climate Change featured presentations by experts in the areas of climate change and its impact on coastal areas.
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Climate Stabilization Can Spur Global Prosperity
John Topping, President of the Climate Institute in Washington, D.C., formally inaugurated GFDD and FUNGLODE’s International Week on Climate Change with his conference, How the Dominican Republic Can Be the Leader of the Caribbean: Innovations in Science and Energy that Can Prevent Climatic Catastrophe.
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Live Broadcasts of Events Taking Place During Climate Change Week
GFDD and FUNGLODE will be broadcasting the events taking place during their International Week on Climate Change live from FUNGLODE’s headquarters.
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Global Media Arts Institute Summer 2007 Course: Introduction to Audiovisual Production: Film and TV
The Global Media Arts Institute, in association with One Race Films and New York University’s Opportunity Program, will be offering an introductory course on audiovisual production. The objective of this course is to provide students with the training required to work in the television and film industry.
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Internships: In-House Company: A Global Trend
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), together with its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, la Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), UNIBE University, and the National Association for Human Resources Administrators (ADOARH), presented the InteRDom Conference 2007. The event was entitled: Internships: In-House Company Training: A Global Trend, and took place on March 13, 2007 in FUNGLODE’s auditorium.
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Launch of the National Climate Change Awareness Program: Translating Science into Action
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and the UNIBE Ecological Group, are launching the National Climate Change Awareness Program entitled: Translating Science into Action. The event will take place May 24, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in FUNGLODE’s auditorium in Santo Domingo.
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Events Taking Place During Climate Change Week At FUNGLODE
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will be organizing a week-long series of events concerning climate change. Events will take place May 21-24, 2007 at FUNGLODE’s auditorium. The central theme of the week’s events will be the impacts of climate change and ways in which to mitigate its consequences.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Premier 3 Documentary Films During International Week on Climate Change
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and the Dominican Chapter of the International Center for Environmental and Sustainable Development Studies (CIEMADeS) will be hosting a week long series of events concerning climate change which will include the screening of the following documentary films: Too Hot Not To Handle, The Great Warming, and MicroMacro Panorama: Climate Change.
