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"Cool heads in the hothouse!": Interview with a cc.alps award winner
by zopemaster — published Mar 23, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
"Everyone wants to do their bit!" On 6 November 2008 CIPRA rewarded the seven best measures submitted to the cc.alps competition. The Oberallgäu municipality of Wildpoldsried/D won one of the three main prizes for its activities in the area of energy efficiency. Andrea Skiba from the cc.alps team spoke to the Mayor of Wildpoldsried, Arno Zengerle, about their success.
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"Cool heads in the hothouse!" Interview with a cc.alps award winner
by zopemaster — published Jul 13, 2010 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under:
"30 per cent are 'converts' from cars to public transport!" Switzerland's IG bus alpin community of interests picked up one of prizes worth EUR 10,000 in the cc.alps competition. cc.alps team member Christine Székely spoke to Samuel Bernhard, the IG bus alpin project manager, about the successful project.
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"Cool heads in the hothouse! - Acting with Awareness in the Face of Climate Change"
by zopemaster — published Jan 29, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
On 2 and 3 April 2009 the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) and the municipality of Bolzano/I is organising an international conference entitled "Cool Heads in the Hothouse! - Acting with Awareness in the Face of Climate Change".
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"RiskPlan" facilitates risk management
by zopemaster — published Apr 23, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , , ,
The "RiskPlan" analysis software was developed by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Protection (FOCP) and presented as part of the AdaptAlp Project (Adaptation to Climate Change in the Alpine Space).
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"We'll keep at it."
by zopemaster — published Jul 13, 2012 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM — filed under: , ,
Virtually everyone was there. Idrija's festival hall was packed to the rafters, and the youth symphony orchestra summoned specially for the occasion was in full flow. There was plenty of drama, and the TV people were there, too. A murmur went through the 1,000-strong audience as they got to their feet and began clapping. Then a large burly man in a dark suit walked onto to the stage. Deep creases bracketed his laughing mouth like waterfalls, stretching up to his white temples. Bojan Sever, the major of the small Slovenian town in the alpine foothills, held aloft the certificate confirming their status as Alpine Town of the Year 2011. Cameras flashed and the applause redoubled. That was just over a year ago.
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1.5 tonnes of artificial fertilizer for skiing competitions?
by zopemaster — published Jan 18, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:20 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The impact of climate change on skiing areas is the subject of the OECD study published on 13 December 2006. It concludes that if a region's average annual temperature increases by one degree, only around 500 of the 666 skiing areas in the Alps could be assured of snow.
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€100,000 for exemplary climate protection in the Alps
by zopemaster — published Nov 06, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , ,
At a ceremony held in Bern/CH on 6 November, the International Commission for the Protection of the Alps (CIPRA) awarded prizes for outstanding climate protection to seven municipalities, businesses and organisations, the winners of its cc.alps competition held across the Alps. Weather expert Thomas Bucheli and CIPRA President Dominik Siegrist presented the prizes worth a total of €100,000.
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400 European municipalities committed to climate change issues
by zopemaster — published Apr 23, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:19 AM — filed under: , ,
400 European towns, cities and municipalities have signed the Covenant of Mayors.
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2009 Alpine Town of the Year award for Bolzano
by zopemaster — published Jun 19, 2008 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:18 AM — filed under: , ,
On 9 June Bolzano/I was officially declared the 2009 Alpine Town of the Year. The decision was taken in recognition of the South Tyrolean town's contribution to climate protection and a sustainable planning policy designed to provide a good quality of life for residents and an attractive destination for visitors.
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A network of sensors for climate forecasts
by zopemaster — published Dec 06, 2007 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: , , ,
Environmental scientists and IT and communication engineers have got together as part of the Swiss Experiment Project to try and assess the impact of climate change in the Alps at the earliest possible stage.
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