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Climate Change and Green Innovation

We have one planet and we need to take care of it. The changes in climate patterns are impacting our lives. We’ve seen how droughts in different parts of the world have led to famine or soaring food prices. As we prepare for international conferences such as Rio+20, the sessions offered under this theme will give you an opportunity to:

  • discuss various climate change challenges and influence the messages which will be presented at different climate change  international conferences
  • learn how different  parts of the world have embraced innovative recycling methods and creating new employment opportunities
  • learn about environmental friendly farming methods and climate smart agriculture
  • acquaint yourself with indigenous traditions to predict climate patterns
  1. Climate-smart agriculture – yes, we can! (21)
  2. Converting marble dust to fertilizer (150)
  3. Converting plastic bags and PET bottles to cotton bags (77)
  4. Greening the economy with agriculture (GEA) Initiative (20)
  5. Knowledge-sharing to develop effective national forest policy through participatory processes (64)
  6. Neglected no more: traditional crops for sustainable livelihoods (48)
  7. Pre-breeding for effective use of plant genetic resources: an e-learning course (11)
  8. Putting fisheries and aquaculture on the agenda for COP17 (70)
  9. Transforming water hyacinth into paper: An example from Uganda (186)
  10. Using astronomy and animals voices to predict rainfall: A Maasai practice (214b)
  11. Weather index insurance: Building smallholder producers resilience, an experience from China (76)
  12. What can I do about climate change - a partnership between schools in Italy and Africa (101)


Converting plastic bags and PET bottles to cotton bags (77)

The practice of separating plastic from solid household waste is a novelty not only in Armenia, but also in most of the ex-Soviet countries. Hear first-hand, how the Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development, thanks to the close collaboration between municipalities, CSO, service providers and the public at large, the Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development, managed embark on a pilot programme of recycling plastic bottles and plastic shopping bag  in rural areas. 

Armine Tukhikyan
Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development

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