the world resources _ this cop is so crucial. the world resources instituteesources institute, noticed had set for critical questions need to be answered if it is going to bejudged to be a success. i think you have covered most of those already. 0ne covered most of those already. one of the questions is well countries and corporations drive systems change. tell me more about what you mean by that and how important is the role of private finance of corporations verses at the role of government, which we are going to be talking about at some length? thea;r talking about at some length? they to hand in talking about at some length? they go hand in hand, _ talking about at some length? they go hand in hand, the _ talking about at some length? tia: go hand in hand, the role of governments is crucial in setting direction, signal and policy and then at the sector helping to drive some of the system change. 0ne then at the sector helping to drive some of the system change. one of those we will be hitting quite a bit about at cop is anyone in a nature —based solutions

the world resources institute says that lebanon is among the top three most—stressed countries in theit comes to water resources. is it that bad? yeah, i wouldn't be surprised to find lebanon in the top three. lebanon's water resources are highly threatened by population growth and the recent syrian influx, by a high rate of pollution, a high rate of withdrawal. we don't have wastewater treatment plants across the country. in addition, you have a high reliability of the agricultural sector on irrigation. on top of it all, climate change. yes, i wouldn't be surprised to find lebanon in the top three. is this the most dramatic impact of the climate change, or are there other effects of the climate change in lebanon? climate change has many faces. water scarcity is definitely one of the most apparent and most visible impact of climate change, especially in our region of the world. coupled with this increased frequency of extreme events, so more flash floods, heavy rain, severe storms, but also an increased frequency of hot days and nights where temperatures are above 35, so this is all e

the world resources institute says that lebanon is among the top three most—stressed countries in then it comes to water resources. is it that bad? yeah, i wouldn't be surprised to find lebanon in the top three. lebanon's water resources are highly threatened by population growth and the recent syrian influx, by a high rate of pollution, a high rate of withdrawal. we don't have wastewater treatment plants across the country. in addition, you have a high reliability of the agricultural sector on irrigation. on top of it all, climate change. yes, i wouldn't be surprised to find lebanon in the top three. is this the most dramatic impact of the climate change, or are there other effects of the climate change in lebanon? climate change has many faces. water scarcity is definitely one of the most apparent and most visible impact of climate change, especially in our region of the world. coupled with this increased frequency of extreme events, so more flash floods, heavy rain, severe storms, but also an increased frequency of hot days and nights where temperatures are above 35, so this is all

now, earlier i spoke about this with helen mountford of the world resources institute.ng states like saudi arabia are waking up to the reality of the climate crisis as well as the growing market for alternative energy. take a listen. >> i mean, i think what we're seeing around the world is actually governments, business leaders, academics, societies are waking up to the climate crisis. the fact that things are changing, that we have this very narrow window to actually make the shifts that we need to do. but we are also starting to see the markets are simply moving. so interestingly, i mean, as we move towards more electric vehicles around the world, much faster than anyone thought possible, you know, three, four years ago, it's really taking off. and as we do that, the demand for oil is going to be shifting. it's going to be going down. similarly as we go to renewable energies, we're going to need much less demand for fossil fuels. i think we're seeing a wake up in the markets, in the finance sector, which is also leading to some of these countries and some of these lea

joining me live from washington dc is david gibbs, research associate at world resources institute andrests putting out carbon rather than absorbing it would be surprising to many people, how can this happen? 50. surprising to many people, how can this happen?— can this happen? so, when we cut down _ can this happen? so, when we cut down forests _ can this happen? so, when we cut down forests or _ can this happen? so, when we cut down forests or they - can this happen? so, when we cut down forests or they are i cut down forests or they are burned, they will emit carbon into the atmosphere, and it's a matter of how much forests we cut down relative to how much forest we leave it standing. if we cut down too much, we have forests that emit more carbon than they are capturing from the atmosphere. we mentioned that this includes _ the atmosphere. we mentioned that this includes some - the atmosphere. we mentioned that this includes some of - the atmosphere. we mentioned that this includes some of the i that this includes some of the world's biggest and most protected forests. how many are

helen mountford is vice president for climate and economics at world resources institute.ow for the conference. helen, good to have you with us. i was reading this report from the wmo, it says, "extreme events are the new norm, we are heading into uncharted start to like a territory, sea level rises arising quicker in the last ten years and they were in the last ten years and they were in the previous ten years." and this is a global warming of the previous ten years." and this is a globalwarming of1.5 the previous ten years." and this is a global warming of 1.5 celsius that's1.1 celsius. what happens at 1.5 or two? that's 1.1 celsius. what happens at 1-5 or two?— 1.5 or two? indeed, i think that's exactly the _ 1.5 or two? indeed, i think that's exactly the point, _ 1.5 or two? indeed, i think that's exactly the point, and _ 1.5 or two? indeed, i think that's exactly the point, and what - exactly the point, and what increasingly the leaders and, perhaps even more importantly, their voting publics are realising. we've been seeing the impacts of climate change now and prett

first, taryn franson is a senior fellow at the world resources institute global climate program wherehe focuses on climate , strategies and nationally determined contributions with a view of leveraging these and other policy instruments into rapid decarbonization. in 2018, she served as a senior policy advisor on the global climate action summit for the office of the governor of california and prior to that she led the open climate network, a coalition focusing on commitments under the paris agreement. the chair now recognizes representative bonamici to introduce them. rep. bonamici: it is my pleasure to introduce her. chief executive officer of mercy corps. ms. mckenna leads a global team of more than 5400 humanitarians that provide immediate relief to save lives and livelihood and more than 40 countries reaching 37 million people. previously, she served as chief operating officer care where she , oversaw programming and global operations. i want to thank her for spending time with the committee and for providing her organization's important perspective. i look forward to hearing mor

world. however, an overly prescriptive solution can have a detrimental impact on these student athletes. smaller schools with fewer resources and those sports that are not generating revenue for the institutions. these are also important considerations to take into account, so female athletes aren't treated unfairly. i could see some some schools dropping programs and scholarships could disappear. the chance for first generation and less privileged students to receive a college education. every one of us takes great pride in the universities and colleges in our home states and our positions provided the opportunity to getting to know these athletes and i'm sure that brings immense pride to all of you as it does me. let's not take that lightly as we consider solutions to give clear standards to colleges and universities. we should give these amateur athletes every chance to succeed in life, and in sports, to help them win the future. i urge this committee not to get riddled with issues that have installed other efforts that we've worked on. like privacy. again, thank you for the witnesses, for appearing before us today and i'm very much looking forward to this discussion and how we take the ne