With the completion of the technological development of where everywhere in Israel there is a danger of flooding, and which areas suffer from high vulnerability to urban heat islands and exposure to climate risks; The ministry revealed for the first time at the climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh how the results will look in several places in Israel
Climate science in the civil service: The Minister of Environmental Protection, Tamar Zandberg, and the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Prof. Nega Kronfeld-Shor, revealed this morning (Thursday) for the first time at the Israeli pavilion at the climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh the progress of the development of the national mapping tool for climate risks which is carried out by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. This, as part of an event that discusses the challenges of the climate crisis, and the solutions currently offered around the world, in order to provide a preparation tool for the policy makers. The first version of the technological tool will be published during 2023.
According to the sixth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), about 3.3-3.6 billion people live in a very vulnerable situation due to climate change. Natural disasters have already caused global losses of approximately 280 billion dollars in 2021 alone. Those serious economic-social losses harm the health, well-being and livelihood of the citizens, which further emphasizes the urgent need to find solutions, methods of action and long-term policy planning.
Since vulnerability to climate events, including the risks themselves, the sensitivity to risks and the ability to adapt to them vary between regions and spaces, and sometimes there are even significant differences just a few meters away, policy makers in the government, local government, the private market and more have a critical need to map the risks and vulnerabilities of each region and its residents in a way the best. Such knowledge will streamline the decision-making processes and evaluation actions at all levels.
The national climate risk portal developed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection with the assistance of the Israeli-American startup Tomorrow.io is a supporting tool for long-term planning. The analysis will enable an information and knowledge-based determination of priorities, priorities and schedules for individual spatial treatment, will lead to the optimization of public and private investments in the preparation steps and will improve the physical planning processes.
The portal will present integrated information for each authority and will access the information for three areas: exposure, sensitivity and preparedness for risk at a high level of spatial resolution including forecasts. The data will be accessible to the local authorities for regular use. The local authorities that win the vote of the reader published by the Ministry of Environmental Protection to support the preparation of preparedness plans for the climate crisis, will be able to use the pilot of the risk maps.
At the event held at the pavilion, apart from the risk map portal that the Ministry of Environmental Protection is developing, the new OECD IPAC dashboard with climate risk indicators was also presented. The two innovative tools are expected to provide the necessary knowledge to the policy makers in order to prepare in the best way for the climate crisis.
Israel joins the American initiative for a government with zero emissions
This morning (Thursday) at the Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the presence of the US Special Envoy, John Kerry, the Minister of Environmental Protection, Tamar Zandberg and Dekel Cohen, Senior Deputy Accountant General at the Ministry of Finance, participated in a festive event of the leaders of the American initiative. zero-net government”; As part of the initiative, the Israeli government will prepare a plan to zero net emissions from government operations by the year 2050
The Minister of Environmental Protection, Tamar Zandberg: "Today the government of Israel joins a series of governments that commit to serve as an example and lead the market towards the goal of zeroing emissions by the year 2050. The fight against the climate crisis requires us to act, and it is appropriate that the government set an example and commit to act to reset emissions resulting from its activities. We welcome the initiative and are preparing, together with the Accountant General of the Ministry of Finance, to prepare an outline for its optimal implementation"
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This morning (Thursday), the Minister of Environmental Protection, Tamar Zandberg, and the representatives of the Accountant General at the Ministry of Finance, participated in a festive event of the leaders of the American initiative "Net Zero Government" as part of the climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the presence of the special envoy for global warming of the USA , John Kerry. As part of the event, the State of Israel joined the initiative, and will work to prepare a plan to reset net emissions from government activity until the year 2050.
Governments are considered to be the largest employers in the economy, and as a result of this they become large consumers of real estate and cars, along with purchasing goods and services in large volumes in their countries. In doing so, they "contribute" a considerable increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
The American initiative calls on governments to set an example and lead the economy to zero net emissions from government operations by 2050.
According to the initiative, the countries will develop and publish a road map until the next climate conference, COP28, which will be held in the United Arab Emirates, outlining the path to achieving the "net zero" commitment, and will include unique interim goals for each country.
At the end of the event, the representatives called on other countries to join the "Net Zero Government" initiative, and to share with them the knowledge and experience gained so far in reducing emissions in particular and in the fight against the climate crisis in general.
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