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World Intellectual Property Day
April 26, 2008
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Climate Change - The Technology Challenge
This article sets the scene for WIPO Magazine's new series on the challenge to find technological solutions to climate change. The series will look at examples of climate-friendly innovation, and will explore how intellectual property can contribute to the development of low carbon technologies, and their transfer to developing countries.
 Tuvalu, South Pacific. A tropical island dream of perfect blue seas, coral reefs and waving coconut palms? Or the beginning of a nightmare? With its highest point just 4.5 meters above sea level, tiny Tuvalu is one of the world's most low-lying countries. And as global sea levels rise, its inhabitants face the grim prospect of their land gradually disappearing beneath the waves. Climate change, caused by the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, is already taking its toll on the life of the Tuvalu islanders. The underground rainwater tanks from which they draw their drinking water are contaminated by flooding. And salt water seeping into farmland has destroyed crops, making the islanders dependent on canned imports.
Tip of the iceberg
"Climate change is one of the most complex, multifaceted and serious threats the world faces. The response to this threat is fundamentally linked to pressing concerns of sustainable development and global fairness; of economy, poverty reduction and society; and of the world we want to hand down to our children."
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Climate Change - The Technology Challenge
This article sets the scene for WIPO Magazine's new series on the challenge to find technological solutions to climate change. The series will look at examples of climate-friendly innovation
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