The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations (UN). Its job is to “provide governments at all levels with scientific information that they can use to develop climate policies“. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) set up the IPCC in 1988. The UN endorsed the creation of the IPCC later that year. It has a secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, hosted by the WMO. It has 195 member states who govern the IPCC. The member states elect a bureau of scientists to serve through an assessment cycle. A cycle is usually six to seven years. The bureau selects experts in their fields to prepare IPCC reports. There is a formal nomination process by governments and observer organizations to find these experts. The IPCC has three working groups and a task force, which carry out its scientific work. read more…
Jewish American Heritage Month is an annual recognition and celebration of American Jews’ achievements and contributions to the United States of America during the month of May. read more…
The Centre for Fine Arts (French: Palais des Beaux-Arts; Dutch: Paleis voor Schone Kunsten) is a multi-purpose cultural venue in the Royal Quarter of Brussels, Belgium. It is often referred to as BOZAR (a homophone of Beaux-arts) in French or by its initials PSK in Dutch. This multidisciplinary space was designed to bring together a wide range of artistic events, whether music, visual arts, theatre, dance, literature, cinema or architecture. read more…
A scone is a traditional British and Irish baked good, popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In the US, scones are a different baked product from the rest of the world, usually sweeter, triangular in shape and served on their own. read more…
Today we celebrate Europe Day—but what does that actually mean in our daily lives? If we’re honest, amidst the bureaucracy and the headlines, we often forget what an incredible gift this project truly is. read more…
The Yusef Abad Synagogue (Persian: Kanise-ye Yusef Ābād), officially Sukkat Shalom Synagogue (lit. ‘Tent of Peace’), is an OrthodoxJewish congregation and synagogue, located at the junction of 15th Street and Sayyed Jamáleddin e Asadábádi Ave, in the Yusef Abad neighborhood of Tehran, in Iran. It is the main synagogue of Tehran, and it is also one of the largest synagogues of the city. read more…
Antelias is a city in Lebanon in the Matn District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate. It is located around 5 km to the north of Beirut. Antelias is composed of a coastal fertile plain and a hilly region more to the east. There is also a narrower plain on the sides of the Antelias river, which originates from a nearby source (Fawar) and runs east west to discharge in the Mediterranean Sea. Antelias river is highly eutrophied due to the strong urbanization and the harmful effect of the untreated used waters. read more…
