隨著人類大量使用化石燃料，致溫室氣體逐漸上升，造成全球暖化，進而氣候極端變化狀況日益劇烈，節能減碳、再生能源之推廣已是全球各界共同關心的話題，本局有鑑於此，自本（2010）年6月開始籌劃之「低碳城市首長高峰會」，於11月8日至9日在本府507會議室召開，我們邀請許多城市首長及NGO之團體與國際知名專家學者聚集在一起，共同討論「氣候變遷對城市衝擊之減量及調適策略」，此方案主要包含2個主題：（1）氣候變遷之管理趨勢：從丹麥哥本哈根至墨西哥坎昆後續氣候變遷討論因應趨勢。（2）低碳城市之作為：節能減碳、再生能源技術之開發與推廣。規劃此次低碳城市首長高峰會議，為期1天半之專題演講及半天之討論，會中請NGO團體及國際專家學者發表專題報告，城市首長圓桌會議，氣候、低碳城市之作為，最後簽署共同宣言。
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Navigator to share traditional knowledge and skills
(The Fiji Times) Young Setareki Ledua will depart Fiji tomorrow morning to represent the country at the Embrace the Pacific: Exchange in Austronesian Navigation culture and art in the Pacific workshop in Taiwan.
Taiwan seen as valuable contributor to Austronesian community
(CNA English News) Taiwan has a legitimate place in Pacific community affairs and could help in areas such as education, research and marine protection, given its economic and technological strength, said Paul D'Arcy, a research fellow at Australian National University.
International Austronesian Conference wraps up in Taipei
(Taiwan Today) How to preserve tradition amid the influence of media and tourism was the main subject for discussion at this year's International Austronesian Conference in Taipei Oct. 29 and 30.
Taiwan students on exchange visit
(Fiji Times) University students from seven tribes across Taiwan encountered traditional Fijian living when they paid a visit to historical heritage site of Navala Village in the Ba Highlands.
Missionary to the Forbidden City
(NYT) An exhibition in Macao celebrates the remarkable life of the Jesuit priest and Renaissance scholar Matteo Ricci, the first missionary welcomed into Beijing.
雷焕章的中国缘
(文汇报) 李天纲教授描写雷焕章神父的生平事迹。