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DOB05-231 - 2 December 2005

News

Climate change conference in Montréal adopts Kyoto Protocol “rule book”
Further to PSEPC Daily Brief DOB05-228, on November 30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Montréal finalized the “rule book” of the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 treaty designed to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The adoption of the rule book formally operationalizes the Kyoto Protocol, and, among other things, establishes the Joint Implementation Supervisory Board and the “clean development mechanism.” Joint Implementation allows developed countries to invest in other developed countries to earn “carbon allowances,” which can be used to meet their emission reduction commitments. Clean development allows industrialized countries to invest in sustainable development projects in developing countries.
(Source: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , 30 November 2005)
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In brief

Ice jam threatens Bow River communities in Alberta
On December 1, Alberta Environment issued an Ice Jam Advisory to Bow River communities downstream of Carseland, east of Calgary. The advisory states that residents should be cautious of rapidly changing water levels, which might occur due to an ice jam south of Cluny.
(Source: Alberta Environment , 2 December 2005)
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To see a map of the affected area, click here.

Philippines ban B.C. poultry
The Philippines has banned the importation of birds and poultry products from B.C. following the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s report that a “low pathogenic” H5 strain of the avian influenza virus was detected on duck farm in B.C. on November 18. According to the Republic of the Philippines Department of Agriculture, the ban covers products such as domestic and wild birds, day-old chicks and eggs.
(Source: GLOBEANDMAIL.COM , 2 December 2005)
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Cyber risk assessment

Over the course of the past 24 hours, the Canadian Cyber Incident Response Centre (CCIRC) has not detected any significant new threats or vulnerabilities. However, Cisco Systems has released an advisory concerning an HTTP server vulnerability in their router operating systems. For more information and workarounds, refer to Cisco Security Advisory: IOS HTTP Server Command Injection Vulnerability.

No significant incidents with the potential to affect critical infrastructure have been reported. Accordingly, based on the information available to CCIRC, the cyber risk facing Canadian critical infrastructure is assessed as low. Personnel responsible for information, systems and network security should continue to apply appropriate security precautions and monitor their systems.

See also...

• The Weather Office
• FAC - Travel Updates

Note to readers

Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC) collects information related to cyber and physical threats to, and incidents involving, Canadian critical infrastructure. This allows us to monitor and analyze threats and to issue alerts, advisories and other information products.

Any suspected criminal activity should be reported to local law enforcement organizations. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) National Operations Centre (NOC) provides a 24/7 service to receive such reports or to redirect callers to local law enforcement organizations. The NOC can be reached at (613) 993-4460. National security concerns should be reported to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) at (613) 993-9620.

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