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News / Carbon & Climate

Tweets turned into flood maps that could help save lives

...flood response, but there are plans to disseminate the information via the Floodtags website. Floodtags is a social enterprise that uses social media to monitor floods. Analysis is also being carried ...

16 Apr 2015

Tweets turned into flood maps that could help save lives

News / Carbon & Climate

States to boost international protection for people fleeing disasters

...floods, storms, droughts and rising seas. Between 2008 and 2014, 184.4 million people were displaced by disasters, an average of 26.4 million people each year, the document noted, though there is no d...

14 Oct 2015

States to boost international protection for people fleeing disasters

News / Policy & Finance

UN climate talks begin divided, but with hope for Paris accord

...floods and rising seas, hang over the talks in Bonn. "We're closer to an agreement" than at the same time before Copenhagen, Elina Bardram, head of the European Commission delegation, told Reuters. "B...

1 Sep 2015

UN climate talks begin divided, but with hope for Paris accord

News / Policy & Finance

Philippines rolls-out P1 billion local climate funds ahead of Paris climate talks

...floods. Citing data from the World Bank, Purisima said the Philippines and the other members of the Climate Vulnerable Forum face economic losses from climate change amounting to 2.5 per cent of our G...

30 Oct 2015

Philippines rolls-out P1 billion local climate funds ahead of Paris climate talks

News / Policy & Finance

Obama unveils $30 million for climate risk insurance to protect poor

...floods and storms to melting glaciers and rising seas. Amjad Abdulla of the Maldives and chief negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) - whose members are already suffering from sto...

2 Dec 2015

Obama unveils $30 million for climate risk insurance to protect poor

News / Energy

Environment experts discuss dam dangers

...flooding during the rainy season, attending experts agreed. "The reserve of water by the power reservoirs in summer has created critical water shortage for agriculture, aquaculture and daily supply in...

11 Sep 2015

Environment experts discuss dam dangers

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The island nation rising up to be a hero for climate action

...flood and erosion risks' for low-lying islands, with the potential also for degradation of freshwater resources. Every high tide now carries with it the potential for damage and flooding. In some plac...

14 Aug 2015

The island nation rising up to be a hero for climate action

Big eye soldierfish at Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

News / Water

The top 5 water stories in 2016

...floods combined with tightening water regulations will cost companies billions in operational expenditure. In a new report, the organisation noted that firms like General Motors and Diageo were making...

2 Jan 2017

The top 5 water stories in 2016

News / Carbon & Climate

Record torrential rainfall linked to warming climate

...flooding Short-term torrential rains can lead to what the team calls “high-impact” flooding. For example,extreme rainfall in Pakistan in 2010 brought devastation that killed hundreds of people and led...

14 Jul 2015

Record torrential rainfall linked to warming climate

News / Energy

Coal mine threat to Quang Ninh

...flooding, landslides and toxic sludge spills from open-cut mines. The torrential caused sludge to flow into local communities and into Ha Long Bay, creating immediate and ongoing health and environmen...

13 Aug 2015

Coal mine threat to Quang Ninh

News / Policy & Finance

China’s climate aid flows into Myanmar

...floods – and supporting conservation. “When we went to work in rural villages in Myanmar we found they were in the same conditions as China 20 years ago,” said Zhang. While solutions can’t be transp...

29 Mar 2017

China’s climate aid flows into Myanmar

News / Cities

Probe launched into urban river project

...flooding in the Dong Nai River and its assessments of the impact on river flow were not scientifically reliable. The province has allowed Toan Thinh Phat Investment Architecture and Construction Joint...

4 Jun 2015

Probe launched into urban river project

News / Energy

Flood risk to nuclear sites raises meltdown fears

...floodgates and waterproof doors have been installed to protect the reactor. A new road has been built above flood level so that emergency services can reach the plant to pump away floodwater. Even so,...

6 May 2015

Flood risk to nuclear sites raises meltdown fears

News / Carbon & Climate

Malaysian Borneo's air quality hits hazardous levels as forest fires rage

...floods in Sarawak's southern region as of Monday morning, according to the Bernama newswire. Sensors located in the coastal town of Miri - which is closest to the fires - registered an air pollutant i...

23 Feb 2016

Malaysian Borneo's air quality hits hazardous levels as forest fires rage

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Disasters beyond borders: Asia-Pacific resilience critical for sustainable development

Nothing erases development as suddenly and severely as natural disasters. When earthquakes, floods, droughts and cyclones strike, they wreak destruction not only across borders but across generations ...

28 Oct 2015

Disasters beyond borders: Asia-Pacific resilience critical for sustainable development

News / Cities

New protocol could help build biodiverse cities

...flood mitigation services, which is crucial as Fishermans Bend is flood prone. More incentives needed from government and green rating systems The two councils behind the development of Fishermans Ben...

25 Nov 2015

New protocol could help build biodiverse cities

News / Policy & Finance

France's Hollande says risk climate talks could fail

...floods, droughts and rising sea levels. About 100 developing nations favour a tougher ceiling of 1.5 degrees. The plans submitted so far to the United Nations by about 60 nations represent 70 per cent...

8 Sep 2015

France's Hollande says risk climate talks could fail

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Why climate change is an education issue

...floods, caused by climate change. Populations that must rebuild from scratch after each new catastrophe miss out on opportunities for rapid development. By understanding that their world is changing –...

5 Jul 2016

Why climate change is an education issue

News / Green Buildings

How the Sydney Opera House balances heritage with sustainability

...flood the room in vivid hues for contemporary performances. The same lights can also be used for more modern light settings, such as the shades of red, pink, and blue seen here. Image: Anna Kucera ...

27 Oct 2016

How the Sydney Opera House balances heritage with sustainability

News / Energy

Myanmar’s toxic legacy of large dams

...flood villages and pristine landscape which were, until recently, cut off from the outside world due to decades of civil war. Mong Ton is just one of many controversial large dams underway in Myanmar ...

16 Mar 2017

Myanmar’s toxic legacy of large dams