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Rapid groundwater depletion threatens Pakistan food security: officials

...flood season and hold it in place, allowing it to percolate into the soil. Like Suleri of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Amir also believes the government needs to help show farmers how...

16 Jun 2015

Rapid groundwater depletion threatens Pakistan food security: officials

News / Energy

Prices fail to reflect fossil fuels' real costs

...flood and other weather extremes. The US government has already proposed “social cost” accounting to price the emission of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere from fossil fuels at $37 per metric tonne of...

9 Mar 2015

Prices fail to reflect fossil fuels' real costs

Press Releases / Greenpeace Southeast Asia

Envi orgs slam disposal of Canadian waste in PH landfill

...floods currently being experienced in Luzon. “The surreptitious transport of these container vans amid this bad weather reeks of bad faith. Indeed, while our collective attention are directed t...

13 Jul 2015

Envi orgs slam disposal of Canadian waste in PH landfill

News / Carbon & Climate

Top firms' greenhouse gas emissions rise, despite call for cuts

...floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels that scientists see as the consequence of global warming. Governments will try to work out a UN climate deal in late 2015 at a summit in Paris to limit emission...

23 Dec 2014

Top firms' greenhouse gas emissions rise, despite call for cuts

News / Cities

Taichung landscape park wins FIABCI gold

...flooding. The project also boasts a green coverage area of about 28,000 square meters, as well as a body of water measuring 6,200 square meters, according to Taichung City Government. With its prime l...

26 May 2014

Taichung landscape park wins FIABCI gold

News / Food & Agriculture

Corruption and poor design threaten Pakistan crop insurance scheme

...floods and heavy winds destroy thousands of acres of standing crops across Pakistan each year, leaving thousands of families in economic peril – and the problem is growing worse as climate change brin...

8 Jul 2014

Corruption and poor design threaten Pakistan crop insurance scheme

News / Water

Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize: The journey to water sustainability

...flood-control system to alleviate flooding in the low-lying areas in the city. This same membrane technology also made it possible for Singapore to recycle treated used water into high quality drinkin...

22 Apr 2015

Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize: The journey to water sustainability

News / Water

Coastal flooding ‘may cost $100,000 billion a year by 2100′

...flood damage to buildings and infrastructure on the world’s coastal flood plains. “ Right now, coastal floods and storm surge damage cost the world between $10 billion a year and $40 billion. But as ...

12 Feb 2014

Coastal flooding ‘may cost $100,000 billion a year by 2100′

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

The great climate change "debate"

...floods, which scientists have linked to climate change factors, driving millions from their homes, such as in low-lying Bangladesh. Climate change effects, if unchecked, will continue to undermine glo...

21 Oct 2015

The great climate change "debate"

News / Energy

Kori nuclear reactor halts due to influx of rainwater

...flooded in, plant operators said. The Kori-2 nuclear power plant, about 450 kilometers southeast of Seoul, was manually shut down at about 3:54 p.m. No immediate threats of a radiation leak have been ...

26 Aug 2014

Kori nuclear reactor halts due to influx of rainwater

News / Carbon & Climate

Ocean data points to strong El Nino: climate scientist

...floods and drought in different parts of the globe, curbing food supply. A majority of weather forecasting models indicate that an El Nino may develop around the middle of the year, but it was too ear...

6 May 2014

Ocean data points to strong El Nino: climate scientist

News / Policy & Finance

Green aid test for UN climate summit as poor seek $15bn

...floods and rising seas, is vital to combat global warming. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants more than 120 world leaders to make "bold pledges" about climate change at the Sept. 23 summit in New ...

19 Sep 2014

Green aid test for UN climate summit as poor seek $15bn

News / Carbon & Climate

Rich nations urged to cut temperature rise targets

...floods, hurricanes and other extreme weather events are likely to be more frequent and more severe hazards in a 2˚C world. Climate impacts Dr Tschakert’s argument is that a global average limit may be...

1 Apr 2015

Rich nations urged to cut temperature rise targets

News / Water

Interlinking of rivers to get new push under Modi government

...floods. The Himalayan component is comprised of 14 links including Brahamputra-Ganga, Kosi-Ghagra, Kosi-Mech, Ghagra-Yamuna, Gandak-Ganga, Sarda-Yamuna, Farakka-Sunderbans, Subernarekha-Mahanadi, and ...

3 Jun 2014

Interlinking of rivers to get new push under Modi government

News / Carbon & Climate

Cities: Asia’s main battleground for climate change

...floodplain management to address potential increases in the magnitude of flooding. Is there a gap between demand and need for engineering talent in the region? Is there sufficient expertise in climate...

15 Jun 2015

Cities: Asia’s main battleground for climate change

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Storm clouds ahead – disease in the age of climate change

...floods, droughts and heat waves, exacerbates the risks posed by vector-borne diseases. Temperature changes affect both the distribution of the vector and the effectiveness of transmission through the ...

30 Jul 2014

Storm clouds ahead – disease in the age of climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

Najib: Massive floods due to climate change

...floods,” said Najib, adding that the Cabinet had received proposals from the Flood Disaster Committee, headed by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, to improve the flood management standar...

20 Jan 2014

Najib: Massive floods due to climate change

News / Waste

Chopstick, toothpick workshops polluting Hoa Binh’s river

...floods come?” he asked. The man’s question remains unanswered. When reporters came to the head office of the Phu Thanh people’s committee, they saw the doors locked. The reporters were told that 15 co...

29 Jul 2014

Chopstick, toothpick workshops polluting Hoa Binh’s river

News / Waste

Global call seeks end to plastic bags, even 'green' ones

...flooding in its cities. Plastic bags can be recycled, but are not commonly included in the list of items that recycling companies or waste management firms take back from consumers. Even in developed ...

23 Jul 2015

Global call seeks end to plastic bags, even 'green' ones

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia to weaken peatlands protection to support plantations

...flood and kill vast tracts of productive plantations. The Association of Indonesian Forest Concessionaires (APHI) claims that raising the water level to the 40 cm standard will kill 1.7 million hecta...

13 Jan 2015

Indonesia to weaken peatlands protection to support plantations

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