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News / Policy & Finance

Plan ahead to cope with booming migration to cities, say experts

...flooding which disproportionately affects slums and other areas where new arrivals tend to settle. Jockin Arputham, president of Slum Dwellers International and a community organiser in India for 40 y...

18 Apr 2014

Plan ahead to cope with booming migration to cities, say experts

News / Green Buildings

Why buildings matter in the fight against climate change

...flood defences. “We are talking to the Climate Bonds Initiative to do this around the world,” Wills said. The Climate Bonds Initiative is a UK-based non-profit group working to mobilise bonds as the...

3 Sep 2015

Why buildings matter in the fight against climate change

Videos / Carbon & Climate

Bad weather for 2050 as TV forecasters imagine climate change

...floods, storms and searing heat from Arizona to Zambia within four decades, as part of a United Nations campaign on Monday to draw attention to a UN summit this month on fighting global warming. "Miam...

2 Sep 2014

Bad weather for 2050 as TV forecasters imagine climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

South Asian monsoon is on the change

...flooding, death, disease and homelessness. Dry seasons can bring a threat to India’s economy, and to national and even to global food security. So a pattern of wetter wet spells and longer dry spells ...

1 May 2014

South Asian monsoon is on the change

News / Water

Thai floods force closure of 17 factories in industrial zone

...Floods have spread across more than half of Thailand's provinces this year, but the government has ruled out any repeat of the devastating floods of late 2011. Those floods were the worst in half a ce...

22 Oct 2013

Thai floods force closure of 17 factories in industrial zone

News / Energy

Fukushima builds 'ice wall' to contain leaks

...flood the damaged reactors with huge amounts of water to keep them cool. That water then becomes radioactive. Tepco said it had already tested the technique at the site, but ran into trouble when it ...

10 Jul 2014

Fukushima builds 'ice wall' to contain leaks

News / Energy

Construction commences on the world's 'largest floating solar power plant'

...flood-control purposes. Kyocera TCL Solar plans to develop floating installations for reservoirs in the country, totaling approximately 60MW by the end of this fiscal year (March 31, 2015). The instal...

9 Sep 2014

Construction commences on the world's 'largest floating solar power plant'

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Managing floods in a changing climate for a green future

...floodwater; and constructing floating houses and reservoirs that double as recreational areas. One of the innovative ways the Dutch have approached flood management is through Rotterdam’s water plazas...

28 Nov 2013

Managing floods in a changing climate for a green future

News / Carbon & Climate

Aquino declares day for Sierra Madre but OKs dam projects

...flooded if the dam projects push through.

26 Sep 2014

Aquino declares day for Sierra Madre but OKs dam projects

News / Food & Agriculture

New game to turn virtual farming into reality

...floods, if any unforseen event strikes and destroys the crops, FarmOn will replace the seeds and replant them with no extra charge to the farm owner, added FarmOn. The company also emphasised that it...

4 Jul 2014

New game to turn virtual farming into reality

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Three ways for companies to work with Chinese suppliers on climate

...floods, fires, and storms from unabated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has converged with awareness that the greatest emissions for many companies is in their supply chain. In response, more companies...

31 May 2014

Three ways for companies to work with Chinese suppliers on climate

News / Water

Australia to aid Jakarta, Makassar in water management programmes

...flood mitigation, waste water and water conservation. McKeown said that everyone he met had expressed interest in Australia’s plan to help mitigate flooding. On Tuesday, he met with outgoing Makassar ...

22 Jan 2014

Australia to aid Jakarta, Makassar in water management programmes

News / Carbon & Climate

Drought will worsen one day somewhere

...flooding. The areas most likely to experience drier climates and more prolonged droughts include the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the southern USA and southern China. Southern India, western China ...

31 Dec 2013

Drought will worsen one day somewhere

News / Carbon & Climate

China halts logging in NE forests to restore ecosystem

...floods, droughts and forest fires. The crisis prompted the Chinese government to take action. It drew lessons from the severe flooding in 1998 and started to invest some 100 billion yuan in protecting...

2 Apr 2014

China halts logging in NE forests to restore ecosystem

News / Cities

Singapore, Seoul, Hong Kong unveiled as Asia’s most sustainable cities

...flood mitigation and coastal protection,” he explained, adding that Arcadis was also exploring how to address these urban challenges. While it has yet to be decided if the index will be an annual or b...

17 Feb 2015

Singapore, Seoul, Hong Kong unveiled as Asia’s most sustainable cities

News / Food & Agriculture

EU ban floods India with mangoes, prices plunge

...flooding the market complex, there were chaotic scenes and a massive traffic snarl that took till afternoon to clear. Among the reasons, officials said, were a good crop and a majority of labourers ha...

29 Apr 2014

EU ban floods India with mangoes, prices plunge

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Getting disaster resilience right

...floods and landslides wreaked havoc. Many developing and smaller economies remain highly vulnerable to natural disasters, and climate dynamics add to the risk. With the growing frequency and intensity...

16 Mar 2015

Getting disaster resilience right

News / Water

Call for rethink on hydro-power plants

...floods caused by heavy rains in Central provinces from Thua Thien Hue to Khanh Hoa. The size of the floods was described as historic. They claimed 43 lives, destroyed concrete bridges and roads, and w...

25 Nov 2013

Call for rethink on hydro-power plants

News / Food & Agriculture

US corn’s gravy train faces derailment

...Floods in 2010/11 caused millions of dollars worth of crop losses in many areas. Lands were also degraded, and erosion increased. The following year there was drought, when the rains didn’t arrive and...

24 Jun 2014

US corn’s gravy train faces derailment

News / Food & Agriculture

Potatoes pioneer crops swap trail

...flooding, pests and so on, and on increasing diversity. The greater the diversity of crops th at communities have, the greater the chances of growing food in the face of increasingly extreme weather.”...

21 May 2014

Potatoes pioneer crops swap trail