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News / Carbon & Climate

Sea levels ‘are set for continuing rise’

...floods. Earlier this month the World Meteorological Organization published its decadal report, The Global Climate 2001-2010: a decade of climate extremes. It reported that during the decade from 2001 ...

16 Jul 2013

Sea levels ‘are set for continuing rise’

News / Carbon & Climate

UN estimate of available emissions was wise, Sandor says

...flooding and droughts. Global emissions in 2020 will be at least 52 billion tons of carbon-dioxide equivalent, or 18 percent more than the 44 billion-ton limit needed to meet the 2 degree target, the ...

3 Oct 2013

UN estimate of available emissions was wise, Sandor says

News / Policy & Finance

Atlas shows environmental change in Arab

...floods and storms affected more than 37 million people in the region and caused damage estimated at US$20 billion. The Arab region has faced 276 disaster events in the past 25 years and more than 40 p...

11 Dec 2013

Atlas shows environmental change in Arab

News / Waste

HCM City combats pollution

...flooding. All industrial parks in the city have their own waste water treatment systems. In addition, Tin said waste sorting by residential households had been piloted in District 6 and Binh Thanh Dis...

13 Aug 2013

HCM City combats pollution

News / Energy

MOEA reaffirms safety of Taiwan nuclear power plants

...flooding, landslides and forest fires, Taipower said, adding that studies conducted on the basis of conservative scenarios and conditions indicate the safety of waste storage facilities at the No. 1 p...

2 Aug 2013

MOEA reaffirms safety of Taiwan nuclear power plants

News / Water

Plan to sustain marine economy amid rising sea levels, pollution

Viet Nam is urgently seeking ways of sustaining its marine economy as climate change warms and raises sea levels - and, together with massive pollution, continues to destroy the nation's 110,000 hecta...

6 May 2013

Plan to sustain marine economy amid rising sea levels, pollution

News / Carbon & Climate

Mumbai may be under water by 2070

...flooding and climatic extremes by 2070. India’s financial capital remains in sixth place among 20 port cities in the world at risk from severe storm-surge flooding, damage from high storm winds and ri...

12 Nov 2012

Mumbai may be under water by 2070

News / Carbon & Climate

Plants are key to peatland carbon sinks

...flood plains, soaking up excess water. The trouble is that in many parts of the world peatlands are being destroyed or are under threat. In south-east Asia hundreds of thousands of hectares of peatlan...

24 Sep 2013

Plants are key to peatland carbon sinks

Press Releases / Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd

Water Expo China: show date moves to November 2014

...Flood Prevention and Drought Resistance The show is also well known for its annual China International Water Business Summit and expansive range of 55 summit, conference, presentation and seminar s...

23 May 2014

Water Expo China: show date moves to November 2014

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Asia set to roast the planet

...floods and droughts - in a world where temperature increase over pre-industrial level is up to 4 degrees Celsius. In the meantime, China is decaying with its ecosystem already permanently impaired; ...

4 Jul 2013

Asia set to roast the planet

News / Carbon & Climate

ADB: Bad urban planning costs Asia billions in natural disasters

Poor urban planning, a fast-growing populations, and climate change are threatening to sink Asia’s mega-cities in floods, warns the Asian Development Bank in a new report. The multilateral funding age...

14 Nov 2012

ADB: Bad urban planning costs Asia billions in natural disasters

News / Water

Australia sign agreement to develop better flood map

...flood risks faced by communities. The agreement is part of a 12 million Australian dollar (12.48 million US dollar) four-year program to increase the quality, consistency and accessibility of flood ri...

27 Sep 2012

Australia sign agreement to develop better flood map

News / Carbon & Climate

Climate change bill of $1b for suburbs

...flood-prone areas will be advised to adapt to climate change challenges. The adaption option includes resilience to flooding and providing moderate protection from floods, according to a confidential ...

21 Oct 2012

Climate change bill of $1b for suburbs

News / Food & Agriculture

Logging of Ulu Muda forest may affect rice farmers in Kedah

The dense vegetation within the Ulu Muda forest complex in Kedah is a crucial feature of the region’s water storage capacity. Topographically speaking, the landscape forms one large drainage system, w...

23 Apr 2013

Logging of Ulu Muda forest may affect rice farmers in Kedah

News / Water

Sea level rise will threaten land species

A predicted 3-foot rise in sea levels by century's end will leave many land animals at risk of extinction in Southeast Asia and Pacific regions, scientists say. US and European researchers said the ri...

10 Apr 2013

Sea level rise will threaten land species

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Why palm oil isn’t the enemy

...floods, and are home to many of the world’s most unique and threatened species (including orangutans). Forests also play a critical role in maintaining healthy watersheds and river systems that are es...

21 Apr 2014

Why palm oil isn’t the enemy

News / Policy & Finance

Rockefeller Group $100 million for city disaster aid

...floods, drought and poor harvests. “In the 21st century, we think that globalization and urbanization and climate change are the significant problems facing people and systems,” Rodin said. “We have t...

15 May 2013

Rockefeller Group $100 million for city disaster aid

News / Food & Agriculture

Climate threat to Southern Africa’s crops

...floods and changes in the frequency and intensity of dry spells – already negatively affect agriculture in most parts of Africa, says the study. “Higher temperatures tend to reduce yields of crops by ...

12 Sep 2013

Climate threat to Southern Africa’s crops

News / Carbon & Climate

Mekong hit by climate change

A new study on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation in the Lower Mekong Basin released on March 29 has revealed that the effects of climate change in the basin is worse than the global average. Final ...

10 Apr 2013

Mekong hit by climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

Cutting carbon means better health

...flood and drought and heat wave in a warmer world. Prompt action pays They just looked at the incidental pollutants that accompany fossil fuel combustion, and started doing the sums. They considered t...

24 Sep 2013

Cutting carbon means better health