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Religions seen slow to go green, Pope may inspire

...floods, droughts and rising sea levels. Pope Francis himself has focused on environmental protection without yet spelling out clear solutions. Raising awareness of the environment could be a step to m...

19 Jun 2013

Religions seen slow to go green, Pope may inspire

News / Water

Uniform water resource policy for integrated management: Uggah

...Flood Mitigation Plan would have 23 packages with two packages starting soon. He said the first package involved upgrading the bund from Sungai Kerian to Tebing Tinggi through Alor Pongsu over a dista...

24 Mar 2012

Uniform water resource policy for integrated management: Uggah

News / Policy & Finance

Researchers warn delays thwart efforts to save Indonesia's environment

...flood 200,000 hectares of dried peatland, protect 70,000 hectares of peat forests, and plant 100 million trees in Central Kalimantan. But in a new paper, the researchers say advice they received from ...

27 Mar 2012

Researchers warn delays thwart efforts to save Indonesia's environment

News / Water

Deep-rooted grass key in countering climate change

Experts and scientists have underlined the importance of planting vertiver grass to prevent erosion, curb pollution and stabilise river banks and sea dykes, paramount in Viet Nam's battle against sea ...

30 Aug 2012

Deep-rooted grass key in countering climate change

News / Energy

AEC finds Taiwan’s nuclear power plants safe

...flooding and earthquake safety measures. These include raising the standard for tsunami defense by 5 to 6 meters and completing steps to seal off the seawater pumping rooms at the Guosheng and Ma-ansh...

21 Feb 2012

AEC finds Taiwan’s nuclear power plants safe

News / Water

Planned dam won't harm environment, say officials

...floods from the river. The project can divert floodwater for the Three Gorges Dam during flooding seasons, reserve water needed for the coming dry seasons, and discharge the rest, according to Sun. Th...

7 Mar 2012

Planned dam won't harm environment, say officials

News / Energy

Clean energy: Fuel for debate

...flooding the market with below-cost products in a process known as 'dumping' - has cut prices for solar equipment in half. Mr Khew noted that lower prices for solar and wind manufacturing components...

28 Sep 2012

Clean energy: Fuel for debate

News / Policy & Finance

Greening campaigns yet to see results, says Raja Muda

...floods occurred in the state that also affected areas that were previously not flood-prone. “Soil erosion, coupled with piles of rubbish and plastic materials, had prevented the smooth flow of water i...

27 Apr 2012

Greening campaigns yet to see results, says Raja Muda

News / Food & Agriculture

Prawns bring new life to flooded Bangladesh fields

...flood-prone areas. "This will develop business entrepreneurs, improve livelihoods and help lift many of these flood-hit communities out of poverty." Flood devastation Bangladesh is one of the most flo...

20 Dec 2011

Prawns bring new life to flooded Bangladesh fields

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Due to global warming, end is virtually certain for NYC, Boston, Miami, Holland

...flooded, but even minor coastal storms will make them uninhabitable for anyone who might otherwise still be living there. Economists discount the welfare of future generations, and therefore the welfa...

24 Jul 2013

Due to global warming, end is virtually certain for NYC, Boston, Miami, Holland

News / Carbon & Climate

Floods, heat, migration: How extreme weather will transform cities

...flooding by building new infrastructure, such as vast flood barriers and "evacuation avenues" -- wide roads with dedicated lanes for emergency vehicles. Extreme heat Global temperatures are projected ...

23 Dec 2011

Floods, heat, migration: How extreme weather will transform cities

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Our coming food crisis

...floods, we are facing the largest shortfall in the availability of native grass, forage legume, tree and shrub seeds in American history. Yet current budget-cutting proposals threaten to significantly...

23 Jul 2013

Our coming food crisis

Opinion / Manufacturing

Supply chain risk: After the aftershocks, by Jeff Moad

...flooding in Thailand a few months later. And large, high-profile Japanese manufacturers such as Toyota have yet to fully recover. The company saw its 2011 output fall by 9.1 per cent. Honda’s outp...

14 Mar 2012

Supply chain risk: After the aftershocks, by Jeff Moad

News / Water

Solar powered flood monitoring helping keep Queenslanders safe

...flooding. This can mean roads can be under water for some time before the Department is aware and able to act in order to prevent injuries and loss of life. RMTek's solar powered Eagle Eye Roadside Mo...

26 Jan 2012

Solar powered flood monitoring helping keep Queenslanders safe

Abandoned aircraft sit on flooded tarmac at the Don Muang domestic airport which has been closed for weeks due to the extreme flooding in the area in Bangkok. Over seven major industrial parks in Bangkok and thousands of factories have been closed in central Thailand, province of Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi, with millions of tons of rice damaged. Thailand is experiencing the worst flooding in over 50 years which has affected more than nine million people.

News / Carbon & Climate

Preparing Asia Pacific for climate change

...floods in half a century last year, which killed more than 800 people and destroyed millions of dollars of properties. The forum was in fact cancelled last year due to the floods and reconvened this y...

12 Mar 2012

Preparing Asia Pacific for climate change

News / Carbon & Climate

Global warming’s slower pace hardens views on need to act

...floods in the Netherlands, they said yesterday’s findings reduce the need to act. Weakened argument It’s not clear “that scientists know enough about how the climate works to make policy-relevant reco...

30 Sep 2013

Global warming’s slower pace hardens views on need to act

News / Carbon & Climate

Project draws climate picture

...flooding are already affecting coastal communities.

30 Jul 2012

Project draws climate picture

News / Carbon & Climate

Netherlands funds climate change project in Long An

...floods and tides, as well as losses caused by salt intrusion. Huynh Thi Phep, a local official for science and technology, said the project will build a model for assessing risks and impact of rising ...

29 Mar 2012

Netherlands funds climate change project in Long An

News / Policy & Finance

GEF grant to facilitate climate technology dissemination

...flooding and droughts, and reduce the yields of major crops. "To address climate change, the government has stressed the role of advanced technologies for both mitigation and adaptation," said Carter ...

31 May 2012

GEF grant to facilitate climate technology dissemination

News / Energy

Lower Sesan 2’s power not worth a dam: NGO

...flooding. “If the project generates more than 10 MW per square kilometre of reservoir, the performance is considered good, 5-10 MW is moderate, and below 5 MW the project ‘needs to be carefully assess...

31 Aug 2012

Lower Sesan 2’s power not worth a dam: NGO

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