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Recession cuts U.S. and Russia 2009 greenhouse emissions

...floods, droughts, mudslides and rising sea levels. In November, research groups in the Global Carbon Project estimated that world emissions, also comprising poor nations led by China and India which d...

15 Apr 2011

Recession cuts U.S. and Russia 2009 greenhouse emissions

News / Policy & Finance

Poor nations say rich fail on climate aid pledge

...flood warning system and a 400,000 euro grant from the Czech Republic to help Ethiopia revitalize wells, improve water supplies and halt erosion. U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres says flows are ...

18 Nov 2010

Poor nations say rich fail on climate aid pledge

News / Food & Agriculture

World farming to get $200 million in climate aid

...floods and droughts. "The food security challenge facing us as humans is large," said Gerald Nelson, a senior research fellow with the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, speak...

17 Nov 2010

World farming to get $200 million in climate aid

News / Policy & Finance

ADB warns of bumpy road for Asia

...floods and other natural disasters than any other region. Global warming threatens to melt the glaciers that run from the Himalayas and other mountain ranges to feed Asia's major rivers, which provide...

2 Aug 2011

ADB warns of bumpy road for Asia

News / Water

Water supply running out in Lockyer Valley

...flood-ridden Lockyer Valley have received an urgent warning to cut water use as much as possible. The regional council released an emergency statement telling locals to save their water for essential ...

12 Jan 2011

Water supply running out in Lockyer Valley

News / Food & Agriculture

NZ company solution to the world's carbon crisis

...flood. These sentiments are echoed by Horticultural Consultant, Reg Lewthwaite, who is running a five-year study in New Zealand to determine better ways of managing our soil. Lewthwaite says that many...

31 Aug 2011

NZ company solution to the world's carbon crisis

News / Carbon & Climate

Bangladesh, India most at risk from climate change

...floods and cyclones were among factors making Bangladesh the most exposed country. India, in second place, was vulnerable because of pressures from a rising population of 1.1 billion. Madagascar was i...

19 Oct 2010

Bangladesh, India most at risk from climate change

News / Waste

Temporary mountains of debris spring up around city

...flood waste would ultimately be disposed of at Rochedale and other private landfills, the spokeswoman said, and Brisbane's landfill capacity was large enough to cope. Brian Cohalan, the general manage...

18 Jan 2011

Temporary mountains of debris spring up around city

News / Policy & Finance

Tiny U.N. climate fund could take bigger role: chair

...floods, droughts, heatwaves and rising sea levels. "The Adaptation Fund has grown after a great deal of effort over many years ... it is up and running and is an independent, international entity," Kh...

17 Nov 2010

Tiny U.N. climate fund could take bigger role: chair

News / Carbon & Climate

Recession briefly axed greenhouse gases in 2009

...floods, droughts and rising sea levels. "As economies rebound demand will increase and emissions will likely increase again," said Jennifer Morgan of the Washington-based World Resources Institute. "T...

28 Apr 2011

Recession briefly axed greenhouse gases in 2009

News / Policy & Finance

Philippines high power rates good for transition to renewable energy—WB

...flooding could happen and Filipinos must prepare for such a probability, Steer said. The World Bank has made available $250 million to the Philippines set to be divvied up to support various projects,...

27 Apr 2011

Philippines high power rates good for transition to renewable energy—WB

News / Policy & Finance

EU says private sector needed for climate aid

...floods. The paper estimated the EU's contribution would be about one third, or a little over $30 billion annually in 2020. It agreed with a U.N. panel which said last year that the global amount was "...

8 Apr 2011

EU says private sector needed for climate aid

News / Policy & Finance

Singapore to address global food security through R&D

...flooding. Started by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), GRiSP is headed in Asia by IRRI. IRRI predicts water scarcity will affect 15 to 20 million hectares of rice...

15 Aug 2011

Singapore to address global food security through R&D

News / Energy

World off course on climate; renewables vital

...floods, droughts, heat waves and rising seas. Pachauri, an Indian citizen, said the outlook was not all gloom if governments designed policies to promote cleaner energies such as wind, solar, geotherm...

13 Jun 2011

World off course on climate; renewables vital

News / Carbon & Climate

Million-dollar beds fuel Madagascar timber crisis

...flood of tree-cutting in national parks, and a flood of wood out of Madagascar to China and the West," said Alexander von Bismarck, EIA's executive director. Felling the three species concerned - ebon...

26 Oct 2010

Million-dollar beds fuel Madagascar timber crisis

News / Corporate Responsibility

Southeast Asia gets first 'social' carbon project

...flooding of land, no resettlement – and yet as much as 80 megawatts of clean electricity are installed, creating additional jobs and income for the local population," said South Pole Carbon chief e...

11 Jul 2011

Southeast Asia gets first 'social' carbon project

News / Transport

Spain increases contribution to cooperation fund

...flood management, and transport, in particular railways, most of which are included in the core areas of operations under Strategy 2020, ADB's long-term development blueprint. The fund was established...

24 Nov 2010

Spain increases contribution to cooperation fund

News / Carbon & Climate

Supercomputers may help predict climate changes locally

...floods, droughts and heat waves will be as the climate changes. Lawrence Buja, the director of the Climate Science and Application Program at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, ...

3 Aug 2011

Supercomputers may help predict climate changes locally

News / Policy & Finance

Jakarta must set up forest bodies to unblock aid

...floods and rising sea levels. Trees soak up carbon dioxide as they grow, and release it when they rot or are burned to clear land. Teething troubles A year after inking the agreement with Norway, Jaka...

1 Aug 2011

Jakarta must set up forest bodies to unblock aid

News / Manufacturing

Trade shifts help rich meet climate goals: study

...floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels. Stable or cut "Developed countries with emission commitments under Kyoto have reported stabilized emissions from a territorial perspective since 1990," Peters ...

25 Apr 2011

Trade shifts help rich meet climate goals: study

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