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Vietnam: Water, Water All Around—Plus All the Risks It Brings

Thursday, November 19, 2009

As Vietnam’s big cities are increasingly deluged by floods, the infrastructure cannot keep up.

Climate Change: Women Central to Adapatation, Mitigation

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Poor women will bear the greatest ‘climate burden’, says the United Nations Population Fund in its 2009 State of the World Population report, released today.

Development: Climate Change Likely to Increase African Hunger Woes

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Africa, the continent already most affected by hunger and food scarcity, is likely to see its woes increased due to climate change and the changing rain patterns it provokes, experts and scientists say.

Development: UNFPA Puts Human Face on Climate Blowback

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A new U.N. report on the hazards of climate change brings a fresh human perspective to an ongoing wide-ranging debate that has focused primarily on energy efficiency and industrial carbon emissions.

Development: To Grab, Or To Invest

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The World Food Security Summit in Rome this week opened up a dispute between what may be investment in farmland to some, but is seen as land grab by others.

India: A Famed Region’s Tripple Whammy of Environmental Bane

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The combined impact of tourism, climate change and changing lifestyle in this internationally renowned adventure haven has raised serious concerns among environmental groups.

Q&A: 'If You Find Yourself in a Minefield, Shout for Help'

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Putting on a white t-shirt or wearing olive-green pants can be life-or-death decisions in the conflict zone in the steep Andes mountains in western Colombia where 14-year-old Andrés lives and attends eighth grade.

Trade: Kenya Faces Job Losses, Collapsing Sectors in Wake of Doha

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

The consequences of the Doha Round of trade talks for larger developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa could include job losses and deindustrialisation if a new study forecasting how Kenya is set to be affected is anything to go by.

Health-Egypt: Over the Top With Anti-Swine Flu Steps

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

As authorities consider suspending a whole academic year to check the spread of swine flu among school children there is a feeling that measures to contain the H1N1 virus - known to be less dangerous than the one responsible for seasonal flu - are going over the top.

Climate Change: Small Islands Fear Going the Way of Atlantis

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The world's small island states, most of which are painfully vulnerable to the ravages of climate change, have put the United Nations on notice.

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