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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.

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.

Climate Change: Brazil to Recover Leadership Role with CO2 Limits

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Brazil's decision to adopt voluntary reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions is an indication that the planet's climate change emergency has joined strategic, economic and ideological issues as a new factor on the global political agenda.

Environment: Save At Least Half the Planet, or Lose It All

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

At least half the planet must be protected if humanity is to survive the next century, declared conservationists at the conclusion of 9th World Wilderness Congress on Friday, Nov. 13.

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