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Report: employ disaster-risk management to reduce climate impacts
No commentsTanzanians and indeed all developing countries should brace for more disasters arising from extreme weather events caused by climate change as a result of human activities, the UN climate science body recently reported.
»Indian recyclers lose jobs to green economy
2 commentsIn the Durban convention centre, there are hundreds of diplomats, bureaucrats, journalists and high profile scientists. In this ‘who’s who’ crowd, Stella Paul finds a couple of sari-clad women sitting in a corner. They are ragpickers from Maharashtra in central India and they are at the summit to call for a fund to support their work in India and around the world. The privatization of waste recyling means thousands of the poorest of the poor, who relied on rubbish dumps for a living are facing a 50% reduction in income.
»Durban city offers summit goers a chance to offset carbon
No commentsOne of the side effects of a huge climate change summit is its own carbon footprint. Durban, the host of this year’s UN climate talks in South Africa, offers attendees a way to reduce the size of it.
»Occupy Durban, some photos from outside the walls of the COP
No commentsMarchers gathered in Durban over the weekend to protest, well, many things. Some of the issues included climate change, as negotiations continued inside the closed doors of the UN climate talks venue.
»Opinion: mountain countries threatened by climate change
No commentsNepalese journalist Ramesh Prasad Bhushal explains how mountain regions like the Himalayas are threatened by climate change and need urgent help.
»Jamaica’s voice absent in high level discussions
1 commentJamaica will not be among those making a statement at the high level segment of COP 17 as the Jamaican delegation does not have a high level representative such as a Minister or head of state in attendance. This is due in part to the country’s upcoming general election.
»COP 17 Limbus of the Moon Awards 2011
No commentsWhether you prefer ‘Trust Deficit’ over ‘Carbon Pirate’ as your favourite COP 17 buzzword; check out who has won our 2011 Limbus of The Moon Awards – and maybe suggest your own.
»Rural women strike back!
No commentsFor women in rural areas, life can be especially tough. Tired of suffering in silence, rural women from across southern Africa, and many from further away, gathered outside the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Convention Centre in Durban to make their voices heard during the COP17 climate change conference.
»Tanzania may benefit from new climate change research programme
No commentsTanzania and other East African countries might now be able to undertake extensive research on climate change beginning next year.
»Himalayan snow ‘half previous estimates’
No commentsHimalayan snow cover is little more than half of that previously estimated, according to first-ever comprehensive research on snow cover in the region released at UN climate talks here.
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