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Papua New Guineans express concern on sea level rise
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A number of prominent Papua New Guineans who have been closely monitoring the climate change talks in Copenhagen have added their concern in relation to sea level rise affecting Papua New Guineans living in coastal or Maritime provinces.
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Illegal logging rife in Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea has been identified as one among 15 other developing countries that have a record of having large scale illegal logging.
A report compiled by a non profitable organization Global Witness had indicated that the percentage of illegal logging in PNG in 2006 stands at 80 percent and that the figure is expected to increase to date.
Climate negotiations hit by rough weather
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Deepening distrust between developed and developing worlds gives Copenhagen climate summit a very bumpy beginning. A leaked proposal said to be prepared by the Danish government has angered the bloc of developing countries who believe it is basically a plot to scuttle the Kyoto process which many developed countries wish to get rid of. (Radio report in Nepalese)
Papua New Guinea ranked as the most affected country by extreme weather events
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Papua New Guinea has been ranked as one of the most affected countries by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008.
This is according to a report on Global Climate Risk Index released by an organization called Germanwatch during the United Nation’s Climate change summit in Copenhagen.
The report analyses the quantified impacts of extreme weather events – both in terms of people that have died from them, as well as economic losses that occurred.
Developing countries encouraged to venture into biotechnology
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Denmark has set the pace for both the developed and developing countries to follow in terms of using biotechnology as a way forward in reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that eventually contributes to climate change.
This is visible in the setting up of various projects in its capital, Copenhagen, one of which includes the Hashoj biogas plant and wind turbines which have been effective for the last 30 years.
Danish Agriculture and Food Council’s Secretary for farmers producing bio-mass for energy, Thomas Holst whilst accompanying journalists from the Climate Change Media Partnership to visit the Hashjoj biogas plant, encouraged developing countries to seriously take biotechnology as a way forward in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Here’s Nasayau Lurang with this report
Governments urged to consider the importance of gender when dealing with climate change issues
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International groups wants gender to be included in the negotiating text ahead of Copenhagen climate change negotiations in December.
Millions of lives will be lost, most of which will be women and children, if governments fail to recognise the importance of gender in the text currently being considered at the UNFCCC climate change negotiations in Bangkok.
These were the words of Cate Owren of the Global Gender Climate Alliance or GGCA during the first day of negotiations.
She said however, empowering communities to deal with the effects of climate change requires resources.
Trees for a Better Life
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(Cue in): A song from Bahati Girls’ Secondary School, Nakuru, Kenya…
Narrator: It is the opening of the second World Agroforestry Congress in Nairobi, a meeting which aims to review opportunities to influence scientific agroforestry in promoting sustainable land use worldwide.
This documentary will remind you of the opening of the congress and of the strong messages delivered by researchers and scientists.
The Kenyan Vice-President, Kalonzo Musyoka, says agroforestry offers an important opportunity. He strongly advocates changing agriculture policies to accommodate tree planting:
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Cue out …….campaign (10 seconds )
Narrator: Achim Steiner is the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP. At the opening of the Agroforestry Congress Steiner said trees have become a major part of the story now and yet we do not understand the very important role they can play:
Cue in: (Achim Steiner)
The minute we began to ………
…….. from us today (18 seconds )
Narrator: The conference was full of international researchers who described the findings of studies across the world on the effect of planting trees. The key organizer of the congress is the World Agroforestry Centre whose director is Dr. Dennis Garrity:
Cue in (Garrity): In a few weeks’ time …
Cue out: …the world is now close to Copenhagen.
Narrator: Professor Wangari Maathai, a Nobel laureate, attended the opening of the Congress. She says some foreign tree species are harsh to the environment:
Cue in (Maathai): And that is why…
Cue out: ….. you have any changes in the climate
Narrator: The Nairobi Agroforestry Congress serves as a forum for agroforestry researchers, educators, practitioners and policymakers from around the world to share new research findings, lessons, experiences and ideas that will help influence decisions for better living. The 1st World Congress of Agroforestry was held in 2004 in Florida, in the United States.
Narrator: To wind up this news package, here are Bahati Girls’ Secondary from
Nakuru, Kenya, again:
Groups concerned at EU logging loophole
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Three NGO’s raise concern on a move by the European Union to change the content of a text in the REDD Negotiating text that portrays a hidden motive.
Papua New Guinea criticises developed countries for slowing negotiations
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Bangkok, October 7, 2009: Papua New Guinea has added its voice to growing criticism of developed nations, which poorer nations say are slowing the negotiations on greenhouse gas emission reduction pledges.
The criticisms comes amidst a stock-taking plenary session held over the weekend at the United Nation’s Bangkok Climate Change talks currently underway.
At the heart to the talks is the new deal that will replace the Kyoto Protocol when the current agreements expire in 2012. The Kyoto Protocol, was signed by 183 countries plus the European Union, and among other things deal with targets for cutting emissions.
Money to adapt
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Adaptation is one of the most important topics for small-island states like Jamaica at this year’s Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland. Adapting to climate change includes putting systems in place to deal with the more intense and frequent hurricanes that are being experienced in areas like the Caribbean.
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