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Floods in Kenya : Climate reality dawns
No commentsNearly 35 people were reported dead in Kenya in the first few weeks of January, following heavy rains. The Meteorological Department says the rains will subside by the end of the month, but the destruction in their wake is linked to years of environmental degradation. Rosalia Omungo reports on the reality beyond the Copenhagen summit.
»Colombia’s Indian communities join forces to beat drought
No commentsColombia’s indigenous peoples are working together to create an adaptation plan against climate change, which will bring together their own traditional knowledge with outside help from other agencies.
»Dying marine life spells woe for Namibian economy
No commentsThe Benguela is lauded as the current of plenty but the future of its rich marine ecosystem is uncertain. Scientists fear warming seas will spell disaster for the economy of the region where the Atlantic, Indian and Southern oceans meet.
»The glacier that buried a village
No commentsScientists fear mountain glaciers are melting faster than ever as a result of rising temperatures, leading to fears that glacial lakes are becoming dangerously unstable. For Chitral village in Pakistan’s Hindu Kush mountain range this has already spelled disaster.
»Hindu Kush Himalaya region ‘on front line of climate change’
No commentsThe countries most vulnerable to climate change are in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region, home to 1.3 billion people, scientists say. They face increasing threats from floods, droughts and forest fires, and their agriculture-based economy is at risk.
»Paradise lost
Comments offHow climate change is affecting Ladakh, a cold desert up in the Himalayas… and how locals are coping with the problem of water scarcity.
»Maldives leader urges end to climate blame game
No commentsThe President of the Maldives says it is no use trying to pin the blame for climate change on any group – but he insists that the developed world must pay poorer countries to help them to cope.
»South Asia co-operates on climate change
2 commentsSouth Asian countries have agreed that the rivers of the Himalayas should be managed in a novel way to confront the threat posed by climate change.
»Climate Change Seriously Damaging Asia’s Water Tower
No commentsScientists say global warming is melting the Himalayan glaciers, creating lakes in the mountains. Sooner or later these lakes may overflow, flooding downstream areas and leaving many people homeless refugees.
The scientists’ warning was spelt out at a journalists’ workshop recently held in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on the theme “The Third Pole Project: Covering [...]
The great glacier debate
No commentsAre glaciers in the Karakoram mountains surging or receding? Scientists say there is evidence the high-altitude glaciers are growing while the low-altitude ones are retreating — so what impact will that have on water flows in the Indus River, Pakistan’s lifeline?
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