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Paradise runs out of water

By: Faisal Raza Khan on April 11th, 2012

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The Kashmir mountains are a beautful setting, but the impacts of climate change are beginning to be felt as the water seems to be drying up.

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Opinion: mountain countries threatened by climate change

By: Ramesh Prasad Bhushal on December 7th, 2011

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Nepalese journalist Ramesh Prasad Bhushal explains how mountain regions like the Himalayas are threatened by climate change and need urgent help.

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Rural women strike back!

By: Dave Durbach on December 6th, 2011

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For 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.

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Himalayan snow ‘half previous estimates’

By: Ramesh Prasad Bhushal on December 6th, 2011

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Himalayan 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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From the COP17 exhibit hall: fashion design reinvented

By: Heather King on December 3rd, 2011

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California College of the Arts is exhibiting sustainable clothing designs at COP17. Their aim is to reinvent the retail fashion industry.

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Nine journalists in one truck learn to adapt

By: Stella Paul on December 3rd, 2011

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The media is often accused of either ignoring climate change, or, focusing only on the political debates. But, in the UNFCCC climate change summit in Durban, South Africa, there are several journalists who fight a daily battle to report climate change. Stella Paul meets one woman radio journalist from Kenya, who travelled for a 21 days in a truck to Durban, so she could experience and report on climate change for herself.

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Reporter’s diary: wells in Pakistan run dry

By: Faisal Raza Khan on December 2nd, 2011

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Faisal Raza Khan expected water shortages when he visited the village of Dullah in Pakistan. But he was taken aback by the extent of the local suffering.

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Water shortages in Chakwal, Pakistan

By: Faisal Raza Khan on November 30th, 2011

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In a remote area of Chakwal district, Pakistan, farmers are running out of water. In this short film, the farmers describe the changes they have witnessed and politicians outline their hopes for the Green Climate Fund being negotiated at the UN COP 17.

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Jamaica’s ‘powerless’ fishermen watch livelihoods disappear

By: Carol Francis on November 30th, 2011

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Jamaica’s fishermen are in despair. Warming coastal waters, and the destruction of coral reefs have seen their catches dwindle. Increasingly frequent hurricanes often means it’s too dangerous to go to sea. Many fear what the future holds. Listen to their accounts.

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Making forest-climate plans gender friendly

By: Ugochi_Anyaka on March 9th, 2011

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Women depend so much on the forest for livelihood. They are also among the most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. This feature advocates for gender mainstreaming in the REDD mechanism. Ugochi Anyaka reports on this.

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