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Paradise runs out of water
1 commentThe 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.
»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.
»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.
»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.
»From the COP17 exhibit hall: fashion design reinvented
1 commentCalifornia College of the Arts is exhibiting sustainable clothing designs at COP17. Their aim is to reinvent the retail fashion industry.
»Nine journalists in one truck learn to adapt
8 commentsThe 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.
»Reporter’s diary: wells in Pakistan run dry
No commentsFaisal 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.
»Water shortages in Chakwal, Pakistan
1 commentIn 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.
»Jamaica’s ‘powerless’ fishermen watch livelihoods disappear
No commentsJamaica’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.
»Making forest-climate plans gender friendly
2 commentsWomen 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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