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Support from European countries for Vietnam’s climate proposal
No commentsVietnam’s call to help the five countries most affected by rising seas gained support at UN climate talks in Poland from several European countries and the UN Environment Program, including France, the Netherlands, the UK, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
»Women take the lead in adaptation projects
No commentsThe environment and development organisation Germanwatch reported in its Global Climate Risk Index that Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. The South-Asian nation has consistently over the past ten years been ranked as one of three countries most affected by extremes of weather. For this reason, significant amounts of money have been invested in developing adaptation strategies. Women, traditionally homemakers in rural communities, have especially benefited from these projects.
»Vietnamese climate proposal would help countries at risk of rising seas
No commentsVietnam proposes a special program to help the five countries worst hit by rising sea levels caused by climate change, said its deputy prime minister Thursday at UN climate talks in Poland. Under the proposal, the ten worst polluters would aid the five most affected countries, which include Bahamas, Egypt, Suriname and Vietnam.
»Barbuda ’Likely To Sink’
No commentsAt the current rate of sea level rise, most of Barbuda will be submerged by the year 2060. This sombre conclusion, says Ambassador Diann Black-Layne, is based on projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report. The IPCC shared the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 with former US vice-president Al Gore.
»Experts warn of sea level rise
No commentsPolitical decisions to combat climate change have to avoid temperatures rise beyond 2 degrees celsius. Otherwise, warn experts, sea level rise will threaten small islands and coastal cities.
»Tragedies such as the Santa Catarina floods will become more common, say scientists
2 commentsReport on the floods that killed more than 120 people in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Scientists say such events will become more common.
»The Long And Short Of It
No commentsSome Colombians do not believe that climate change is close at hand. They take the view that it is a long-term issue. But scientific evidence shows that floods and strong rains are a consequence of climate change. The writer explains this history to the issue, after a conversation with Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of the InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
»Asam di Gunung, di Laut Juga
No commentsClimate change has cost acidification of the oceans. GEO 4 Report said that oceans play a role as natural polutan’s washer. CO2 not only flies to the sky, it also penetrates into the sea.
»Laut yang Mati
1 commentWorld’s oceans are now in great danger. Carbon emissions are not only injected into the atmosfer. Oceans also suffer because of that. Unep predict in 2100, cold sea will be dead sea. For tropics, its oceans will be saturated at the same time. Newsest discovery found by University of Oregon. They acknowledge that death from Oregon Beach already spread to California and North Washington. While according to UNEp now world has 200 dead seas, instead it were only 150 in 2003.
»Maasai women tackle drought
1 commentThe Maasai, in southern Kenya, are struggling with frequent water shortages which are threatening their way of life. But one women’s group is taking action.
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