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Climate change: Changing rules of the game
24 March 2009, source: The New Nation URL: http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2009/03/23/news0866.htm
Africa is the continent most affected by climate change, yet it has gained the least from past climate change negotiations. In theory, the Kyoto Protocol should offer Sub-Saharan Africa a way out of the poverty trap by promoting clean development with minimum environmental impact. But its financial incentives for doing so, especially the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), do not favour African contexts... Read more...
Planning should take climate change into account, scientists say
24 March 2009, source: International Herald Tribune URL: http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/12/healthscience/climate.php
Washington: Despite years of study and analysis, the world is unprepared for climate change and needs to rethink basic assumptions that govern things as varied as choosing cars and building bridges, the National Research Council reported Thursday.Current building, land use and planning practices assume a continuation of climate as it has been known in the past... Read more...
WashingtonL If water is the new oil, is blue the new green? Translation: if water is now the kind of precious commodity that oil became in the 20th century, should delivery of clean water be the same sort of powerful political force as the environmental movement in an age of climate change?And, in another sense of green, is there money to be made in a time of water scarcity? The answer to both questions, according to environmental activists watching a global forum on water, is yes... Read more...
Namibia: Billions N$ go into rural water
23 March 2009, source: New Era URL: http://www.newera.com.na/article.php?articleid=3191
Windhoek: The Directorate of Rural Water Supply in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, in this question and answer interview, sheds more light on the scarcity of water in Namibia and how this water shortage presents it with a challenge in the provision of water to the rural areas of the country... Read more...
CWS sand dams lessen Kenya-Uganda border water conflicts: Women lead effort
23 March 2009, source: ReliefWeb URL: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/SODA-7Q9L5F?OpenDocument
West Pokot (Kenya) and Moroto County (Uganda): World Water Day 2009 (March 22) is accompanied by increased regional water shortages in the United States and around the world. The shortages, attributed to climate change, are causing conflict, stress and competition between communities for the dwindling resource... Read more...
Global green new deal policy brief launched in run up to crucial G20 meeting
Nairobi: Investing one per cent of global GDP, or around $750 billion, into five key sectors could be the key to a Global Green New Deal. The five sectors, from renewable energy to freshwaters, could in conjunction with other measures play an important role in reviving the global economy and boosting employment while accelerating the fight against climate change, environmental degradation and poverty... Read more...
Johannesburg: Standing here in the southern part of Africa, where studies already predict water shortages, decreased agriculture and the spread of diseases such as malaria in the coming 20 to 30 years, I am reminded of the importance and urgency of our joint task in combating climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents -- a situation aggravated by the interaction of multiple stresses and low capacity to adapt... Read more...
Ten dollars for a 200-year-old tree
19 March 2009, source: Inter Press Service URL: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46184
Mile 20 (Namibia): Despite the investment of millions of donor dollars, the permit system in Namibia's Community Forests has failed dismally, say biodiversity experts. Illegal logging in the inland Kavango is more alive than ever. Namibia is a pioneer in community-based natural resource management... Read more...
Climate change will hit water first
18 March 2009, source: Inter Press Service URL: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=46133
Istanbul: Whether through drought, floods, melting of ice or a rise in sea level, water will be the first to feel the effects of climate change, says Dr. Mark Smith, who heads the water programme at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world's largest environmental network... Read more...
New report highlights crucial role of water in development
Demand for water has never been as great as it is today, and it will only increase due to population growth and mobility, rising living standards, changes in food consumption, and increased energy production, especially biofuels. These are among the conclusions of the United Nations World Water Development Report 3, presented ahead of the Fifth World Water Forum in Istanbul (Turkey) from 16 to 22 March... Read more...
Poor cities must step up climate change fight - UN
Oslo: Cities in developing nations must do far more to cope with global warming that is already swelling the slums of Africa with environmental refugees, the head of the U.N. housing agency said on Tuesday.Urban areas, home to just over half the world's population, are key to tackling global warming because they account directly for 50-60 percent of human greenhouse gas emissions, according to Anna Tibaijuka, executive director of U... Read more...
Significant funding from Japan allows IOM to tackle various impacts of food crisis
18 March 2009, source: ReliefWeb URL: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/JBRN-7Q8ELN?OpenDocument
A donation of 16 million US dollars from the Japanese government to IOM will help the Organization counter some of the many impacts of severe food insecurity on migrants and migration in the Horn, East and Southern Africa. Conflict, natural disasters, environmental degradation and climate change, rising agricultural costs, food prices and food shortages have all led to deepening food insecurity for millions of poverty-stricken people across Africa in recent years... Read more...
Climate coalition targets gap between villagers and negotiators
18 March 2009, source: Reuetrs AlertNet URL: http://www.alertnet.org/db/an_art/20316/2009/01/27-125146-1.htm
Climate change and aid experts generally agree it's the poorest people who will be hardest hit by the effects of global warming. Many live in places where droughts, floods and storms are already frequent and severe. Crucially, they lack the resources to cope with these hazards, which are forecast to get worse as the planet heats up... Read more...
London: Environmentalists at the climate change conference in Copenhagen have warned this week that the Amazon rainforest is doomed and that ice sheets are melting faster than previously thought. But how will climate change affect people in Katine?According to scientists, the outlook for Uganda is bleak... Read more...
Africa: U.S. Institute Helps Developing Nations Put Climate Data to Use
As climate variability drives alterations in the physical environment, it is increasingly critical that all nations -- especially the most vulnerable -- are able to understand and harness climate and weather data in their efforts to adapt to a changing planet. Since 1996, a research institute established as a cooperative agreement between the U... Read more...
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