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India: Women farmers adapt to climate change
Posted by Deccan Herald: None Given on January 27th, 2012
Deccan Herald: The impact of climate change on farming activities in India has been significant. But with training, women farmers across the country are adapting to the change, and growing nutrition gardens and building seed banks, writes Aditi Kapoor
Innovative measures by women farmers across India are helping several poor families adapt better to climate change and keep hunger at bay. As Sursati from village Janakpur, district Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, explains, "Earlier, we could not produce enough food...
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Forest fires contributing to climate change
Posted by Deccan Herald: None Given on May 12th, 2011
Deccan Herald: Rising temperatures have led to more forest fires across the world, which in turn contribute to climate change, warns a report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
In the report presented at the Fifth International Conference on Forest Fires in Sun City, South Africa, FAO urged governments to develop strategies to stop this vicious circle, Prensa Latina news agency reported.
Most forest fires are caused by humans, but also through the influence of drought and wind, said the report...
City heading for water famine
Posted by Deccan Herald: None Given on December 23rd, 2010
Deccan Herald: Five more years, and Bangalore will be faced with a full blown water crisis, hitherto restricted to pockets on its outskirts.
Armed with research findings, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) scientists fired the warning salvo yet again on Wednesday. The message to the State was clear: Preserve the existing water bodies, take immediate remedial measures or perish.
"Lake 2010,' a symposium on "Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change' here was just the apt venue to raise the critical water issue....