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After floods, India investigates climate change links
Posted by RTCC: Ed King on September 12th, 2014
RTCC: India’s government plans to assess its vulnerability to extreme weather events linked to climate change, according to reports.
The news comes after parts of India and Pakistan were hit by extreme flooding, leaving 460 dead and thousands more homeless.
“We want to understand the reasons behind such events and are also exploring international cooperation, as extreme weather events are inter-related with changes in climactic conditions in North Pole impacting the Indian monsoon,” the New Indian...
Climate change could lead to China-India water conflict
Posted by RTCC: Ed King on June 10th, 2014
RTCC: Melting Himalayan glaciers and erratic rainfall could exacerbate tensions between central Asian countries later this century, warn defence analysts in a new report.
They say droughts or extreme rains linked to climate change could place growing populations in China, India and Pakistan under increased stress.
Based on latest research by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the study has been published by the Global Military Advisory Council on Climate Change and Cambridge...
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Comments Off on Climate change could lead to China-India water conflictAfrican climate adaptation projects starved of cash, says UN chief
Posted by RTCC: Ed King on May 18th, 2014
RTCC: Vital climate adaptation projects in Africa are losing out to more lucrative energy investments in China and India, the head of the UN’s land degradation agency has warned.
Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the UNCCD, says millions of lives will be at risk unless countries take the threat of soil erosion and desertification more seriously.
In an interview with RTCC, she called on the board members of the UN-backed Green Climate Fund, which meets this week in South Korea, to ensure adequate...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on African climate adaptation projects starved of cash, says UN chiefClimate change could devastate Africa crop yields – Responding to Climate Change
Posted by RTCC: Ed King on March 25th, 2014
RTCC: Africa could face an onslaught of crop failures, diseases and extreme weather events as a result of global warming, a UN panel of scientists is likely to warn later this week.
The findings will be discussed at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Yokohoma, Japan, before their final approval and publication on March 31.
Millions could be affected as a result of coastal and urban flooding, while fresh water resources in the west and south are expected to become...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Climate change could devastate Africa crop yields – Responding to Climate ChangeFossil fuels tax to fund climate efforts proposed at UN talks
Posted by RTCC: Ed King on July 19th, 2013
RTCC: UN climate finance talks in Manila ended on Wednesday with no new pledges but showed signs of progress in identifying new sources of funding, such as a levy on fossil fuels.
The two-day meeting marked the latest attempt by countries to establish how developed countries can meet their pledge to provide $100 billion a year by 2020 to enable poorer states to cut pollution and build a climate resilient infrastructure.
As yet it is unclear where that money will come from, but delegates attending...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Fossil fuels tax to fund climate efforts proposed at UN talksBangladesh focuses on adaptation as climate fears grow
Posted by RTCC: Ed King on April 23rd, 2013
RTCC: Climate adaptation planning is likely to become a priority for Bangladesh’s leaders as the hopes of keeping global temperatures within safe limits decrease.
The country is already one of the most vulnerable in the world to flooding and storm surges. Torrential rain last year left over 100 dead and 250,000 stranded.
And compared to the USA post Hurricane Sandy, it takes Bangladesh more time to ‘bounce back’ from extreme weather events, which the IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report says will get...