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Asian cities head global list of flood vulnerability
Posted by SciDev.Net: Mike Ives on March 2nd, 2012
SciDev.Net: The rapid growth of cities across the developing world has resulted in urban areas overtaking rural communities as being the most vulnerable to widescale flooding, according to a report from the World Bank.
The slums of Asian cities are especially vulnerable, says the report, pointing out that about 90 per cent of people exposed to floods live in Asia, and that the problems they face could worsen as a result of factors such as climate change.
The report says that in 2010 alone, 178 million...
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Rice yields targetted in first CGIAR ‘mega-programme’
Posted by SciDev.Net: Mike Ives on November 11th, 2010
SciDev.Net: Farmers could benefit from increased rice yields and new varieties of the staple crop adapted to climate change, with the launch of a global research programme that aims to lift millions out of hunger and poverty by 2035.
The Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) was launched by the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) at the 3rd International Rice Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, this week (8--12 November).
It is the first of 15 CGIAR research programmes -- formally...