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United Kingdom: Charles speaks of fears for grandchild
Posted by The News: None Given on January 8th, 2013
The News: The prospect of becoming a grandfather to the baby of Prince William and his wife Catherine has strengthened Prince Charles's determination to fight climate change, he said in an interview broadcast on Monday.
The heir to the British throne, an outspoken environmental campaigner, said he did not want his first grandchild to ask him why he had not done more to halt climate change.
Prince William and Catherine, both 30, announced her first pregnancy in December and their baby is expected this...
Liberia: Farmers Attribute Climate Change to Govt Concession Policies
Posted by The News: None Given on October 8th, 2012
The News: Local farmers across the country are blaming government's policies that allocated large-scale industrial mining, logging and agriculture concessions for climate change in the country. Participants at a recent workshop organized by Green Advocates with funding from the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) in Rivercess County southeast of Liberia have blamed current changes in their climatic conditions as well as the current rate of deforestation and forest degradation on an elitist-led massive land...
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Comments Off on Liberia: Farmers Attribute Climate Change to Govt Concession PoliciesStatus of water level in Pakistan’s dams ‘highly critical’
Posted by The News: None Given on August 19th, 2012
The News: The status of water level in five major dams is "˜highly critical' with meteorological department indicating no dramatic improvement due to low rain forecast in the coming days, sources told "The News" here on Saturday.
The sources in the Climate Change Ministry said the impact of fast changing climate situation has started showing its dire consequences and the office of the president has been informed about looming water crisis resulting in little likelihood of the country's reservoirs being...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Status of water level in Pakistan’s dams ‘highly critical’Growing urban water demand poses challenge to natural environment
Posted by The News: None Given on March 27th, 2011
The News: The speakers at a seminar said growing urban water and sanitation demand, increased pollution from municipal and industrial discharges, climate change and its unforeseen risks and challenges and over-exploitation of available water resources are posing grave challenges to the natural environment.
They were speaking at a seminar titled "˜World Water Day 2011' organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). The seminar focussed on the impacts of rapid urban population growth, industrialisation...
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