Land degradation, poverty and inequality
Land degradation threatens the livelihoods of billions of people around the world . This is particularly the case for populations living in rural areas where most of the poor people reside: estimates report
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India to be Land Degradation Neutral by 2030'
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar says the government is working on a plan to `stop and reverse' the serious threat With India’s food security under threat, with nearly 81 million hectares facing
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Developed world goes stingy on climate fund
New Delhi: More than 190 countries decided it would build up to a $100 billion kitty by 2020 to fight climate change globally but the Green Climate Fund looks set to remain an empty pot as the US and other developed countries have refused to commit the needed money or even set timelines for contributions. In a meeting of the UN fund held in Berlin, the US and other developed countries refused to discuss a burden-sharing formula for contributions or set any calendar to schedule the initial funding. By December 2012, only $5.7 million was committed by the rich world to the fund. India was represented at the meeting by Dipak Dasgupta, principle economic advisor to the finance ministry.
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U.N. calls for integrated drought plan
Farmers from Africa to India struggle with insufficient rainfall As farmers from Africa to India struggle with insufficient rainfall, the U.N. has sought consolidated efforts to combat climate change threat and counter its effects on global food security. “Climate change is projected to increase the frequency, intensity, and duration of droughts, with impacts on many sectors, in particular food, water, and energy,” warned World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Secretary-General Michel Jarraud.
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Rio report card
The world has failed to deliver on many of the promises it made 20 years ago at the Earth summit in Brazil.
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Lead by example
As host nation of Rio+20, Brazil should choose the right course for its own development, say Fabio Scarano, André Guimarães and José Maria da Silva.
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Our planet, our health, our future - human health and the Rio Conventions: biological diversity, climate change and desertification
The WHO has published a discussion paper on the linkages between health and biodiversity, climate change and desertification, the representation of health in the three Rio Conventions, and the opportunities
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EU demand for climate pledge raises hurdle at UN talks
The European Union’s demand for a road map leading to the next legally-binding global warming treaty raises a hurdle that may snarl negotiations at the United Nations climate conference this week. The
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Global drylands: a UN system-wide response
More than two billion people depend on the world’s arid and semi-arid lands. Preventing land degradation and supporting sustainable development in drylands has major implications for food security, climate
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Combating ineffectiveness: Climate change bandwagoning and the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
<p> </p> <p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="content-type" /> This article examines the role of linkage politics in revitalizing the largely ineffective <i>UN Convention
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Elucidation of the 4th national report submitted to UNCCD Secretariat 2010
<p><span id="itro1">This new report released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests provides a holistic overview capturing comprehensively India's policies and programme related to desertification, land degradation & drought.</span></p>