State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Climate Change
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Japan environment minister to visit US on Kyoto
Japanese Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi will visit the United States next week for talks to try to rescue the Kyoto treaty on global warming, Japan's top government spokesman said on Friday.
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Belgian minister says Kyoto pact changes possible
Belgian Environment Minister Magda Aelvoet said she did not rule out the possibility of revising the Kyoto pact on global warming to try to bring the United States back on board, a Japanese business
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Japan PM resists pressures, sees time for Kyoto
A day before a European delegation arrives to press Tokyo to ratify the Kyoto global warming pact even without the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stressed on Sunday no
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Japan attempts to bring U.S. back to Kyoto Protocol fold
In a bid to bring the US back into the Kyoto Protocol, Japan is prepared to propose changes that would ease the CO2 regulations for the U.S. The results of high level bilateral talks set to begin in
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New water sources for Delhi
The Delhi's demand-supply gap for water in the current year is 492.87 Million Gallons per Day (MGD) and is projected to be 608.41 MGD in 2011. With the demand-supply gap certain to widen, the
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SACON proposes to restore wetlands
The Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) has proposed to restore the wetlands through a trial project in four States. Speaking to The Hindu, Dr. V.S. Vijayan, Director, the
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Britain flexible on amending Kyoto pact: sources
A senior British government official has told Japan that Britain is ready to consider revising the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming, signaling support for Tokyo's efforts to bring the
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President accused of being cool on global warming
Barely a week before the start of international talks on global warming, the Bush administration has neither finalized its negotiating team nor proposed an alternative to a treaty it rejected earlier
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Bush wants aid cut for climate change
US President George W. Bush has proposed a cut in the aid to India and other Third World countries to help them combat global warming. Mr. Bush , has asked Congress for nearly $4 billion to address
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Tick-borne encephalitis in Sweden and climate change
The incidence of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Sweden has substantially increased since the mid-1980s. During the same period the climate has become milder and ticks have become more abundant. We investigated whether there is a link between the change in climate and the increase in incidence of TBE.