Emerging Economies Climate Report 2022
The report reveals that over half of companies in emerging economies have been impacted by extreme weather events over the last 12 months.The report shows that 58% of companies in Africa and South Asia
Drought
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US Aims To Mend Rich-Poor Climate Split
The United States will try to persuade rich and poor countries to share the burden of fighting climate change next week, with a big US pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions likely to help mend ties.
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In Brazil, Extreme Weather Stokes Climate Worries
No one could say they hadn't seen it coming. The sand dunes had been advancing for decades before, two years ago, they finally swallowed the houses of Raimundo do Nascimento and 12 other families in Ilha Grande, an island in the Parnaiba river delta in northeastern Brazil.
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Ban Ki-Moon Calls For "Green Deal"
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a "green new deal" on climate change on Thursday and urged for a final push in negotiations ahead of a key summit to be held in Copenhagen in December.
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Daishin Eyes Climate Change Commodity Plays
Daishin Investment Trust Management, which runs a climate change fund that invests in companies engaged in disaster relief, plans a new commodities fund this year to capitalize on the effects of global warming.
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Over 11 mln Displaced In Central, East Africa - UN
The number of people displaced by conflict and natural disaster in Central and East Africa is now more than 11 million, the United Nations said on Monday.
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In Brazil, extreme weather stokes climate worries
No one could say they hadn't seen it coming. The sand dunes had been advancing for decades before, two years ago, they finally swallowed the houses of Raimundo do Nascimento and 12 other families in Ilha Grande, an island in the Parnaiba river delta in northeastern Brazil.
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Youth explores horticulture to tackle drought in Orissa focus
AkshayaKumar Sahoo In a socio-economically backward district like Kalahandi, where most people are not so well educated, Kshamanidhi could have got a job. But he did not do that and instead concentrated on agriculture. In 2008, Kshamanidhi got Rs 40,000 from mango cultivation, Rs 15,000 from jackfruit, Rs 15,000 from vegetables and Rs 28,000 from other crops. ct: You
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Floods, Fires To Test EU Climate Response - Report
Flash floods, wildfires and heatwaves brought on by climate change could test Europe's ability to insure against and respond to natural disasters, a new report warns. Flooding of the Nile Delta and further desertification of north Africa could also unleash a wave of migrants from Europe's southern neighbours, said delegates at the launch of the European Union-backed ADAM report.
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Desalination Plant Clears Final California Hurdle
The biggest seawater desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere, north of San Diego, can begin construction by year's end after a six-year effort to win regulators' approval, the developer said on Thursday.
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Cloud Ice Crystals Carry Biological Matter - Research
Ice crystals plucked from clouds and quickly analysed in flight show bits of biological material -- bacteria, spores and plants -- play a role in the formation of clouds, US researchers said on Sunday. The finding, reported in the journal Nature Geoscience, offers the first direct evidence of airborne bacteria in clouds, they said.