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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Russia CO2 Emissions Up In 2007, But Lag GDP Growth
Russia's greenhouse gas emissions rose by a tiny 0.3 percent in 2007 to the highest in more than a decade, sharply lagging an oil-backed surge in economic growth, official data showed.
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Hot Summer, Absent El Nino Set To Aid India Monsoon
India's monsoon rains, vital for the farm-dependent economy and the success of major crops, may exceed the norm this year if the El Nino system that brings drier weather fails to appear, as expected, forecasters say.
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NZ Issues Fewer CO2 Permits To Forestry Than Plan
New Zealand expects to allocate up to 1 million emissions permits to forestry owners by next month, a fraction of the 8 million set aside for issuance this year to the sector, the government said on Thursday.
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New Zealand Expected To Exceed Kyoto Target - Report
New Zealand will better its target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol because of drought and reassessment of its forests, a government report said on Wednesday. The country was now expected to produce around 9.6 million tonnes less of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than allowed in the protocol's first commitment period of 2008-2012.
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California To Get $260 Mln In US Funds For Water
California will receive $260 million of $1 billion in US economic stimulus funds slated for water infrastructure, US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Wednesday.
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Recession Slowing Water Investment To A Drip
Water scarcity means big growth for companies that purify, transport and distribute the world's most essential resource, but a global recession that has halted new projects and put off price increases means water investors will have to wait for the boom years. Water, cheap and indispensable, has long been prized as a stable investment in both good and bad times.
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Drought threatens Iraqs Garden of Eden
Hadi Mizban
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Farmers facing aftermath of drought
Farmers of the Matale district have to suffer the consequences of the severe drought that prevailed for the last two months. About 5,000 acres of paddy lands got destroyed resulting in 10,000 families facing a pathetic situation. Farmers complain that the water levels in the tanks have fallen and natural water cascading from hilly areas too to have dried up.
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10% loss in tea yield feared for dry spell
Wanted: Showers Siliguri, April 3: The tea gardens in the Dooars are apprehending at least 10 per cent loss in its annual production of 160 million kg because of a drought-like situation in the region over the past six months.
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Massive river siltation enhances flood tendency in N districts
Experts at a discussion here yesterday stated that massive siltation of the Padma river and its tributaries have triggered the flood tendency during the monsoon in the region. Terming the monsoon flood as the main natural calamity in the region they said many people become victim of the disaster every year.