The report presents a mixed picture. Over the past 25 years, there have been notable improvements in child well-being in the group of countries examined in this report: steady decline in child mortality, overall reduction in adolescent suicide and increase in school completion rates. But the last five years have …
Report is the first of its kind to prescribe concrete actions that the biggest 15 economies must take to keep warming below 2C The United Nations was presented with a roadmap to avoid a climate catastrophe on Tuesday, prescribing specific actions for the world’s biggest economies to keep warming below …
This interim 2014 report by the Deep Decarbonization Pathway Project (DDPP) summarizes preliminary findings of the pathways developed by the DDPP Country Research Teams with the objective of achieving emission reductions consistent with limiting global warming to less than 2°C. The DDPP is a knowledge network comprising 15 Country Research …
Vibrio cholerae classical (CL) biotype was isolated, along with biotype El Tor (ET) and altered ET carrying the cholera toxin (CTX) gene of CL biotype, during the 1991 cholera epidemic in Mexico, subsequently becoming endemic until 1997. Microbiological, molecular, and phylogenetic analyses of V. cholerae isolated from both clinical and …
A strong earthquake rocked much of southern Mexico and Central America on Monday, setting off mudslides, damaging scores of buildings and disrupting communications vital to the relief effort. At least three people died, including a newborn, and dozens were hurt, Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said. The U.S. Geological Survey …
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 rattled southern Mexico on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was centered 22 miles (35 km) west-southwest of the city of Tapachula in the state of Chiapas at a depth of about 47 miles (75 km).
Approaches to integrated landscape management are currently garnering new interest as scientists, policymakers, and local stakeholders recognize the need to increase the multi-functionality of agricultural landscapes for food production, livelihood improvement, and ecosystem conservation. Such approaches have been attempted in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) but …
A growing number of studies link chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) with risk of diabetes. Many of these studies assessed iAs exposure by measuring arsenic (As) species in urine. However, this approach has been criticized because of uncertainties associated with renal function and urine dilution in diabetic individuals. In …
Delhi with fast-growing rate of urbanisation is the second most water-stressed cities in the world according to this new research published in Global Environmental Change Journal which has mapped 500 large cities to determine how global urbanisation is affecting water supplies. Kolkata (6), Chennai (18), Bangalore (19) and Hyderabad (20) …
The Green Growth Best Practice (GGBP) initiative has issued a report to help governments transition their economies successfully to climate compatible development.
Global economic output could rise by as much as an additional $2.6 trillion a year, or 2.2 percent, by 2030 if government policies improve energy efficiency, waste management and public transport, according to a World Bank report released on Tuesday. The report, produced with philanthropic group ClimateWorks Foundation, analysed the …
Government policies that improve energy efficiency, waste management and public transport could increase global economic output by more than $1.8 trillion per year says this new report released by World Bank & ClimateWorks Foundation in advance of the U.N. Secretary General's Climate Summit in September 2014. This report describes efforts …
Poor air quality causes an estimated 2.6–4.4 million premature deaths per year. Hazardous conditions form when meteorological components allow the accumulation of pollutants in the near-surface atmosphere. Global-warming-driven changes to atmospheric circulation and the hydrological cycle are expected to alter the meteorological components that control pollutant build-up and dispersal, but …
While the last several decades have witnessed tremendous advances in cure rates for childhood cancer, these improvements have not translated to low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), where the majority of children reside. In this article, we outline why pediatric cancer should now be considered a global child health priority, describe the need …
A new research project shares knowledge on strategies to build the resilience of farming systems in dryland, drought and flooded areas Coventry University recently launched EcoDry, an exciting three-year, €560,000 EC-funded project to share knowledge on strategies to build the resilience of farming systems in dryland, drought and flooded areas. …
One-third of the world’s corn is produced in “highly or extremely highly water-stressed regions,” a threat to the largest global crop, according to a statement released today by the World Resources Institute. China, Mexico and India have the largest percentage of corn grown in such areas, while Brazil and Argentina …
In the Mexican Congress at the 2nd World Summit of Legislators (WSL) 2014 organized by the London-based GLOBE International ¬ nearly 300 senior legislators and scientists from more than 70 countries, including Speakers of Parliaments and Presidents of Congress, brainstormed to formulate a resolution on climate change legislation. With international …
Indonesia's Borneo island shows the clearing of trees on a peatland forest located in Central Kalimantan in February. The area is being developed for a palm oil plantation. These must be rough days for climate change fatalists. Solar and wind power costs have plunged. Companies compete for climate bragging rights. …
An earthquake with a 6.2 magnitude struck off Mexico's Pacific coast on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was centered about 190 miles (305 km) southwest of the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, which is in the Mexican state of Jalisco, at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 …
The National Drought Management Policy Guidelines provide a template for action that countries can use in the development of a national drought management policy and drought preparedness/mitigation plans. The process is structured in 10 steps that can be adapted by countries to reflect their institutional, infrastructure, legal, socio-economic and environmental …
Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Jumped 27.5% for Adults, 47.1% for Kids From 1980 to 2013 The obesity epidemic is global: 2.1 billion people, or about 29% of the world's population, were either overweight or obese in 2013, and nearly two out of three of the obese live in developing …
