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 …
International cooperation is a cornerstone of efforts to combat climate change. The achievement of global climate change mitigation goals will require significant investment in emissions reduction in developing countries. International cooperation will be essential in providing the needed finance, capacity building, and technology transfer and development. To help advance international …
This publication examines the use of index insurance to help reduce vulnerability and poverty and adapt to climate change. Experience in index insurance to-date has been limited to individual case studies, which show promise of lessening the impacts of climate shocks, and enabling investment and growth in the agriculture sector. …
Washington defended its plans to cut its greenhouse gas emissions as among the most ambitious in the world Tuesday as major economies meeting in Paris rallied around a Mexican plan to raise cash to fight climate change. "The United States is proposing to make a seismic change" in toughening policy, …
China won praise for moves to cap its surging greenhouse gas emissions at a meeting of major economies on Tuesday, even as Germany criticised the lack of progress towards a new United Nations climate treaty. "China is very active," French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo told reporters on the second day …
The definition of renewable energy seems clear cut: The sun continues to shine, so solar energy is renewable. The wind continues to blow, so wind turbines churn out renewable power. But industries are now pushing to have a growing number of other technologies categorized as renewable
A moderate 5.7 magnitude earthquake rocked central Mexico on Friday, shaking buildings in the colonial city of Puebla and the capital Mexico City, but there were no reports of casualties or major damage. The US Geological Survey said the quake, the second medium-sized tremor to strike Mexico in the last …
Federal health officials will probably recommend that most Americans get three flu shots this fall: one regular flu shot and two doses of any vaccine made against the new swine flu strain. Having had annual flu shots for the last several years gives
The head of the World Health Organization said Thursday she would not hesitate to raise the global pandemic alert to the top of the six-point scale if the new H1N1 flu is spreading globally. But with pressure growing for her to factor in the severity of the newly-discovered disease as …
Swine flu cases world-wide climbed past 10,000 on Wednesday as health chiefs from around the world continued discussions in Geneva on how best to fight the disease. There are now 10,243 people who have been infected with the A/H1N1 flu virus as confirmed by laboratories, said Fadela Chaib, a spokeswoman …
Confirming the first impressions of many American and Mexican doctors, federal health officials said on Wednesday that people born before 1957 appear to have some immunity to the swine flu virus now circulating. Tests on blood serum from older people showed that they had antibodies that attacked the new virus, …
The world health organisation (WHO) has provided two million capsules of generic Oseltamivir, known as Tamiflu as brand name, to the government as a part of its global pandemic influenza preparedness programnmes. The donation is an addition to government's current stock of 40,000 doses, sources at WHO and the government …
MARK STEVENSON and DAVID KOOP MEXICO CITY ? VIRUS SPREADS TO CUBA, CHINA, THAILAND AND FINLAND; STRICT TRAVEL ADVISORIES ISSUED The swine flu virus was confirmed on Tuesday to have spread to more countries as scientists estimated the new strain could have sickened 23,000 people in Mexico alone before anyone …
Thailand confirms first cases as China suspects a second The swine-flu virus spread to Thailand Tuesday, while China reported the country's second suspected case of A/H1N1, one day after the country confirmed its first case of the virus. Meanwhile, Mexico's toll rose Tuesday to 58 deaths and 2,282 confirmed cases …
The first case of swine flu in China was confirmed Monday as the epidemic continued moving around the world, with the World Health Organization reporting about 4,700 laboratory-confirmed cases in 30 countries. Communication with a Chinese man, being treated for the new H1N1 strain of flu, was broadcast at a …
Experts speaking at a seminar on Saturday said that swine flu (A H1N1) virus, if at all entered the city, would have little chance to survive or surge owing to the hot and humid environment here. However, they warned, health providers were required to remain alert till the advent of …
The number of swine flu-related deaths outside Mexico has inched up to five, with the United States reporting its third fatality and Costa Rica its first, both involving men who also had underlying illnesses. The number of confirmed cases of the infection in the United States has risen to 2,532 …
