The global cost of disasters is growing: The economic burden of disasters is intensifying. While the direct costs of disasters averaged $70–80 billion a year between 1970 and 2000, between 2001 and 2020 these annual costs grew significantly to $180–200 billion. But the real cost is far higher. Disaster costs …
An Act to provide a broad overarching national legal framework of general principles on water as a vital and stressed natural resource, under which legislation and executive action on water at all levels of governance, as also water-use and actions relating to water by citizens, their associations and voluntary agencies, …
The Africa–Asia Drought Risk Management Peer Assistance Project seeks to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and technical cooperation among drought-prone countries in Africa and Asia and thus to promote best practices in drought risk management (DRM) for development in the two regions. In order to establish a baseline to guide …
Simulation based on data from the GRACE satellites and historical weather records reveals the effects of this year's drought in Texas (driest conditions shown in dark red) Groundwater levels have dropped in many places across the globe over the past nine years, a pair of gravity-monitoring satellites finds. This trend …
According to press reports: Environment and Forests Minister Hasan Mahmud said at a seminar on Thursday that Bangladesh loses 1.5 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), as more natural disasters caused by climate change impacts hit the country now." The negative impacts include flood, draught, salinity, cyclone, and sea …
The environment and forests minister, Hasan Mahmud, has urged the civil society to come forward to help the government cope with the adverse impacts of climate change. He made the call at a seminar titled ‘Consultation : Impact of Climate Change on WatSan, Health & Hygiene and its Inclusion in …
Monsanto's genetically engineered, drought resistant corn is deregulated, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Thursday, clearing the variety for sale. USDA approved the variety after reviewing environmental and risk assessments, public comments and research data from Monsanto. Corn is the most widely grown U.S. crop and farmers grew 91.9 million acres …
A punishing drought in Texas has not only damaged crops, killed cattle, and led to widespread fires, but has also killed off a significant portion of the state's trees: between 100 and 500 million trees have perished to drought stress according to preliminary analysis. The estimate does not include tree …
The uncertainty over the Lokpal Bill has overshadowed an equally significant National Food Security Bill, which was cleared by the Union Cabinet last week and is to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Bill has been in the eye of the storm over targeted coverage of beneficiaries …
The income is not enough to meet even their expenses this year Caught in crisis: The consignment that has arrived at the cotton market in Raichur. It is called the white gold in these parts. But cotton has failed to bring fortunes to farmers in the district. Decreased production, failure …
The massive drought that has dried out Texas over the past year has killed as many as half a billion trees, according to new estimates from the Texas Forest Service. "In 2011, Texas experienced an exceptional drought, prolonged high winds, and record-setting temperatures," Forest Service Sustainable Forestry chief Burl Carraway …
The State government will seek Rs 2,606 crore from the Centre to take up relief operations in the drought-affected areas of the State, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Sunday. Addressing the nine-member Central team of officials entrusted to assess the damage caused due to drought, the Chief …
The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked district collectors to gear up to tackle the extensive drought in the State. The Chief Minister, Mr N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, directed them to take measures to instil confidence in farmers who had suffered a huge setback. “We should face this problem with a …
The Opposition parties demanded a white paper on drought situation. Raising the issue during Zero Hour on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition Bhupinder Singh alleged that the State Government had not submitted any information on drought to the Centre. There is also a difference of opinion between the Revenue and …
Mahyco confident of regulatory approvals, plans launch within a year. Bt brinjal may have gone into the deep freezer, but that has hardly dampened the enthusiasm of Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co (Mahyco) from coming up with new genetically modified (GM) crops. Mahyco now plans to introduce Bt rice and Bt …
The U.N.'s climate chief said on Saturday she believes countries can snap the deadlock that has lasted for years and sign up to fresh and binding commitments to cut greenhouse gases, after a week of climate talks between nearly 200 countries. "Countries are now looking at how they might bring …
Eat all the walnut treats you can this holiday season. They might not be so plentiful in coming years. Commercially grown walnut trees (Juglans nigra and Juglans regia) are very particular about their growing conditions and drought or untimely frosts can crack the walnut tree's defenses. "Walnut is really restricted …
Bangladeshis in millions would be displaced due to global warming causing sea level rise by thermal expansion of the ocean waters and the melting of land- based ice. "Approximately 31 million people are likely to be migrated permanently from the southern part of Bangladesh within 21st century due to climate …
Zara, an Afghan mother of seven, doesn't know what to tell her children when they ask about dinner. "I simply tell them that we must wait until their father gets home to see if he's going to bring anything," she said, speaking from under a dusty blue burqa covering her …
Londoners will next year be drinking water from a desalination plant – a type of facility more commonly associated with the arid Gulf region – if the current dry spell continues, Thames Water has warned. The company, which supplies water and sewerage services to 8.8m customers in the capital and …
SHILLONG: Climate change has taken its toll on agriculture sector of the Northeast over the years, which prompted the scientists to go for vulnerability assessment and issuing warning to both farming community and agriculture mangers. Scientists had observed higher agricultural vulnerability in the northern parts of the region and the …
