REPORT: A major new report released today provides an assessment of impact of climate change in 2030s on four key sectors of the Indian economy, namely Agriculture, Water, Natural Ecosystems & Biodiversity and Health in four climate sensitive regions of India, namely the Himalayan region, the Western Ghats, the Coastal Area and the North-East Region.

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Bangladesh’s positive steps towards achieving the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) must be protected from the negative effects of climate change, according to the United Nations development chief. “On the MDGs, Bangladesh has much to be proud of,” said Helen Clark, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), during her just-concluded

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