Sfgate: In its recently released 2011 State of the World’s Children report, UNICEF positions climate change as the single greatest threat to youth worldwide, and in another new report, the international body says that climate-related disasters threaten the success of the Millennium Development Goals that are core of international humanitarian agenda. The new cluster of

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Times of India: Environment ministry’s forest clearance committee has shown the red flag to three major hydroelectric projects on tributaries of Ganga while giving the go-head to two others. The Forest Advisory Committee, the clearing house for projects requiring forest land, rejected the 320 mw Kotlibhel 1B and the 530 mw Kotlibhel II projects. Its

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The 2nd International Summer School in Food Security and Climate Change began in Nepali capital Kathmandu from Sunday. The summer school which will continue up to June 17 is being jointly organized by University of Pavia, Italy, Himalayan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kathmandu and International School Advanced Studies Kathmandu. Talking to Xinhua, Professor

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PTI: Geodynamically active and ecologically sensitive Himalaya; apart from having the inherent environmental problems of natural occurrence such as, earthquakes, landslides, soil erosion and flash floods; is confronted with a range of other problems of anthropogenic origin. They include: accelerated soil erosion, rain water runoff, increasing incidence of landslides, siltation and pollution of water bodies,

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This document discusses environmental issues facing Nepal due to both climate change and non-implementation of sustainability policies, particularly around e-waste management (handling of recyclable and non-recyclable materials from non-functioning electronic equipment) of information and communication technology (ICT) tools.  It addresses waste management policies, ICT use and its growth potential, and the growth potential of e-waste,

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Practical Action Nepal (2010): A disaster is an adverse situation that overwhelms the capacity of those in the vicinity to protect their lives and livelihoods, and in most instances requires external help in dealing with the losses. Disasters arise from hazards, and, crucially, it is the impact on human life that distinguishes the former from

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IPS News: Mass migration will inevitably be part of human adaptation to climate change, experts agree, since parts of the world will become uninhabitable in the coming decades.Last year, 38 million people were displaced by climate-related disasters such as the flooding in Pakistan and China. “Human displacement due to climate change is happening now. There

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Reuters Africa: Food prices had pushed an estimated 44 million more people into extreme poverty over the course of eight months, triggering unrest. That is putting ever mounting pressure on governments, agronomists and the farm industry to come up with ways of growing more food on less land and under harsher conditions. “Everything we do

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Theenergycollective.com: Silence before the Storm: When heat is added to water at boiling point (100°C or 212°F), vapor will appear at the surface, while bubbles of gas are formed throughout the water, but the water’s temperature will not rise. All added energy is absorbed in the water, transforming it from a liquid to a gas. This

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Times of India: GUWAHATI: Mridul Hazarika, director of TRA (Toklai Research Association), Toklai has said lessons on climate change needs to be incorporated in the early education system of schools for ensuring better understanding of the issue form young age. Keeping in mind the concern over the present climate change, a consultative workshop on the

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Website by UNESCO: The website offers an opportunity for policy-makers and practitioners to learn more about the relationships between ESD, cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue. It showcases a wide range of projects from across the world which is rich in detail and innovative in terms of how they have integrated culture components in ESD.  The

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The most recent issue of MRD offers articles on various topics of concern to sustainable development in mountains around the world, such as integrating farmers into land use planning processes, the consequences of amenity migration, women’s role in food and economic security, mountain vegetation, biodiversity conservation, and risk management. The Mountain Platform section presents a

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Climate change is causing significant mass loss of glaciers in high mountains worldwide. Although glacier systems show a great amount of inherent complexity and variation, there are clear overall trends indicating global glacier recession, which is likely to accelerate in coming decades. Large gaps remain in our understanding and ability to model accurately the key

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Change is all around us and the rate of change is accelerating. Change in demography, trade, and financial structures; but most of all in the use and availability of natural resources. Climate change is high on the agenda with increasing impacts from storms, floods and droughts; but even without the added effects of climate change,

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TG Daily: Melting mountain glaciers are pushing up sea level rises faster than at any time in the last 350 years, say scientists – indeed, many are melting up to 100 times faster. A team from Aberystwyth University, the University of Exeter and Stockholm University surveyed the 270 largest outlet glaciers of the South and

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[LIMA] Calculating the costs and benefits of investing in biofuels may become easier for policymakers with a guide launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Bioenergy and Food Security (BEFS) Analytical Framework, released last month (17 May), was developed over the past three years and tested in Peru, Tanzania and Thailand. Heiner

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UNESCO has produced an environmental education kit for secondary school teachers and their pupils living in mountainous areas. In order to better understand the complexity of mountain ecosystems, the kit offers a creative approach to environmental education: it is designed to arouse pupils’ curiosity, to appeal to their artistic sensibilities and wishes to serve as

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