Guardian: The world’s 10 most populous river basins will be vital for economic growth – but only if water shortage threat is tackled. River is the very stuff of life, yet billions of people do not have access to a clean, reliable source. Changing that takes investment – public and private – so winning the

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Guardian: Data indicate China’s carbon emissions could be 20% higher, prompting fears Earth is warming at a much faster rate. China‘s carbon emissions could be nearly 20% higher than previously thought, a new analysis of official Chinese data showed on Sunday, suggesting the pace of global climate change could be even faster than currently predicted.

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East Asia Forum: The great Himalayan rivers of South Asia, particularly the Ganges and Brahmaputra, have been the subject of five decades of discussion between governments of the region. While the discussions have continued, these rivers have contributed, through flood and drought, to the uncertainty and impoverishment of the lives of the largest concentration of

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UNCSD: Negotiators concluded the last round of Rio+20 preparatory talks in New York on Saturday,  making progress that will pave the way for many outcomes and initiatives on major global sustainability issues later this month at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, to be held in Rio de Janeiro from 20 to 22

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Rio+20 — the short name for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012 — is a historic opportunity to define pathways to a safer, more equitable, cleaner, greener and more prosperous world for all. Twenty years after the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, where

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IISD: Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published in 1962. Many consider the book’s release a turning point in our understanding of the interconnections among the environment, the economy and social well-being. Since then, many milestones have marked the journey toward sustainable development. This timeline captures some of the key events.   From its inaugural edition

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