Environmental Expert: Certain characteristics make the urban environment particularly vulnerable to heat, flooding and water scarcity. For example, buildings and road surfaces store heat and prevent water from draining away, while in times of water shortage, high population density and the demands of industry put pressure on water sourced from the surrounding regions. As climate

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Alertnet: What are the gender dimensions of climate change? As a starting point, we know that women and men do not experience climate change equally. In many developing countries economic constraints and cultural norms that restrict women’s access to employment mean that their livelihoods are particularly dependent on climate-sensitive sectors, such as subsistence agriculture or

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We are updating the News on Daily Basis on this page. The heavy and erratic rains in western Himalayan region of India is taking toll in its form. Thousands of pilgrims and Tourists are stuck in places due to huge landslides that has blown road networks..! The life in the region is at stand still,

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Planetsave: Green your transport, not only for the environment, but for your health, happiness, personal finances, and time…. I discussed the environmental impact of eating meat and dairy a bit in the previous Going Green Tips post, due to it being a leading contributor to global climate change, air pollution, and water pollution. Another clear

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Zee News, as a responsible media house, initiated ‘My Earth My Duty’ – a revolutionary pan-India campaign, on June 5, 2010 instigating youth action on imperative issues of human induced climate change. It has been supported by over 50 million youth in almost all the headquarters in 34 cities and 1.2lac villages across India. My

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