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Global efforts to tackle poverty and climate change must come together
2013-09-20 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When the secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, takes the floor of the UN general assembly next week, he will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. The debates on these issues are on track to coincide in 2015, a moment that will likely shape international action on climate and development for the next generation. In September 2015, UN negotiators will work towards an agreement on what will come after the millennium development goals (MDGs) expire that year....
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Focus on Poverty: An aid solution for slum dwellers
2013-09-20 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: I remember a dry comment nearly 40 years ago by a young woman on hearing that storms on the east coast of the United States had resulted in hugely costly damage: "Yeah, well, that'll be about four houses then". It came to mind when I read a SciDev.Net story on a study that said flood damage to coastal cities around the world could run to US$1 trillion a year. The numbers in the report are massive, but, for me, the report's most telling phrase was: "However, the paper does not assess the potential...
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Cutting deforestation could increase poverty
2013-09-10 20:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental Research web: Climate change is one of the biggest challenges that we face this century, and many people agree that mitigation policies are necessary. But what actions should we take, and who should pay? A new study looks at the economic impact of various mitigation scenarios, specifically how they will affect poor people in developing countries. When it comes to mitigating climate change there are two major approaches: weaning ourselves off fossil fuels (reducing emissions of greenhouse gases) and avoiding...
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Poverty solution requires collaborative approach, experts say
2013-09-07 03:30:52| Steel - Topix.net
Central Ohio appears to lack the sort of unified regional approach to address suburban poverty that two national experts hyper-focused on the issue say is critical to finding long-term solutions to the growing problem.
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Germany's energy poverty: How electricity became a luxury good
2013-09-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Spiegel: Germany's agressive and reckless expansion of wind and solar power has come with a hefty pricetag for consumers, and the costs often fall disproportionately on the poor. Government advisors are calling for a completely new start. If you want to do something big, you have to start small. That's something German Environment Minister Peter Altmaier knows all too well. The politician, a member of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has put together a manual of practical tips on how everyone...
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