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Responding to climate change from grassroots up
2014-11-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: As concern mounts over food security, two community groups are on a drive to mobilise average people across Antigua and Barbuda to mitigate and adapt in the wake of global climate change, which is affecting local weather patterns and by extension, agricultural production. "I want at least 10,000 people in Antigua and Barbuda to join with me in this process of trying to mitigate against the effects of climate change," Dr. Evelyn Weekes told IPS. Bhimwattie Sahid picks a papaya in her backyard garden...
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Responding to a changing world
2014-04-03 15:40:00| Transmission & Distribution World
ABB launches new dry-type transformer products Responding to new requirements in a changing world, ABB is complementing its portfolio with new dry-type transformer products that help make electricity supply systems more efficient, reliable, safe and environmentally friendly. read more
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Asia responding to future of climate change
2014-04-01 17:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Challenges such as extreme weather, rising seas and worsening scarcity of drinking water are forcing many Asian governments to confront the changes being wrought by a warming planet even as some point to rich Western nations as major culprits. Millions of people in the region have already been displaced by floods and droughts thought related to global warming, a United Nations scientific panel said in a report meant to guide policymakers and form the foundation for a new climate treaty due next...
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Climate change could devastate Africa crop yields - Responding to Climate Change
2014-03-25 02:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RTCC: Africa could face an onslaught of crop failures, diseases and extreme weather events as a result of global warming, a UN panel of scientists is likely to warn later this week. The findings will be discussed at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Yokohoma, Japan, before their final approval and publication on March 31. Millions could be affected as a result of coastal and urban flooding, while fresh water resources in the west and south are expected to become...
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Hot Topic: Industry Initiatives on Responding to Physical Threats to the Electrical Grid
2014-03-17 16:58:00| Transmission & Distribution World
This is a special session to share how our industry has been proactively responding to physical grid threats and learn about recommended actions and practices. read more
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