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President Obama Pledges $2 Billion+ for Drought-Stricken California and U.S. Climate Resilience Fund
2014-02-14 20:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Acting on climate change and the growing toll its taking on U.S. agriculture, President Obama today will announce a $1.2 billion aid package for farmers, ranchers and communities in California and several more agricultural states pummeled by a series of devastating droughts and snowstorms in the past year. The President also will make public a climate-related item in his 2015 budget weeks before its March due date, a proposal to spend $1 billion more for a climate resilience fund. The money will...
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It's time to talk about climate resilience
2014-02-14 16:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Over the past few years many of the policymakers, engineers and consultants who spend their time working out how best to respond to climate change have made a small but important shift in the way they talk about the disruption threatened by climate impacts. As a result, climate adaptation is out and climate resilience is in. Anyone wondering why this minor change has been made need only look at the news (or if they are unlucky out the window). The scale of the climate impacts that are predicted...
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China's tough lessons in resilience
2014-02-12 01:04:53| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
China's lessons in resilience for rural poor
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Obama announces "climate hubs" to help boost agricultural resilience
2014-02-06 11:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The Obama administration has unveiled plans for a network of seven "climate hubs" designed to help farmers and rural communities enhance their resilience to extreme weather. Announced yesterday as the latest component in President Obama's wide-ranging climate action plan, the hubs will act as information centres, providing farmers and ranchers with detailed advice on how to minimise the impact of climate risks, such as droughts, floods, wild fires, and extreme cold snaps like the recent polar...
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09/04/2014 - Business Resilience Forum East
2014-02-03 11:55:07| BIFM Events
April's Business resilience Forum in Peterborough provides another excellent opportunity to participate in presentations from leading experts in the field of resilience and business continuity.
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