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World Bank to provide $210m loan for food storage system in Bangladesh
2014-04-10 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The International Development Association (IDA), part of the World Bank, will provide a $210m loan to Bangladesh to set up a food storage system and strengthen distribution capabilities.
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World hit by record wave of 'mega' data breaches in 2013
2014-04-09 16:36:46| InfoWorld: Top News
What do Target, AOL, LivingSocial, Evernote, and Adobe have in common with one another? Answer: they were all victims of huge data breaches during 2013, part of a phenomenon that a new Symantec report calcuates has reached epidemic levels.
Energy-Water Nexus Around the World and the Missing Link
2014-04-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EDF: As we have highlighted before, Texas is experiencing significant population growth, adding around 1,000 people a week to the state, which increases the need for both water and electricity. The US Energy Information Administration estimates that electricity demand in this region will increase by more than 30% by 2035, yet, like many states in water-strained areas, it is not taking full advantage of new policies to address the energy-water nexus, such as increased use of solar PV, wind and energy efficiency....
WORLD: C&A warns of supply crisis in organic cotton
2014-04-09 13:59:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Despite increasing demand for organic cotton in international markets, global production continues to decline, European value fashion retailer C&A has warned.
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How to Think Like the Dutch in a Post-Sandy World
2014-04-09 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: In December 2012, Shaun Donovan, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, was on vacation in Berlin when he decided to detour to the Netherlands. He wanted to get a firsthand sense of the famed Dutch approach to water management. Hurricane Sandy struck six weeks before, and in the aftermath, President Obama asked him to lead a task force, whose objective was not just to rebuild but also to radically rethink the region's infrastructure in light of climate change. In the Netherlands, a man...
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