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Philippines: Climate change a public health threat, global group says

2016-07-30 18:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Standard: HEALTH and environmental advocates came together to urge the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to come up with a cohesive and responsive health strategy that recognizes climate change as a threat to public health. In a forum organized by international environmental health group Health Care Without Harm-Asia and the Laguna Lake Development Authority, representatives from the Climate Change Commission, Philippine Heart Center, Philippine College of Physicians and civil society emphasized...

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Infographic: The Global Mycotoxin Threat 2016

2016-03-09 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

GLOBAL - The prevalence of mycotoxins, toxic fungal metabolites found in almost all types of agricultural feedstuffs and grains, is a major concern with regards to feed contamination and presents a genuine risk to livestock animal production.

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Climate calamity top threat to global economy in 2016

2016-01-14 11:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: Disasters caused by climate change beat nuclear proliferation and forced migrations to head economists concerns for the year ahead. A survey of 750 experts by the World Economic Forum before its annual meeting in Switzerland next week pushed the environment to first place in 11 years. Climate change is exacerbating more risks than ever before in terms of water crises, food shortages, constrained economic growth, weaker societal cohesion and increased security risks, said Cecilia Reyes, chief...

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Climate change disaster is biggest threat to global economy 2016, say experts

2016-01-14 10:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: A catastrophe caused by climate change is seen as the biggest potential threat to the global economy in 2016, according to a survey of 750 experts conducted by the World Economic Forum. The annual assessment of risks conducted by the WEF before its annual meeting in Davos on 20-23 January showed that global warming had catapulted its way to the top of the list of concerns. A failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation was seen as likely to have a bigger impact than the spread of weapons...

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