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Rich-poor divide deepens over climate aid as need grows
2013-11-20 15:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Rich and poor were deadlocked on Wednesday over how to raise aid to help developing countries cope with global warming, in another setback at United Nations climate talks in Warsaw seeking progress towards a 2015 deal. Bolivia and other developing countries accused the rich of failing to show willingness to discuss aid or compensation for losses and damage due to global warming, such as rising sea levels or creeping desertification. The two-week Warsaw talks, due to end on Friday, are trying...
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Poor countries clamoring for aid slam into 'hard reality' in Warsaw
2013-11-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenwire: The top U.S. negotiator on climate change has effectively ruled out any new American pledge this year to a U.N. fund for helping poor countries cope with global warming, but vulnerable nations and human rights groups gathered for the climate summit here refuse to accept that. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also called climate finance "critical" in his first press briefing of the summit today. Pointing to Typhoon Haiyan, which he said puts "an anguished human face" on climate change, he...
Farm Bill, Food Aid And U.S. Shipping Changes
2013-11-18 21:48:00| Beef
David Bennett for Delta Farm Press While a handful of issues chief among them nutrition program funding, regional crop support differences, and dairy policy are proving difficult to find middle ground on, the ongoing farm bill conference must also deal with international food aid reform. With the humanitarian crises in Syria and the Philippines looming large, everyone in the debate remain keen to feed the worlds hungry but how the U.S. will do that in the future is in the balance. read more
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Seniors Housing Veterans Aid Programs Go Underused
2013-11-18 17:49:00| National Real Estate Investor
There are nearly 23 million veterans in the United States today, more than half of whom are 60 years or older. Yet a significant percentage of the veteran population doesnt know about the governmental benefits available to them when it comes to seniors housing. read more
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Milipol 2013: Camero Launches Xaver(TM) AID - Airborne Imaging Drone - The First Unmanned VTOL ...
2013-11-18 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Camero Expands into Exciting New Area of Operation - delivering life-saving situation awareness via state-of-the-art UAV with though-roof detection-of-life capabilities<br /> <br /> The Company will also present for the first time at Milipol the Xaver™Net – its new wireless communication platform for remote monitoring and control of the Xaver™ systems<br /> <br /> Kfar Netter, Israel – Camero – a world leader and pioneer in the development and marketing of ...This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) | Remotely Piloted Drones
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