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Womens role vital in fighting climate change, says minister
2015-03-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Times: Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahid Ullah Khan on Sunday said that women, who constitute the majority of the world's poor, are among the most vulnerable to the detrimental impacts of climate change, particularly in developing countries, including Pakistan. Yet, their role is vital for solution to the impacts. He expressed these views in his statement released on Sunday in context of the "International Women's Day 2015'. The women's day is celebrated on March 8 every year. This year the...
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Pakistan: Women have role in fighting climate change: minister
2015-03-08 12:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pakistan Today: Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahid Ullah Khan said on Sunday that women who constitute the majority of the worlds poor are among the most vulnerable to the detrimental impacts of climate change, particularly in developing countries including Pakistan. Yet, they are also vital to solutions to the impacts. He expressed these views in his statement issued from Islamabad on Sunday in context of the International Womens Day 2015. The womens day is celebrated on March 8 every year. This...
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China cannot relent on effort to tackle pollution: minister
2015-03-07 09:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China cannot relent on efforts to tackle pollution, though a rapid turnaround should not be expected, the environment minister told a news conference on Saturday during China's annual parliamentary meeting. The country's environmental laws were still not as strong as its economic laws, and innovation was also weak, said the newly appointed minister, Chen Jining. China would also step up international cooperation on the environment this year, he said. China's myriad environmental problems...
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Federal Minister brings chequebook to Women with Drive Summit
2015-03-06 06:39:39| Trucking - Topix.net
TORONTO, Ont.- The Government of Canada has committed $421,720 to develop mentorship programs that will help further the careers of women in the nation's trucking industry, and identify best practices that can better support the hiring and retention of under-represented demographic groups. The funding was announced this morning by Dr. Kellie Leitch, Minister of Labour and Minister of Status of Women, during Trucking HR Canada's Women with Drive Leadership Summit.
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Agriculture minister 'hopeful' no rail strike
2015-02-14 07:02:17| Railroads - Topix.net
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says he's hopeful mediators will be able to avert a strike by workers at Canadian Pacific Railway but if they don't, the government will take action to make sure the economy doesn't suffer. The union representing 1,800 safety and maintenance workers and another union which represents 3,300 locomotive engineers, conductors, trainmen and yardmen across Canada have issued a strike notice for early Sunday morning.
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