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Bangladesh: Farming on Water to Prevent the Effects of Climate Change
2014-11-18 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Each year the brown waters of the Gumani river swell during the summer monsoon, creeping over the surrounding fields to flood Charbhangura, a village of 2,500 people in the Pabna district of northwest Bangladesh. From July to October the waters can rise at least 10 feet. The trunks of trees more than 30 feet away from the dry season riverbed show watermarks waist high. When the fields flood, the villages farmers have no work. There is water all around, said Hafiza Khatun, 25, a mother of...
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Aker Arctic Chooses BlueCielo Project Portal for Document Control, Change Management and Collaboration
2014-11-18 16:10:00| Offshore Technology
Aker Arctic has selected BlueCielo's Project Portal solution to enhance its document control, management of change and collaboration processes.
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French president Francois Hollande launches funding for Pacific nations hit by climate change
2014-11-18 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: French president Francois Hollande has announced funding for Pacific island nations to help restore ecosystems affected by climate change. After joining world leaders at the G20 meeting in Brisbane last weekend, Mr Hollande flew to New Caledonia for his first official visit. The Pacific island nation, one of Australia's closest neighbours, is one of three French dependencies in the region. Mr Hollande told representatives that their communities had experienced the most harmful effects of...
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US President Barack Obama stakes final two years on climate change
2014-11-17 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: With just two years left in power, President Barack Obama is elevating his efforts to combat global warming above almost all else as he seeks to leave an imprint that will endure after he's gone. It's a strategy rooted not only in Obama's long-stated support for such efforts, but also in political reality. Only two weeks ago, Obama's prospects for realizing his goals on education, wages and immigration diminished when voters put Republicans in full control of Congress through 2016. But overseas...
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White House offers climate change help to U.S. cities
2014-11-17 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: After announcing two major global initiatives on climate change last week, the Obama administration pivoted on Monday to American towns and cities to help them adapt to the impacts of global warming. The move came after a task force of U.S. governors, mayors and tribal leaders sent Vice President Joe Biden and senior White House officials recommendations on how they can help local communities deal with extreme weather. White House officials also unveiled measures, including a Web-based climate...
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