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Asia?s Rising Prosperity, Climate Change Taking Toll on Food Security
2016-06-22 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Asia's economic growth over the last decade has been relentless, bringing with it a rising population and an influx of people from the countryside to the cities in search of prosperity. These trends are not expected to abate. By 2025, the total population of Asia and the Pacific region should reach about 4.4 billion. And over the next 40 years, Asia's urban population is projected to increase from 1.9 billion to 3.2 billion. In another significant trend, the middle income population will also...
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City leaders unite to find ground-level climate change strategies
2016-06-22 05:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: A bottom-up strategy steered by local leadership can help tackle the challenges from climate change on the ground where it counts, officials said from Brussels. "Today, the world's cities are uniting their efforts to fight climate change behind a single global organization, something that has never before happened," former New York City Mayor and U.N. Special Envoy for Climate Change Michael Bloomberg said in a statement. On becoming a U.N. envoy after leaving office after 12 years as mayor...
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Climate change: poll finds support for strong action at highest level since 2008
2016-06-21 21:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Support for strong action on climate change is at its highest level since 2008, with much sought after uncommitted voters showing the strongest support, according to Galaxy polling commissioned by the Climate Institute. Despite that, voters were dissatisfied with both Labor and Coalition policies, with only 17% saying the Coalition had a credible climate plan and only 20% saying Labor did. Those findings fitted with an assessment of the main parties policies conducted by the Climate Institute,...
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Asias Rising Prosperity, Climate Change Taking Toll on Food Security
2016-06-21 12:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Asia's economic growth over the last decade has been relentless, bringing with it a rising population and an influx of people from the countryside to the cities in search of prosperity. These trends are not expected to abate. By 2025, the total population of Asia and the Pacific region should reach about 4.4 billion. And over the next 40 years, Asia's urban population is projected to increase from 1.9 billion to 3.2 billion. In another significant trend, the middle income population will also...
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Australia: Climate change to affect how and where fruit is grown
2016-06-21 10:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Age: Red apples could be a bit less red as temperatures rise due to climate change, Royal Galas are likely to suffer more sun damage, and some fruit growers are likely to rip out trees and opt for different varieties. The looming impact of climate change on the fruit growing industry is detailed in a new report out of the University of Melbourne, which says climate change could affect what is grown and where in some Australian apple growing regions. The report concentrates on science, but as climate...
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