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Climate change may reduce crop output by 18% in 2020: Sharad Pawar
2013-04-26 15:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Times of India: Climate change is likely to bring down the production of key foodgrain crops like wheat and rice in the country by up to 18 per cent in 2020, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said on Friday. "Climate change is projected to reduce timely sown irrigated wheat production by about 6 per cent in 2020. In case of late sown wheat, the projected levels are to the extent of 18 per cent," Pawar said in the Rajya Sabha. Further reduction by up to 25 per cent in crop yields are projected in 2080, he noted....
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Climate Change Series: The Geoengineering Debate
2013-04-26 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WBUR: It sounds like science fiction: Massive engineering projects to deflect the sun`s rays in an attempt to reduce the warming effects of climate change. And yet, with the continuing rise in global greenhouse gas emissions, geoengineering has become an increasingly common topic of discussion among climate scientists, policy makers and national security experts. Jason Blackstock, John Steinbruner and Armond Cohen examine the arguments for, and challenges presented by, the prospect of geoengineering...
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Developing nations put climate change at heart of development plans
2013-04-26 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vibe Ghana: Representatives of governments in Africa and Asia have formed a network to support efforts to factor climate change into their development plans. The group developed its plans at the Seventh International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA7) to Climate Change, which ended on Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The group, known as Government Group Network on Climate Change Mainstreaming and Development, includes members from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, The Gambia...
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Top security official in Nigeria blames climate change for worsening insecurity
2013-04-25 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Climate change is in part to blame for rising conflict and crime in Nigeria, according to the president's National Security Advisor, Colonel Sambo Dasuki. Speaking to the House Committee on Climate Change, Dasuki said that the rise of Boko Haram insurgents, a jihadist group in northern Nigeria, and worsening crime was linked to climate change reports All Africa. According to Dasuki, worsening desertification, rising sea levels in the Niger Delta, and the shrinking of Lake Chad have pushed young...
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Small climate change steps could pay big return
2013-04-25 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gleaner: Finally, theres some good news on reducing climate change, which is great news as far as Im concerned. Im a climate skeptic. Its not that Im skeptical about the existence of climate change, but Im extremely skeptical about mankinds collective willingness to do anything about it in a timely manner. Late last year, the Global Carbon Project issued a report showing global emissions of carbon dioxide rose to record levels in 2011 and were on track to rise even higher in 2012. Carbon dioxide...
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