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Adaptation and the last mile of submarine connectivity
2021-08-27 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Submarine cable systems support around 95% of the world’s international data traffic, but despite our huge reliance on these systems, the subsea industry remains widely unrecognised and underappreciated. But, as data demand soars and the world grows more digital, it is also an industry full of opportunity. In recent years we’ve seen a small group of specialist construction partners emerge and rise to the challenge of the subsea space, bringing with them a wealth of experience from projects across numerous industries…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Executive Orders Support Farmers Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Efforts
2021-01-27 22:37:56| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2021 Contact: Hannah Packman, 303-819-8737 hpackman@nfudc.org WASHINGTON In accordance with his campaign promise to aggressively address the climate crisis and create new jobs, President Joe Biden today issued several executive orders outlining actions the administration will take to cut greenhouse gas emissions, conserve natural resources, invest in renewable energy, advance […]
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What Can Farmers Do About Climate Change? Adaptation
2016-10-17 15:42:03| National Farmers Union
By Tom Driscoll, NFU Director of Conservation Policy and Education USDAs report Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation states that Climate change presents an unprecedented challenge to the adaptive capacity of U.S. agriculture. Current climate change effects are increasing the complexity and uncertainty of agricultural management. NFUs blog has highlighted many […]
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Adaptation to Climate Change: Need for a Human Rights Approach
2016-08-12 22:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: The memories of Cyclone Sidr and Aila are fresh in the mind of Razia Begum, a victim of climate change, of Dacope Upazila, Khulna. The standing field crops and houses of her community were destroyed, and they suffered the loss of cattle as well as people who perished in these natural disasters. She says mournfully that Saturkhali, Kamarkhola, Koilashganj and Baniashanta are the most vulnerable unions where access to necessary human rights is disrupted. Furthermore, salinity, flood, river erosion,...
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IDB approves water adaptation project for Jamaica
2016-06-19 01:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Jamaica Observer: THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says it has approved an operation to enable investments in efficient water technologies and practices in newly built housing schemes in Jamaica. The Washington-based financial institution said that the project will promote related business opportunities and entrepreneurship in climate resilience and improve the conservation of water throughout the country. The project will use a US$5.75-million loan funded by resources from the Pilot Programme for Climate...
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