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BASIC experts meet to focus on future issues on climate change
2013-02-15 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Economic Times: Climate experts and negotiators from four emerging economies -- Brazil, South Africa, India and China -- today began discussions here on issues related to climate change. Tomorrow, Environment Ministers from these countries --called BASIC group of nations--will meet here to review the decisions taken at last year's Doha climate conference and plan future steps for taking the global process for an ambitious and equitable agreement under the Durban Platform, official sources said. The meeting...
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Obama cyber security order lacks bite, security experts say
2013-02-13 16:42:17| InfoWorld: Top News
President Barack Obama's cyber security executive order, announced during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, elicited guarded praise from several quarters even as it revived calls for more comprehensive bipartisan legislation to address long-term security threats.As expected, Obama last night signed a Presidential Policy Directive requiring federal agencies and critical infrastructure owners and operators to work cooperatively to minimize cyber risks and strengthen resilience to attacks.
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Kenya: Cutting food waste crucial to ensuring food security, experts say
2013-02-13 12:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: Sticking to what's written on your shopping list, checking food expiry dates, cooking just enough but no more and a few other simple practices can help curb global food waste, which amounts to 1.3 billion tonnes of food every year, experts say. This is vital at a time when climate change and population growth are reducing the availability of food for millions of vulnerable people around the world, they add. "With the World Bank warning of the possibility of a four-degrees-centigrade temperature...
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South Africa: Climate change is real, experts say
2013-02-13 12:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
News24: Scientists and environmentalists have reacted with anger to emerging reports that dismiss the reality of climate change. While climate scepticism is a popular topic in fringe political groups, the evidence points to irreversible climate change with devastating impacts for poor communities if no action is taken. "No doubt, Africa is one of the most vulnerable continents to climate variability and change because of multiple stresses and low adaptive capacity. Environmental and climatic stress...
Ready for Valentine's Day? Experts share last-minute gift ideas during Live Chat
2013-02-13 06:16:45| Grocery - Topix.net
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