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Subsidies endanger environment
Published July 9, 2009, 4:24 pm, The Peninsula
DOHA: Qatar’s Second Human Development Report issued on Wednesday has called for reviewing the country’s existing policy of supplying water and electricity to nationals and residents either free of charge or at heavily subsidised prices.
India, Bangladesh discuss dam row, Hasina visit
Published July 9, 2009, 10:46 am, Calcutta News
In the first high-level contact between the two countries since the United Progressive Alliance government here began its second tenure, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday held talks with visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on bilateral issues, including the row over a proposed hydel dam in India's north-east.
India, Bangladesh discuss dam row, Hasina visit
Published July 9, 2009, 9:47 am, New Kerala
New Delhi, July 9 : In the first high-level contact between the two countries since the United Progressive Alliance government here began its second tenure, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday held talks with visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on bilateral issues, including the row over a proposed hydel dam in India's north-east.
Climate change around the world
Published July 9, 2009, 4:53 am, BBC News
Clickable map showing the impact of climate change around the world, according to latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Africa: What the G8 Leaders Say On Africa
Published July 9, 2009, 4:08 am, AllAfrica.com
L'Aquila, Italy — Leaders of the world's eight major industrialized countries meeting in L'Aquila, Italy, have devoted about one-third of their declaration to African issues. The verbatim text of the relevant section follows.
Africa: African States and Poor Farmers
Published July 9, 2009, 4:06 am, AllAfrica.com
Abuja — In the last few days, small-scale farmers in Nigeria and other parts of the continent attempted to set the agenda, or better still, influence the agenda of heads of state and government who met in Sirte, the birth place of current AU chairman and president of Libya, Muammar Gaddaffi from June 30 to July 3.
QSAS, Barwa hold 'Certified Green Professional' training workshop
Published July 8, 2009, 10:57 pm, AME Info
Barwa Real Estate Company (Barwa) and Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company (Qatari Diar) organized Qatar Sustainability Assessment System QSAS - Certified Green Professional training workshop conducted by the T.C. Chan Center for Building Simulation and Energy Studies at the University of Pennsylvania (USA) on 12 July at Millennium Hotel - Doha for three days.
Aravalis are still being ravaged
Published July 8, 2009, 12:41 pm, The Times of India
Even as the SC verdict in May this year came as some relief for the ravaged range, the mines of Bhiwani are recklessly razing parts of the Aravali to the ground.
Tanzania: Lessons From Israel's Water Sector
Published July 7, 2009, 8:01 am, AllAfrica.com
Water and environmental technologies are increasingly gaining attention in the world's development strategies and economy. Water, apart from being a human consumption, is a resource on which Agriculture significantly depends through state of the art irrigation in countries like Israel.
Gore: Deal on Emissions from Land Useage Change Critical
Published July 7, 2009, 8:00 am, CommonDreams.org
by Robin Pagnamenta, Energy Editor and Ben Webster, Environment Editor A global deal to cap surging emissions of carbon dioxide from soil will form a critical part of any successful agreement to tackle climate change in Copenhagen later this year, Al Gore said today. The former US Vice President and environmental campaigner urged world leaders who are set to gather for a UN meeting in the Danish ...
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