Climate change threatens Asia's farming, energy securityOctober 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Climate change poses fundamental threats to Asia's food and energy security which, if left unchecked, will result in an upsurge of migration into already overburdened mega cities, according to three major new studies funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). "The food and energy security of every Asian is threatened by climate change, but it's the poor -- and especially poor women -- who are most vulnerable and most likely to migrate as a consequence," said ADB Vice-President Ursula Schaefer-Preuss as the studies were released Friday.
Climate-change adaptation to cost $75-90 bn: World BankSeptember 30th, 2009 BANGKOK - Climate-change adaptation is likely to cost developing countries $75-90 billion annually from 2010 to 2050, according to a study released Wednesday by the World Bank. Based on an assumption that global temperatures would rise at least two degrees Celsius over the next four decades, adaptation costs for the developing world in such sectors as infrastructure "climate proofing" are to cost $75-90 billion a year, the bank said on the sidelines of UN climate-change talks being held this week and next in Bangkok.
Report: Climate change means more hungry children, greater investment in farming neededSeptember 30th, 2009 Report: Climate change means more hungry childrenJOHANNESBURG — Scientists fear climate change will mean 25 million more hungry children over the next four decades, with subsistence farmers in Africa and Asia particularly hard hit by global warming, according to a report issued Wednesday. The authoritative International Food Policy Research Institute said even without climate change, 113 million children under 5 years old will be malnourished in 2050 worldwide.
UN agency: climate change will hit agriculture in developing countries, increase povertySeptember 30th, 2009 UN: climate change impact on agriculture direROME — A U.N. agency warns that the climate change will badly affect agriculture and hit developing nations hardest, leading to unreliable food production and higher prices.
Obama to UN: Time for difficult work on climate change is at hand, global cooperation a mustSeptember 23rd, 2009 Obama pleads for harder work on climate changeUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama has implored world leaders to confront climate change, saying there can be no peace without cooperative work to preserve the planet. Appearing before global leaders gathered at the United Nations, Obama said Wednesday that "the danger posed by climate change cannot be denied — and our responsibility to meet it must not be deferred."
The president said "this is why the days when America dragged its feet on this issue are over." He said he understood the tempation of nations to put economic recovery from recession ahead of climate change work, but said that must not be allowed to happen.
'Rich countries stealing from poor for climate change aid'September 16th, 2009 LONDON - More than four million children could die unless world leaders deliver additional funds to help poor countries fight climate change, a report warned Wednesday. Rich countries must come up with additional funds for fighting climate change, rather than raid the money from existing aid promises, said the report by the international nongovernment organisation Oxfam.
Climate change may reduce South Asia GDP 4-5 percent: World BankSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A global warming of two degrees Celsius -- the minimum the world is likely to experience -- could result in permanent GDP reductions of four-five percent for South Asia, warns a new World Bank report. But if developed countries act now, a 'climate-smart' world is feasible, and the costs for getting there will be high but still manageable, says the report, adding that high-income countries also need to act quickly to reduce their carbon footprints and boost development of alternative energy sources to help tackle the problem of climate change.
Countries adopt climate data sharing agreementSeptember 3rd, 2009 GENEVA - The members of the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Thursday approved an agreement to set up a global mechanism for sharing information on the climate and weather. The Global Framework for Climate Services would be established in stages, coming into effect by 2011.
Study says climate change threatens water, food security for 1.6 billion people in South AsiaSeptember 2nd, 2009 Study: 1.6 billion face water, food threat in AsiaKATMANDU, Nepal — Effects of climate change including the melting of Himalayan glaciers threaten water and food security for more than 1.6 billion people living in South Asia, according to a study released Wednesday. India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal will be most vulnerable to falling crop yields caused by glacier retreat, floods, droughts and erratic rainfall, said the study financed by the Asian Development Bank.
South Africa: Developing world needs money from rich countries to cope with climate changeAugust 4th, 2009 SAfrica: Rich nations must pay on climate changePRETORIA, South Africa — Developing countries won't consider the next round of climate change talks successful unless rich nations set aside money to help them address global warming, South African officials said Tuesday. The officials, who are expected to lead the African bloc at the negotiations, met to discuss strategy ahead of the December climate change talks in Copenhagen.
Economic crisis has affected remittances: World BankJuly 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The worldwide recession has led immigrants in wealthy countries to cut back sharply on how much money they send back to their home countries, according to a World Bank report released Monday. Remittances to developing countries jumped 15 percent in 2008 to $328 billion, but will plummet 7.3 percent in 2009, the World Bank predicted, revising its earlier forecast of a 5-percent decline this year.
Big polluters to discuss help for poorer countries to deal with climate changeJuly 9th, 2009 Big polluters want to help poorer countries adaptL'AQUILA, Italy — The world's industrialized countries are looking to provide "significant financial resources" to the developing world to help them combat global warming and will ask a September meeting of the world's 20 major economies to take up the issue, U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday.
South Korean PM says threats from climate change, economic crisis not mutually exclusiveJune 19th, 2009 SKorean PM says climate change a threat to AsiaSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Friday that Asia is at grave risk from climate change and warned that responding to the environmental threat cannot be separated from fighting the global economic crisis. "Asian countries are particularly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change," Han said in a speech at the annual World Economic Forum on East Asia.
Kerry warns of escalation in Indo-Pak tension due to climatic changesJune 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman, John Kerry, expressing concerns over the deteriorating environmental conditions in South Asia, has said that the changing climate of the region could adversely affect the relationship between India and Pakistan. Kerry, in his speech titled 'Climate change and American foreign policy: security challenges, diplomatic opportunities, said the problems of climatic change were acute in South Asia, which could have a serious impact on the relations of the two nuclear powers of the region.
G8 assesses impact of global economic crisisJune 11th, 2009 ROME - The impact of the global economic crisis on poorer nations and ways to promote sustainable development strategies topped the agenda Thursday at the first ever meeting of ministers responsible for international cooperation from the Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations. Special attention would be devoted to difficulties being experienced by countries in Africa, according to the programme of the two-day meeting in Rome.
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