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Climate change and sustainable water management in Central Asia
Field observations in Central Asia indicate that the climate has been warming and the consequences of this trend have already been observed. Disasters related to climate chang...
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The state of world fisheries and aquaculture 2014
The fisheries and aquaculture sector – a vital source of livelihoods, nutritious food and economic opportunities – has a key role to play in meeting one of the wor...
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Loo and behold, India’s dirty secret is out in the open
The country has the largest number of people defecating in the open With as many as 597 million people practising open defecation, India still has the largest number of people...
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Climate change affects health, shelter
Climate change affects the social and environmental determinants of health clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food and secure shelter. Global warming that has occurred...
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India needs to invest $834 billion for lower carbon emissions by 2030
India will have to invest $834 billion in the two decades ending 2030 to reduce its emission intensity to gross domestic product by 42 per cent over 2007 levels, according to ...
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The Women of New York?s City Hall
With Manhattan still cloaked in early-morning darkness, New York City’s new sanitation commissioner stepped into a semicircle of 40 men holding brooms and dustpans as th...
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Why is there still no World Environment Organisation?
It seems an anomaly that among the 15 autonomous, specialized agencies within the United Nations – such as the FAO, WMO, WHO, or UNESCO – there is no dedicated env...
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Should smallpox virus specimens be destroyed or retained?
World Health Assembly to take a call on two remaining specimens in upcoming meet even as some scientists urge against their destruction; two persons in the US infected with sm...
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Solar winds increase lightning strikes on earth
A new study suggests that lightning on earth is triggered by energy particles from the Sun. Now, researchers at Reading University have discovered a link between increased thu...
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UN Global Compact unveils principles for sustainable food
The UN’s sustainable development arm has unveiled six principles for sustainable food production, aimed at ensuring that food produced worldwide is healthy, good for the...
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