World Spice Congress to focus on sustainability, food security

A workshop on ‘Sustainabiity and Food Safety: Global Initiatives’ will have talks and discussions on subjects such as sustainable agriculture programs, research...

Climate Change This Week: Magma Mania, Dirty Fuel Dealer, and More!

How unusual has the weather been? No one event is “caused” by climate change, but global warming, which is predicted to increase unusual, extreme weather, is ha...

Climate change is ‘great demon of our day’

Climate change is an issue the Church of England has to face up to and take action on by redirecting its investments , its parliamentary body heard today.

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Abhishek Bachchan appointed END7 campaign's ambassador in India

Abhishek Bachchan has been named the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases’ official END7 campaign ambassador in India, to help raise awareness of neglected ...

Climate change means UK will have to get used to flooding

The political blame-game is in full swing over who is at fault for the current flooding crisis. But ministers debating local dredging operations in Somerset is a sideshow.<...

Deaths caused by heat will rise to average of 7,000 a year in 2050

The number of deaths caused by extreme heat in the UK will more than treble by the middle of the century as a result of climate change and population growth, experts have s...

Pakistan highlights importance of rule of law in promoting development

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has stressed the link between the rule of law and sustainable development, economic growth and the eradication of poverty and hunger, as the UN ste...

Global warming blamed for recent storms in UK

London: Met Office’s chief scientist suggests that climate change is likely to be a factor in the extreme weather that has hit much of the UK in recent months. Dame J...

How can we make sustainable development work for the poor?

Water, energy and food supplies are interconnected. As the global climate changes the threat to these supplies becomes ever clearer. But how can we work towards protecting ...