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Low carbon, water and poverty

The low carbon factsheets published by AEA and DFID deal with several issues, like water scarcity,  green jobs, mitigation and poverty reduction. I have fetched some interesting facts out of these sheets for you. A development towards a low carbon economy could overcome some water security shortages, but it could also challenge water security, for [...]

Water-basis of life

Recognizing that climate change is to a great extend water change, a new alliance has been formed on June 2nd at a side event at the climate talks in Bonn.  Water is the primary medium through which the negative impacts of climate change will be felt.  Many organizations such as the WWF and the Global [...]

Development goals

Since opening its 18th session on 3 May, the commission has had to deal with numerous warnings on many dangers ahead of us. Sadly, it doesn’t come as a surprise when U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told delegates that  ”Few of the challenges identified at the Rio Earth Summit have been adequately tackled” at the 18th [...]

 

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