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Aboriginal Mithaka take battle against fracking to UN
2015-01-31 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Radio New Zealand: esterday's state election in Queensland was watched closely by the Mithaka people - Aboriginal traditional owners of some of the iconic landscapes known as Channel Country in south western Queensland. They have taken their concerns to the UN, saying the state government has violated international law by failing to consult them over fracking.
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Tourism to Suffer in Dry Weather - UN
2015-01-16 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Star: TOURISM is expected to suffer a blow from climate change through diminished numbers of tourists, a new United Nations report says. The report says hotter and drier conditions, extreme weather events such as cyclones, damage to sites of natural beauty, outbreaks of disease and heightened security risks could potentially deter would-be visitors. It cites Kenya as one of African countries dependent on tourism and particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The report - 'Africa Adaptation...
India should lead fight against climate change: UN chief
2015-01-13 13:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hindu: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday said India was an important and critical state in the United Nations and it should lead the campaign to address climate change so that there will be a universal and meaningful agreement in Paris this year-end. The Secretary General spoke during a goodwill visit to Paryavaran Bhavan, the headquarters of the Ministry of Environment on Tuesday morning at the invitation of its Minister Prakash Javadekar. He said he was counting on the continuing leadership...
Food insecurity due to Ebola to affect a million by March 2015, says UN
2014-12-18 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Two United Nation (UN) agencies have warned that the number of people facing food insecurity due to Ebola in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone could top one million by March 2015.
Fossil-fuel limits all nations closer after UN deal
2014-12-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: A plan to limit fossil-fuel pollution in all nations for the first time came a step closer as envoys from more than 190 countries agreed on the key parts of a deal they plan to adopt next year to fight global warming. After two weeks of discussions in Peru organized by the United Nations, the diplomats agreed on the detail of pledges from all nations on curbing greenhouse gases. Richer countries gave an assurance theyre on track to mobilize $100 billion a year in climate aid by 2020. The decision...
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