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Pakistan's biggest threat isn't terrorism, it's climate change
2016-03-07 00:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Gulf News: For decades, Pakistan has struggled to manage urgent crises, ranging from infrastructure woes to terrorism. While its policies focus on short-term conventional threats, a potentially devastating danger lurks in the shadows: Climate change. As the impact of global warming continues to grow, the political and economic instability it brings will threaten Pakistans security. The Pakistani government must prioritise its response to climate change in order to mitigate environmental threats and prevent...
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Climate change disaster is biggest threat to global economy 2016, say experts
2016-01-14 10:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A catastrophe caused by climate change is seen as the biggest potential threat to the global economy in 2016, according to a survey of 750 experts conducted by the World Economic Forum. The annual assessment of risks conducted by the WEF before its annual meeting in Davos on 20-23 January showed that global warming had catapulted its way to the top of the list of concerns. A failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation was seen as likely to have a bigger impact than the spread of weapons...
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US Remains Biggest PED Threat to Canadian Swine Farms
2016-01-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - A Veterinary Epidemiologist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development says the United States remains the biggest threat to Canadian swine farms in terms of the potential for exposure of the virus responsible for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, writes Bruce Cochrane.
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The 2016 election is the biggest threat to a lasting, effective Paris Climate Agreement
2015-12-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The Paris Climate Agreement is barely one week old, but it has already been hailed as one of the most groundbreaking examples of international cooperation in the face of a major threat, period. However, the agreement, which is firmly rooted in peer pressure and the bet that nations will grow more ambitious over time regarding their emissions cuts, faces a major risk next year: Depending on who wins the 2016 presidential election, the U.S. could go from the biggest booster of global climate action...
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India Drought 2015: Climate Change Biggest Threat India Economy, Modi Finance Aide Says
2015-11-02 16:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: Climate change is threatening to derail Indias fast-growing economy, a top aide to Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this week. Erratic monsoon rain patterns have left crops parched, jeopardizing Indias nearly $370 billion agricultural sector and hundreds of millions of jobs. The No. 1 risk we face is global climate change, because we are still very dependent on the monsoon, Jayant Sinha, the countrys junior finance minister and a Harvard Business School graduate, told Bloomberg News. The...
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