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Farmers' responses to crises key to informing effective food security policy

2015-10-13 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: A better understanding of how farmers in developing countries cope in times of stress is needed if funding to support food security is to be used effectively, according to an academic at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Governments, NGOs and international organisations spend millions of pounds every year on the seed sector in developing countries, the aim being to increase food production, support nutrition and build resilience to climate change. Significant amounts are also spent on emergency...

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Strong climate deal needed to combat future refugee crises

2015-09-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Climate change has been held responsible many of the social and economic woes affecting mainly the poorest in the global South and now many are seeing it as one of the root causes of refugee crises. In his State of the Union speech here Sep. 9 to the European Parliament, even European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker said that an "ambitious, robust and binding" climate treaty is needed to prevent another refugee crisis.Climate change has been held responsible many of the social and economic...

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ISO Publishes Standard supporting water supply during crises.

2015-09-03 14:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

ISO 24518:2015, Activities relating to drinking water and wastewater services – Crisis management of water utilities, provides actionable steps for water utilities to prepare for crisis situations. Following Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) approach to crisis management, standard ensures water utilities have adequate quantity and quality of water supply, sanitation, operation of supply and sewage systems, and response and recovery during emergencies.

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Duke Energy CEO cites career crises to define leadership in summit keynote address

2015-06-10 19:59:42| Apparel - Topix.net

Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good kicked off the KPMG Women's Leadership Summit in New York Wednesday with a keynote address focused on two career crises - the death of accounting firm Arthur Anderson and the Dan River coal ash spill. The summit was held in conjunction with the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at the Westchester Country Club and webcast by the Golf Channel.

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