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U.S., Canadian leaders to discuss climate change and energy: White House
2015-11-16 15:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The senior adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama on climate, Brian Deese, will meet with Canadian leaders about energy and climate change in Ottawa, Canada, on Monday, according to the White House. They will "discuss opportunities for cooperation and collaboration between the United States and Canada, particularly on issues of energy and climate change in the weeks leading to the Paris Climate Conference and beyond," the White House said on Monday.
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World Bank Says Climate Change Can Impoverish 100 Million By 2030
2015-11-16 15:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Tech Times: The global impact of climate change can force more than 100 million into living under the poverty line by 2030, a new report by the World Bank revealed. Experts explained that climate change threatens the goal of effectively eliminating poverty. Entitled Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty, the report called for stricter and tougher measures against climate change, days before the 21st Conference of the Parties or COP-21. "We will need to act fast because as climate impacts...
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UN chief urges 'faster' action on climate change
2015-11-16 15:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The head of the United Nations urged world leaders this week to go much farther and much faster with their plans to combat climate change. Speaking to G20 leaders in Turkey on Sunday, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon acknowledged the carbon emissions proposals submitted ahead of an international climate conference in Paris. wont be enough to effectively slow down the pace of global warming. The official negotiation period is almost over, Ban told G20 leaders, a group that includes President...
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Nepal farmers turn climate smart as erratic rains bite
2015-11-16 15:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: Bimala Bajagain, a farmer and mother of three, wears a fading red kurta and appears older than her age at 35. She offers us plates of salted guavas at the porch of her quake-damaged house. By midday, Octobers warm sun boils over Kalchebesi village of Kavrepalanchok district. Bajagain insists we also savour a plate of cucumbers. We managed to build our temporary shelter from initial government funds and assistance from an INGO, Bajagain shares, nodding toward a small hovel constructed of corrugated...
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On Kenya's climate frontline, female farmers building secure future
2015-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: On a slope overlooking the rugged land of dry shrubs around Lolmusikopyi village in Kenyas Samburu county, Christine Letooya is busy harvesting her crop. Letooya plucks the ripe cobs of maize from between the papery leaves. Like all farmers, she works long hours but at least this toil is safe she used to be a pastoralist but armed raids by cattle rustlers persuaded the mother of four to change her way of life. Five years ago, our village was raided by armed young men from the Pokot community....
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