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ASIA, Mounting Costs of Climate Change Raise Fears of Conflict http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48679 By Ron Corben BANGKOK, Oct 1 (IPS) The rising challenge of climate change has raised fears of growing conflicts as the impact of more extreme weather triggers food water scarcities across the Asia ... Other labels: blog, asia, security, climate, food, livelihoods, agriculture

Climate Change and Security in Africa http://www.iisd.org/pdf/2009/climatechangesecurityafrica.pdf Oli Brown and Alec Crawford March 2009 Summary The security challenge of climate change As science has revealed the speed and scope of climate change, we have begun to realize that it holds potentially serious implications ... Other labels: blog, reports, africa, climate, security

GlobalGiving Launches First-Ever 'Green' Scoring for Social Entrepreneurs & Development WASHINGTON, July 25, 2008 /PRNewswireUSNewswire via COMTEX/ \\ Donors Can Choose to Support the Causes They Care About while Minimizing Carbon Footprint   GlobalGiving, the leading online marketplace for philanthropy, today launched GlobalGiving Green(TM), http ... Other labels: blog, measurement, philanthropy, scoring, climate, entrepreneurship

Human rights a 'compass' for climate change policies From: Science and Development Network Published July 21, 2008 09:08 AM by Katherine Nightingale Human rights can be a "compass" to guide research and policy development for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, according to a report. The International Council ... Other labels: climate, human, rights, blog

Natural Disasters Becoming More Frequent Ben Block on July 14, 2008 Source: Worldwatch Institute   The trend of more frequent global natural disasters continues, due to an onslaught of weatherrelated crises in the first half of 2008. The total number of disasters as of June 30, 2008 ... Other labels: natural, climate, blog, disaster

Sachs Education - Economist and eco-problem solver, chats about his plans to save the world Amanda Griscom Little July 8, 2008 (Grist) Jeffrey Sachs \\ the renowned economist who devised a grand plan in 2005 to rid the world of poverty \\ is now focused on an even broader ambition: saving the planet and all of us who ... Other labels: sustainable, development, climate, sachs, population, politics, blog

SAHEL - Jan Egeland's Sahel climate change diary - Day 5 LAKE CHAD, 7 June 2008 (IRIN) {}The UN SecretaryGeneral's Special Adviser on conflict, Jan Egeland, is travelling in the Sahel this week to draw attention to a region the UN says is experiencing the worst effects of climate change in the world. He is sharing his ... Other labels: sahel, climate, conflict, egeland, blog

PAPUA NEW GUINEA, The world's first climate change "refugees" PORT MORESBY, 8 June 2008 (IRIN) The 1,500 residents of Carteret Island, an atoll of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, are fast becoming the world's first climate change refugees. Sea levels around the atoll have ... Other labels: climate, blog, papua, new, guinea, sea, level, refugees ...

Clean air could kill the Amazon, researchers say Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) Cleaner air due to reduced coal burning could help destroy the Amazon this century, according to a finding published on Wednesday that highlights the complex challenges of global climate change. The study in the journal Nature identified a link ... Other labels: amazon, climate, blog, coal

Climate change threatens human rights of millions - U.N. From: Reuters Published February 19, 2008 11:39 AM Source: http://www.enn.com/lifestyle/article/31419/print  By Laura MacInnis GENEVA (Reuters) Climatechange threatens the human rights of millions of people who are at risk of losing access to housing ... Other labels: human, rights, climate, blog