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Global poverty to halve by 2015, Africa seen lagging
(Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative )
From: Reuters Published April 9, 2008 07:54 AM http://www.enn.com/topstories/article/34347 By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) The world is on course to halve extreme poverty by 2015, but Africa will fall far short of the U.N.'s Millennium ...
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New Article Highlights Value of Subnational-Level Data in Measuring Poverty
(Newsroom)
March 25, 2008 The creation and significance of subnational infant mortality data developed by CIESIN are the focus of a new article published in the journal Population, Space, and Place. Authored by former CIESIN staff Adam Storeygard and Deborah Balk, with CIESIN deputy director ...
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Call for Papers - Conference on Housing, Urban Poverty and Environment, 2-4 December 2008, Kampala, Uganda
(Newsroom)
IDRC's Urban Poverty and Environment (UPE) Program calls for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working on housing, urban poverty and environment issues to participate in an upcoming IDRCsponsored expert meeting to be held in Kampala, Uganda, on December 24, 2008. The goal of the workshop ...
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Minorities The Forgotten Victims Of Climate Change
(Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative )
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/47486/story.htm UK: March 13, 2008 \\ \\ {}LONDON Minorities and indigenous people frequently bear the brunt of the ravages of climate change but also often come last on the aid list because they are on the margins of society, a report said ...
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Mexico Calls U.S. Border Fence Severe Threat to Environment
(Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative )
nbsp; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2007/11/15/AR2007111502 272.html By Manuel RoigFranzia Washington Post Foreign Service Friday, November 16, 2007; Page A24\\ MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15 \\ Plans to extend the U.S. fence along the Mexican border ...
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U.N. report, Poor hit hardest by climate change
(Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative )
11/27/2007 Sahara News See full summary and report Publications and Lit. Review International The United Nations Development Program's new "Human Development Report" warned that the "polluter pays" principle applies on a global scale. It stated that wealthy industrialized nations ...
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development, climate, undp
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Climate change to take heavy toll on Bangladesh, U.N.
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http://www.enn.com/topstories/article/26032 From: Reuters Published November 28, 2007 08:00 AM By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) Disasterprone Bangladesh is among the countries most vulnerable to climate change, which could worsen water scarcity ...
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Indonesia at risk Climate change threatens people and nature
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http://www.enn.com/topstories/article/26050 Published November 28, 2007 09:15 AM Jakarta, Indonesia The devastating impact of global warming is already evident in Indonesia and will likely worsen due to further humaninduced climate change, warns WWF. The review ...
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indonesia, security, water, food, climate, population, biodiversity, vulnerability
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Africa - Triple Threat Looms Over Continent's Rural Poor, Warns UN Agency Chief
(Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative )
UN News Service (New York) 15 November 2007 Posted to the web 16 November 2007 http://allafrica.com/stories/200711160005.html Dakar Africa's rural poor are facing a "perfect storm" of rising food prices, climate change and population ...
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New ILRI Report - Mapping Climate Vulnerability in Sub-Saharan Africa
(WDC)
Date: May 2006 The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has published Mapping Climate Vulnerability and Poverty in Africa, to identify areas of subSaharan Africa where current and projected impacts of climate variability and climate change are likely to be significant, poverty ...
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