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India launches phone app to monitor New Delhi’s pollution 26/10/2016
India launches phone app to monitor New Delhi’s pollution India’s capital, laboring under the label of being the world’s most polluted city, is trying something new to help clean up its air. ...more
New programme aims to increase representation of female farmers in the Middle East 25/10/2016
New programme aims to increase representation of female farmers in the Middle East Young Arab women studying agriculture will be offered a development programme that will hopefully enable them to improve the region’s food security. ...more
Company climate change plans too weak to meet Paris goals - survey 25/10/2016
Company climate change plans too weak to meet Paris goals - survey Plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by big companies represent only a quarter of the amounts needed to limit global warming under targets agreed last year by almost 200 nations, a study showed on Tuesday. ...more
Greenhouse gases milestone shows need for action: WMO 25/10/2016
Greenhouse gases milestone shows need for action: WMO Greenhouse gases rose to a symbolic milestone in 2015, taking climate change into a new phase which could last generations even if governments act to curb man-made global warming, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday. ...more
Study links blood pressure risk to road noise 25/10/2016
Study links blood pressure risk to road noise People living near noisy roads could have a bigger risk of high blood pressure, a new study suggests. ...more
Energy-harvesting wood floors could be the next great green thing in homes and businesses 25/10/2016
Energy-harvesting wood floors could be the next great green thing in homes and businesses Finding ways to harness the everyday sources of energy all around us is a concept called "roadside energy harvesting." Scientists are continually looking for new ways to capture and use this energy. ...more
D1bn desalination plant to be built in Umm Al Quwain 24/10/2016
D1bn desalination plant to be built in Umm Al Quwain Fourteen bids have been submitted to build a Dh1 billion desalination plant in UAQ. ...more
IISD Launches a New Knowledge Hub on the Sustainable Development Goals 24/10/2016
IISD Launches a New Knowledge Hub on the Sustainable Development Goals A new online knowledge hub launched today provides an unparalleled view of multilateral, national and sub-national efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ...more
U.S. hopeful it can win Russia's agreement on Antarctic Ocean deal (VIDEO) 24/10/2016
U.S. hopeful it can win Russia's agreement on Antarctic Ocean deal (VIDEO) After repeated failed attempts to establish an Antarctic Ocean sanctuary, the United States is hopeful it can sway Russia to agree to a plan that would protect a vast swath of what marine scientists call the most pristine body of water left on Earth. ...more
China to encourage banks to help fund rural pollution fight: official 24/10/2016
China to encourage banks to help fund rural pollution fight: official China will encourage banks to play a bigger role in providing the financing required to tackle mounting environmental problems in rural regions, a government official said on Friday. ...more
 
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