Tag «climate change»

Environment Week @Jaypee Vasant Continental

To promote the green agenda on World Environment’s Day 2014,  Jaypee Vasant Continental is creating awareness drive among its employees with a host of eco- friendly activities.  Some of the activities are also designed to elicit the participation of the guests.   Encouraging the employees to participate and spread the message, the hotel is hosting ‘Go …

Green Energy and Resilience Essential to Climate-Smart Growth

Natural disasters such as Typhoon Haiyan are the “new normal” for South-East Asia Promoting economic growth will require more resilient urban planning and clean energy policies Private-sector innovation is needed in insurance, energy storage and urban transport in particular For more information on the World Economic Forum on East Asia 2014: http://wef.ch/ea14    Metro Manila, Philippines …

Excerpts of the speech delivered by the Rt Hon Greg Barker MP,UK Minister for Business Engagement with India, and Energy and Climate Change at the inauguration of the Seminar on UK and West Bengal in Partnership

Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen I am delighted to be back in Kolkata. This is my third visit to this city in the last two years – the last time I was here was in November last year, with our Prime Minister David Cameron. And it’s good to be back. This is a city with …

Al Gore Highlights Need for Decisive Political Action on Climate Change

Extreme weather events are driving awareness UN summit is an opportunity for decisive action The theme of the 44th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is, The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for Society, Politics and Business For more information, visit http://wef.ch/Davos Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 22 January 2014 – Al Gore, Vice-President of the United States (1993-2001) and climate change activist, told …

Major economic models on climate change and agriculture point in same direction, but differ on magnitude of effects

Climate change will alter future weather and change crop and animal productivity. But economic models differ on the magnitude of these changes, according to the world’s lead economic modelers. Estimates on both the direction and magnitude are crucial to address world food security issues at global, regional, and national levels. Outputs from climate, crop and …

Climate Change and Agriculture in East Africa

December 9, 2013, Bujumbura, Burundi—Population growth in East Africa is among the highest in the world and could worsen food insecurity, which is already severe. Arable areas in the region are under severe pressure to increase their productivity to feed a rapidly increasing human population. Climate change could exacerbate the situation; adaptation is essential for …

CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: New book helps region understand what might be in store and what to do about it September 3, 2013, Maseru, Lesotho—The southern region of Africa could be the hardest hit by rising temperatures from climate change, leaving many to wonder what this means for agriculture. Will some areas become …

SURVEY: TWO IN THREE AMERICANS ENDORSE SETTING LIMITS ON CARBON POLLUTION FROM POWER PLANTS THAT DRIVES CLIMATE CHANGE

First Poll on President Obama’s Entire Climate Action Strategy Reveals Robust Bipartisan Support for Common-Sense Plan WASHINGTON (July 18, 2013) – To help battle climate change, 65 percent of Americans endorse setting limits on dangerous carbon pollution from the nation’s power plants, according to new national poll conducted for the Natural Resources Defense Council. The …