Monthly Archives: April 2010

Professor checks out the world’s droughts (Google / ABC Rural)

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201004/s2876329.htm Professor checks out the world’s droughts From Syria, where one million people have lost their livelihood because of drought, to Yemen, a country fast running out of water, Professor Robert Wilby is … Continue reading →

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Tunisia and Nigeria fight desertification (Google / Zawya)

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Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100418073032/Tunisia,%20Nigeria%20sign%20co-operation%20agreement%20to%20fight%20desertification Tunisia, Nigeria sign co-operation agreement to fight desertification MEDENINE – A co-operation agreement in the area of fight against desertification was signed Friday between the Medenine-based Institute of Dry Regions (IRA) and … Continue reading →

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Drought limited scope of farmers’ package: Study (Google / Times of India)

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Read at : Google Alert -drought http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Drought-limited-scope-of-farmers-package-Study/articleshow/5834219.cms Drought limited scope of farmers’ package: Study PUNE: The Prime Minister’s relief package for farmers in the suicide-prone districts of Maharashtra may have helped in the first two years of its implementation, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, drought

Desertification – News, photos, topics, and quotes (Google / Treehugger)

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification Desertification – News, photos, topics, and quotes The latest news on Desertification, from thousands of sources worldwide. High- quality photos, articles, blog posts, quotes, and more. <http://topics.treehugger.com/topic/Desertification/timeline?date=2010-04-12>

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Follow UNCCD on Twitter

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

wimvancotthem UNCCD (UNCCD) on Twitter: http://twitter.com/UNCCD via @addthis

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UNCCD/CST : 1st Scientific Conference

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Read at : UNCCD http://unccd.int/science/menu.php The Ninth session of the Committee on Science and Technology and the First Scientific Conference The 9th session of the Committee on Science and Technology of the UNCCD and its 1st Scientific Conference, organized with … Continue reading →

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Beijing might disappear due to desertification (Google / Digatha-News)

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Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.digathanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2626:-newsweek-beijing-might-disappear-due-to-desertification-&catid=81:world&Itemid=197 Newsweek: Beijing might disappear due to desertification The U.S. magazine Newsweek has released a list of 100 scenic spots and predicted all of them might disappear because of global warming and tremendous … Continue reading →

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In Asia, the Dust Never Sleeps (Google / Ametsoc)

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Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://blog.ametsoc.org/?s= In Asia, the Dust Never Sleeps Springtime sandstorms are common in China, but the spate of widespread blowing dust and sand and yellow skies in March (with five dust storms in 12 … Continue reading →

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UGANDA: EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF (NGO News Africa / UNDP)

Posted on April 20, 2010 by

Read at : NGO News Africa UGANDA: EMERGENCY FOOD RELIEF FOR KARAMOJA REGION Story by Katerina Vittozzi April 19th, 2010 An emergency UN operation is underway to combat food shortages in one of Uganda’s poorest areas. The United Nations World … Continue reading →

Posted in food / food security, UNDP

Land grabs continue as elites resist regulation (AfricaFiles)

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Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Land grabs continue as elites resist regulation Author: Hilaire Avril, Paris Category: Ecology Date: 4/15/2010 Source: IPS Source Website: http://farmlandgrab.org <http://farmlandgrab.org/> African Charter Article# 21: All peoples shall freely dispose of their wealth and natural … Continue reading →

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