Monthly Archives: November 2010

Climate change and desertification: Threat to Food Security in Nigeria (Google / allAfrioca / Daily Trust)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://allafrica.com/stories/201011250632.html Nigeria: Usmanu Danfodiyo University to Hold Summit On Climate Change Mustapha Suleiman – 25 November 2010 Sokoto — Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto will hold an international conference on climate change and desertification … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, food / food security

National Committee of Desertification in the UAE : plant protection and aforestation (Google / Top News Arab Emirates)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://topnews.ae/content/25047-uae-herbal-formula-be-subjected-clinical-testing UAE herbal formula to be subjected to clinical testing The desert’s plant life seemingly has come under the knife, as warned by the academics and environment officials on Wednesday, with respect to … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, conservation, Desertification, drought, Ecology - environment

Decline In Agricultural Production In Russia (Google / Bernama)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=545415 Ministry Expects Decline In Agricultural Production In Russia In 2010 MOSCOW, Nov 25 (Bernama) — The Russian Agriculture Ministry expects a 10 percent decline in agricultural production in the country in 2010, … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, drought

New Zealand : Fear of drought in north (Google / Radio New Zealand News)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/rural/62706/fear-of-drought-in-north Fear of drought in north Three months of dry weather have brought fears of another summer drought in Northland. Last summer’s drought cost the region $300 million in lost primary production – … Continue reading →

Posted in dams / lakes / reservoirs / tanks, drought

November rainfall in Israel is the lowest since 1962 (Google / Globes)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000603860&fid=1725 Driest November reported since 1962 Yuval Azulai November 2010 was the driest November in 48 years. The Water Authority has updated its forecast for the 2010-11 winter rainy season, and states that … Continue reading →

Posted in drought

Supplementary feeding : to manipulate the digestible feed intake of grazing animals during droughts (Google / Meat Trade News Daily)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261110/south_africa___how_to_feed_during_drought_.aspx South Africa – How to feed during drought The aim of supplementary feeding is to manipulate the digestible feed intake of grazing animals, says Jan Hoon of Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute at … Continue reading →

Posted in drought, fodder, grazing / overgrazing, livestock, Pastoralism / animal husbandry

Drought to affect rice crops and supply of safe water in Viet Nam (Google / Viet Nam News)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Read at : Google Alert – drought http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Miscellany/206107/Drought-threatens-northern-crops-water.html Drought threatens northern crops, water HA NOI – Drought is likely to affect northern winter-spring rice crops as well as the supply of safe water. Rainfall has totalled about 83 per cent … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, drinking water, drought, Water

Declining water availability, new solutions and success stories (UNNews)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Read at : UNNews UN SURVEY SHOWS DECLINING WATER AVAILABILITY IN AFRICA, HIGHLIGHTS SOLUTIONS New York, Nov 25 2010  6:05PM The amount of water available per person in Africa is declining and only 26 of the continent’s 53 countries are … Continue reading →

Posted in MDG, UNEP, water management

Restoring Degraded Tropical Forests (IISD)

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Read at : Forest Policy Info Mailing List <forests-l@lists.iisd.ca> Title:  Approaches to Classifying and Restoring Degraded Tropical Forests for the Anticipated REDD+ Climate Change Mitigation Mechanism Sasaki_etal_Accepted_19Nov2010 In the attached pre-print (see abstract below) we disaggregate forest degradation and consider … Continue reading →

Posted in Forestry

Send some seeds of fruit trees to Patrick as a support of his container gardening project (Patrick HARRY in Malawi)

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

Here is a message from Patrick HARRY in Malawi : “Today, I was reading a book entitled Poverty and the Environment published by the World bank.  It book states that Malawi is in biomass-distress due to a high level of … Continue reading →

Posted in container/bottle gardening, Desertification, food / food security, malnutrition