Monthly Archives: September 2011

Need to endow developing countries with technologies and appropriate technical and financial assistance (Google / Zawya)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20110925050045/Global_warming_Tunisia_calls_for_more_decisive_role_of_industrialised_countries Global warming: Tunisia calls for more decisive role of industrialised countries TUNIS – Tunisia called upon industrialised countries to play a key role in the achievement of the goals of the Climate … Continue reading →

Posted in global warming

The power of renewable energy to combat global climate change (Google / Mongabay)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0925-hance_movingplanet.html Activists worldwide push for leaving the fossil fuel age behind Jeremy Hance mongabay.com September 25, 2011 On six continents, in over 75 percent of the world’s countries, people came out en masse … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change, energy/bioenergy/biofuels

Keeping GEF stakeholders abreast of developments relating to GEF strategies, policies and procedures (Google / Solomon Star)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.solomonstarnews.com/sports/national/12286-global-environment-workshop-starts-tomorrow Global environment workshop starts tomorrow The Government of Solomon Islands through the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management & Meteorology and in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) secretariat (Washington … Continue reading →

Posted in Ecology - environment, GEF, UNCBD, UNCCD, UNFCCC

Understanding the impact of climate trends on the ice pack (Science Daily)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922142010.htm Model Provides Successful Seasonal Forecast for the Fate of Arctic Sea Ice ScienceDaily (Sep. 22, 2011) — Relatively accurate predictions for the extent of Arctic sea ice in a given summer can be made by assessing … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change

New insights into natural photosynthesis (Science Daily)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110923095803.htm Scientists Lay out Plans for Efficient Harvesting of Solar Energy ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2011) — Solar power could be harvested more efficiently and transported over long distances using tiny molecular circuits, according to research inspired by … Continue reading →

Posted in solar energy

Findings are expected to improve prediction of El Niño events (Science Daily)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110922102238.htm El Niño and the Tropical Eastern Pacific Annual Cycle Run to the Same Beat ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2011) — The interaction between El Niño events and the seasonal cycle of sea surface temperature in the eastern … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate / climate change

Farming in the desert

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Please enjoy : Farming_in_the_desert-x_3006 ===================================

Posted in Agriculture, desert/desert gardening

Reducing emissions cannot be achieved without a general move towards a plant-based diet (Google / Sydney Morning Herald)

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/some-say-cows-are-killing-the-earth-so-do-we-need-to-ban-beef-20110924-1kr2a.html Some say cows are killing the earth. So do we need to ban beef? Michael Bachelard When all those sheep, cattle and goats digest and burp, there are consequences. THE QUESTION: When … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon sink / trading, Climate / climate change, livestock

Multi-Storey (sack) Gardening (Facebook / UNHCR)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

A Facebook message from Cynthia ODERA (Kenya)  at http://www.facebook.com/groups/273559399327792/ UNHCR – Multi-Storey Gardening: Training Manual 2008 www.unhcr.org 4b7becf99

Posted in Gardening / Horticulture, sack gardening

Approaching 1 million visitors of this blog (Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Figures do not tell everything, but as we are approaching 1 million visitors of this blog, I can’t resist following everyday the growing number of people showing interest in my blog. The countdown started !

Posted in Uncategorized