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Category Archives: WMO
“Climate for You” (Google / BikyaMasr)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification ============================================================== http://bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=31221 UN celebrates contribution of climate services to human well-being By Bikya Masr Staff | The United Nations is celebrating the contribution of national climate services to people’s daily lives as it … Continue reading
Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, Ecology - environment, UNCCD, WMO
farmers around the world find new ways to salvage degraded lands that lead to desertification (Google / America.gov)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.america.gov/st/energy-english/2010/September/20100921123517lcnirellep0.3127405.html Desertification Is Target of Decade of Action, Innovation (This is a product of the Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://www.america.gov) By Cheryl Pellerin Science Writer Washington … Continue reading
Posted in Climate / climate change, drylands, food / food security, UNCCD, WMO
UNCCD and WMO (Google / UNCCD)
Read at :Google Alert – desertification http://www.unccd.int/publicinfo/announce/ES_Message_to_WMO.php Message from Mr. Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the World Meteorological Organization On the occasion of the … Continue reading
Posted in Desertification, UNCCD, WMO
NEW UN PACT AIMS TO BOOST SHARING OF CLIMATE-RELATED DATA TO FIGHT HUNGER (UNNews)
NEW UN PACT AIMS TO BOOST SHARING OF CLIMATE-RELATED DATA TO FIGHT HUNGER New York, Sep 4 2009 2:05PM In a bid to step up the fight against global hunger, two United Nations agencies have agreed to greater sharing of … Continue reading
Posted in Climate / climate change, food / food security, hunger / famine, WFP, WMO
Drought a Growing Threat to World Agriculture, Food Production (Google / Global Warming is Real)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2009/02/26/drought-a-growing-threat-to-world-agriculture-food-production/ Drought a Growing Threat to World Agriculture, Food Production The UN Convention to Combat Desertification and World Meteorological Association are calling for greater international action and coordination as a continuation of the … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Desertification, drought, food / food security, UNCCD, WMO
UN : Plans to address food crisis (ENB / IISD)
Read at : Linkages Update http://www.iisd.ca/media/sustainable_devt2008.htm#un UN AGENCIES ANNOUNCE PLANS TO ADDRESS FOOD CRISIS The UN has announced its agencies’ plans to address the food crisis. Following the semi-annual meeting of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with the UN’s agency heads … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, FAO, food / food security, IFAD, WFP, WMO
UN launches global effort to predict climatic changes (Google / UN News Centre)
Rea d at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=25493&Cr=climate&Cr1=change UN launches global effort to predict climatic changes 4 February 2008 – The United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) today kicked off a drive to improve the ability to forecast changes … Continue reading
Posted in Climate / climate change, Desertification, drought, WMO
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UNCCD-COP 8 : IFAP and ENID (Google Alert / CARI)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.cariassociation.org/gtd/blog/?p=173 IFAP participation in the 8th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP8) of the UN Convention to combat desertification IFAP participated in COP8 in Madrid to advocate a better involve of … Continue reading
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WMO workshop is a model in work to combat desertification (Google Alert / WMO)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/news/index_en.html#model WMO workshop is a model in work to combat desertification (posted on 17 September) The eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Madrid, … Continue reading
Posted in Desertification, drought, land / land degradation, UNCCD, WMO
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Desertification is creeping up on world agriculture (Google Alert / Terradaily)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Desertification_is_creeping_up_on_world_agriculture_UN_agency_999.html Desertification is creeping up on world agriculture by Staff Writers Geneva (AFP) Aug 31, 2007 Extreme weather patterns are threatening a number of regions around the world with desertification and a steep … Continue reading
Posted in Desertification, land / land degradation, UNCCD, WMO
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