Category Archives: WMO

“Climate for You” (Google / BikyaMasr)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

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)

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

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)

Posted on April 5, 2010 by

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)

Posted on September 5, 2009 by

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)

Posted on February 27, 2009 by

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)

Posted on May 8, 2008 by

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)

Posted on February 20, 2008 by

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 →

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UNCCD-COP 8 : IFAP and ENID (Google Alert / CARI)

Posted on October 6, 2007 by

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)

Posted on September 19, 2007 by

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 →

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Desertification is creeping up on world agriculture (Google Alert / Terradaily)

Posted on September 5, 2007 by

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 →

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