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Reducing tillage for some Central Great Plains crops could help conserve water and reduce losses caused by climate change, according to studies at the United States' Department of Agriculture...
EurekAlert
The fund will 'support the improvement of the monitoring and prevention of diseases triggered by climate change, establishment of early warning systems, and strengthening institutional development for local governments, for preventive measures, planning, preparedness and management of impacts relating to climate change,' said Senator Legarda...
Philippine Information Agency
Philippines Senator Loren Legarda gives a keynote speech at the 'Regional Forum on Effective Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Greater Metro Manila' in March 2012. (Photo/Joseph Vidal)
Even by the standards of one of the world's most disaster-prone countries, the August floods which hit Manila and other parts of the Philippines have been devastating. Latest reports indicate that four million people have been affected and as many as one million people are living with relatives or in evacuation centres.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
by Bryan Ledgard CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ledgard/64885392
Climate change policies should be central to India’s strategic thinking on long-term economic policy for global warming, high temperatures, hydroelectric power shortages and failure of the monsoon being blamed for large scale blackouts in North India...
Hindu, The
'As China prioritizes the economic development of its huge metropolitan centers such as Beijing and Shanghai, the risks posed by flooding and land sinking have been overlooked by local officials,' warns a Natural Hazards article...
International Business Times Inc.
Scientists, lawmakers and authorities have argued over what causes extreme weather patterns such as the worst drought of the past 50 years in the US. Scientists warn that the climate is changing faster than people realize and farmers begin long-term precautions...
Detroit News, the
'The success of weather index-based crop insurance will depend on the rate of the premium, the party who pays it, and government contributions,' said Ainun Nishat, a climate change expert and vice chancellor of BRAC University...
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
As FEMA works to update the new flood maps, the agency is working closely with its federal, state and local partners to help these two coastal counties better understand the current flood risk so that action can be taken to reduce that risk...
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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