Issues & Trends
| Asian nations 'face greatest natural disaster risk'
August 15, 2012 Emerging economies in Asia, including India and the Philippines, face the greatest financial risk from natural disasters, an analysis suggests. |
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| Introducing the Ocean Health Index August 15, 2012 Scores on the Ocean Health Index ranged from 36 (Sierra Leone, in West Africa) to 86 (Jarvis Island in the Pacific).
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| Stressed Aquifers Around the Globe August 13, 2012 Groundwater depletion is particularly severe in places including California’s Central Valley, the Upper Ganges in India and Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia, researchers report. |
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| Water-powered vehicle demonstrated in Pakistan AUGUST 13, 2012
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| China building super highway for clean power China likes to do things on a grand scale, which allows it serve its vast population spreading out in huge regions and brag about its technical advancements. |
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| Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan to Build Joint Power Line june 25 2012 TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjou announced that Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan are due to build a joint power line after a final agreement on the project.
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| 'Vast reservoir' of methane locked beneath Antarctic ice sheet August 29 2012 Scientists say as much as 4bn tonnes of the potent greenhouse gas could be released into the atmosphere if ice melts |
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| LIGHTING THE CLEAN REVOLUTION: THE RISE OF LEDS AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR CITIES June 29 2012
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| World leaders pledge 513 bln USD to sustainable development
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jun 22, 2012 -- Xinhua
Some 513 billion U.S. dollars in funding has been committed at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to achieve a sustainable future, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday. |
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| Top 20 Cities with Billions at Risk from Climate Change
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