I firmly believe that the engagement of the business sector in fighting climate change is crucial.
YVO DE BOER, UNFCCC Executive Secretary
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UN trials model bioenergy’s effect on food security
Published on 03 March 2008
SciDev.Net Tests on a tool to help policymakers assess the impact of bioenergy development on food security have begun in developing countries.
Bali day 9: countries outline climate neutrality strategies
Published on 12 December 2007
UN, Costa Rica, New Zealand and Norway outline climate neutrality strategies in Bali and beyond.
Cities act against climate change and boost investment
Published on 12 December 2007
A new report shows how cities can boost investment and help address climate change.
More than half of Amazon will be lost by 2030, report warns
Published on 12 December 2007
(Guardian) Climate change could speed up the large-scale destruction of the Amazon rainforest and bring the "point of no return" much closer than previously thought, conservationists warned today.
People know too little about the environment, says OECS study
Published on 29 November 2007
The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States released a study which highlights lack of awareness in the region about environmental issues.
Early climate change victim: Andes water
Published on 29 November 2007
(Yahoo) Climate change is affecting water supplies in the Andes mountains.
Fuelling alternative energy in Haiti
Published on 23 November 2007
(Voice of America) The Caribbean nation of Haiti is looking to a small shrub called jatropha to cut its reliance on oil and charcoal, and to expand economic opportunities to poor communities.
City planning will determine pace of global warming
Published on 23 November 2007
(UN) Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) links urban poverty with climate change.
