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05.07.2008 G8 leaders meeting in Japan from July 7-9 to tackle issues such as rising oil prices and global warming are being urged to dump the World Bank's highly controversial 'climate investment funds'.

03.07.2008 Led by a bold commitment from Germany, leaders of the world's industrial powers have the opportunity at the upcoming G8 Summit in Japan to take immediate and substantive action against climate change.
From: Conservation International

02.07.2008 Solar power and other renewable energy sources will get priority under India's climate action plan unveiled by prime minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Monday.
From: The Guardian

01.07.2008 The Group-of-Eight industrialised nations will jointly invest more than 10 billion dollars a year on research and development of technology to combat global warming, says a report.
From: AFP/Google

06.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns.

03.05.2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 2 (OneWorld) - The global food crisis is likely to persist if speculative investment by the corporate world is not reined in soon, warned a top expert responsible for reporting to the United Nations on human rights violations.

28.03.2008 Despite being the locomotive of the global economy, the Asia-Pacific region still faces enormous challenges like food, energy and water security. UNESCAP’s Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008 reveals that by making agriculture both economically and socially viable, the region can achieve sustainable and inclusive growth.

28.03.2008 Revitalisation of agriculture is crucial to eradicate poverty, says UNESCAP’s Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2008 released globally on March 27. The survey highlights key challenges arising from economic hardships and social inequality in the Asia-Pacific region and calls for concerted policy actions.

10.03.2008 WINDHOEK, Mar 10 (IPS) - The Namibian government plans to stay the course with an economic incentive program for corporations -- known as export processing zones (EPZ) -- despite one of the largest of the foreign investors deciding last week to close down its operations -- a move that will destroy 3,000 jobs.

15.02.2008 UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (OneWorld) - Steven Spielberg and human rights groups ratcheted up the pressure on China this week while nearly 100,000 activists turned their sights on Wall Street's biggest investment firms, urging them all to wield their power to help bring peace to the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan.

07.02.2008 NEW YORK, Feb 7 (OneWorld) - Environmental campaigners scored a major victory this week as some of the nation's top banks agreed to link energy sector investment with initiatives to combat climate change.

10.01.2008 WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (OneWorld) - Business and governments are vastly increasing their investments in solutions to climate change and other environmental problems that threaten the global economy, says a new report from a leading environmental think tank.

27.09.2007 The World Bank has decided not to be ‘tried’ by the Tribunal’s jury. A statement released by the Bank on the concluding day of the IPT, while claiming interest in an open public debate, has cited its reasons for abstaining itself.

08.09.2007 NEW YORK, Sep 8 (OneWorld) - Less than one month after a devastating mining incident rocked the United States, a coalition of some of the world's leading environmental and humanitarian aid groups is calling for tighter environmental and safety rules for the global mining projects financed by the World Bank.

13.08.2007 Sustainet India - a network of NGOs with long-standing experience of sustained agriculture, has launched a book “Sustainable Agriculture: A Pathway out of Poverty for India’s Rural Poor”; it includes 14 examples of successful sustainable agriculture approaches, which if replicated on a country-wide basis can provide a means out of poverty and hunger.

11.07.2007 The southern state of Kerala may be the first to ban large businesses in retailing in India. The recent opening up of the retail sector has led to discontent among traders and small vendors.

21.06.2007 WASHINGTON, Jun 21 (IPS) - Environmental campaigners are urging several heavyweight investment firms, including Credit Suisse, Barclays, Fortis Group and Merrill Lynch, to shoulder some responsibility for a catastrophic mud volcano on the Indonesian island of Java that resulted from a gas project the firms helped fund.

25.05.2007 UNITED NATIONS, May 25 (OneWorld) - The news that a major investment firm has drastically reduced its business interests with those close to the Sudanese government has emboldened pressure groups involved in the global campaign to stop attacks in Darfur.

17.05.2007 The Centre for Civil Society is organising a Jeevika South Asia Livelihood Film Festival from 20th July to 23rd July 2007 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India. The film festival is open to all film regardless of language but with subtitles in English

01.05.2007 Heavy loans, power, water shortage and natural disasters are driving farmers of many Indian states to suicide. The widows of these farmers are struggling hard to keep their farms running. Lack of knowledge and contacts, no support from male farmers, mostly relatives, and vulnerability to exploitation and cheating - for them now, it could be a losing battle.