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The aim of this Guide is to provide an introduction to the subject of Climate Change with particular emphasis on the problems faced by developing countries

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President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana
19.11.2009 Guyana's groundbreaking forest conservation deal with Norway was to have been with Britain - but London showed little interest. President Jagdeo talks frankly about a project that is setting the pace for a forest agreement as part of the international climate negotiations.
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From: OneWorld UK
Related topics/regions: [Guyana] [Norway] [Forests]
Image: President Bharrat Jagdeo of Guyana
18.11.2009 The proposed Energy Bill that would allow the British Government to raise money to fund carbon capture and storage demonstration projects "does nothing to prevent new large coal plants being built with only a small fraction of their emissions being captured," a leading environmental group warned today.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Law] [Science] [Energy]
Mona Hatoum, Hot Spot,  2006, GSK Contemporary
18.11.2009 The Copenhagen climate change negotiations are a focus not just for talks and discussions but also for artists: exhibitions on the topic include Earth: Art of a changing world, which runs 3 December to 31 January at the Royal Academy in Picadilly.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Culture]
Image: Mona Hatoum, Hot Spot, 2006, GSK Contemporary
18.11.2009 Africa's freshwater resources are under serious threat from climate change and urgent adaptation measures are needed, says a study.
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From: SciDev.Net
Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Water/sanitation]
Poor sanitation in Akkaraipettai, Tamil Nadu
16.11.2009 It may seem far-fetched but success stories in changing sanitation behaviour in developing countries might offer insights for the difficult transition to low carbon lifestyles for the rich.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [India] [Environmental activism] [Water/sanitation]
Image: Poor sanitation in Akkaraipettai, Tamil Nadu © Shivani Chaudhry
15.11.2009 The oceans slow down global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide. But there is a heavy price to pay in their own ecosystem. Cosmos Magazine
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Related topics/regions: [Australia] [Oceans]
15.11.2009 Southeast Asian leaders agreed there was virtually no chance of finalising an internationally legally-binding agreement on climate change at the international conference in Copenhagen in December - and a proposed pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 was dropped from the final statement of a summit in Singapore.
+ No time for Copenhagen deal, says Obama
+ No Climate Deal in Copenhagen Good for Green Patent Rights
+ EU must step-in to save Copenhagen from disaster


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Related topics/regions: [South East Asia]
13.11.2009 Environment Ministers from 45 countries meeting in Copenhagen on 16-17 November have a chance to get the December international climate talks on the right track, says an international development group.
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From: Oxfam International
Stop Climate Chaos Coalition
11.11.2009 On 5 December, join thousands of young people in a coordinated flashdance for climate justice on The Wave.
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From: People & Planet
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom]
Image: Stop Climate Chaos Coalition
11.11.2009 Temperatures across the Yangtze River Basin could increase from 1.5-2 degrees Celsius over the next 50 years, while extreme weather events will also become more frequent, according to the largest river basin climate vulnerability assessment yet done.
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From: WWF International
Related topics/regions: [China] [Rivers]
Maldives: under threat
10.11.2009 Industrialised countries must give at least 1.5 per cent of their gross domestic product to help developing countries onto a low-carbon economic path, a conference of climate-vulnerable countries agreed today.
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Related topics/regions: [Maldives] [Finance]
Image: Maldives: under threat © Karin Afeef
10.11.2009 Ed Miliband's energy statement to parliament shattered Britain's credibility in the Copenhagen climate change talks, says the World Development Movement.
+ It’s coal, not nuclear, that is the important issue today
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From: World Development Movement
Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Energy]
 Man with cattle, India
09.11.2009 Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.
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From: SciDev.Net
Related topics/regions: [Agriculture]
Image: Man with cattle, India © Peter Armstrong
The canopy has lost its theatrical meaning
09.11.2009 There are good grounds for pessimism on prospects for saving the rainforests. But the link with climate change creates new hope that two environmental calamities can be addressed together.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Culture] [Forests]
Image: The canopy has lost its theatrical meaning © Ashoka / Changemakers.net
Addu Atoll, Maldives
09.11.2009 Vulnerable developing countries should embrace a carbon-neutral future, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed told the opening of the Climate Vulnerable Forum in the Maldives.
+ Maldives on OneWorld
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Related topics/regions: [Maldives]
Image: Addu Atoll, Maldives © Karin Afeef
08.11.2009 Scientific predictions of the impact of climate change are becoming more alarming but the mood of climate sceptics appears to be hardening. George Monbiot strives to explain this alarming contradiction. Monbiot.com
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Related topics/regions: [Science]
'Climate change is the most pressing issue humanity faces, but judging by opinion polls, and previous experience, it will not feature highly in the forthcoming general election'
05.11.2009 An MP calls on Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg to take part in a televised debate on climate change that all national TV stations must broadcast.
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Related topics/regions: [United Kingdom] [Politics] [Information & media]
Image: 'Climate change is the most pressing issue humanity faces, but judging by opinion polls, and previous experience, it will not feature highly in the forthcoming general election'
02.11.2009 Climate change and food security negotiations are stumbling over the reluctance of rich countries to stump up the costs. They have thrown all their resources at a bunch of bankrupt banks.
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Related topics/regions: [Finance] [Poverty] [Food]

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