World: FAO is “working against time” on climate change, Director-General emphasizes

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Country: World Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations “Green and climate resilient agri-food systems are fundamental to resolving the climate crisis,” Qu said. “We need to provide nutritious food with a low carbon footprint, in a sustainable manner,”

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Africa’s endangered lions can thrive in protected areas

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Photo: Pixabay/antonytrivet Lions across Africa have seen their habitats shrink over the years, but not in the Balule Nature Reserve, a protected area that forms part of the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Here, on an area the size of Belgium, lions can roam freely across vast spaces undeterred […]

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Fire at a prison in Indonesia kills at least 41 people

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At least 41 prisoners have been killed and at least eight injured after a fire tore through an overcrowded prison block on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, police said.

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After earthquake, thousands in Haiti are in dire need of health care and safe water – IFRC

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Country: Haiti Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Preventing the spread of waterborne diseases through access to safe water and hygiene promotion is at the core of the earthquake response. The Red Cross has already installed two water plants in the remote area of L’Asile.

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Gunung Merapi mengalami 239 kali gempa guguran

7 September 2021 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Balai Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan Teknologi Kebencanaan Geologi (BPPTKG) menyatakan Gunung Merapi di perbatasan D.I. Yogyakarta dan Jawa Tengah mengalami 239 kali gempa guguran selama periode pengamatan pada Senin (6/9) pukul …

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The ARC Model: Proactive Disaster Risk Financing for a More Resilient Africa

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African Risk Capacity Group Director-General and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Ibrahima Cheikh Diong. Credit: ARC By Alison KentishDOMINICA, Sep 7 2021 (IPS) The world faces multiple crises: climate change, extreme weather events, food security and biodiversity. For African nations, these issues are compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and epidemic outbreaks […]

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Delta variant outbreak threatens Singapore’s ‘living with Covid’ model

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Singapore has warned it may need to reimpose Covid-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant is not contained, putting at risk the city’s shift towards living with the virus.

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‘Ecocide’ must be recognized as a global crime

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Photo: Pixabay/Picography Scientists recently confirmed the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, due to uncontrolled burning and deforestation. It brings the crucial ecosystem closer to a tipping point that would see it replaced by savanna and trigger accelerated global heating. This is not an isolated example of nature being […]

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K&L Gates Straits Law LLC Adds Funds Partner in Singapore

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Singapore – K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, the Singapore office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP, welcomes Ed Bennett as a partner to the firm’s asset management and investment funds practice. Bennett joins the firm from Morgan Lewis Stamford, where he was a partner and co-leader of its Singapore […]

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Banjir luapan Sungai Cidurian-Bogor rusak jembatan dan belasan rumah

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Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat menyatakan bahwa banjir bandang akibat meluapnya Sungai Cidurian pada Senin (6/9) petang mengibatkan robohnya jembatan dan merusak belasan rumah …

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