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Introduction This manual is based on the experience of German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in a project supporting the establishment of Local Flood Early Warning Systems. The European Commission and the German Government funded the project. The manual describes how to…

Watch the Press Conference John Holmes, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, said today that he and other humanitarian actors would push negotiators at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen to guarantee sufficient funding and action plans to help the world's…

By Wai Moe Burma is one of the countries worst affected by extreme weather resulting from climate change, according to a new report that assesses the impact of global warming over a period of nearly two decades. Published by the Berlin-based…

GA/10900 Sixty-fourth General Assembly Plenary 58th & 59th Meetings (AM & PM) Also Adopts Texts on Disaster Relief, Cultural Property, Volunteers, El Salvador, Malaria, Safety of Humanitarian Workers, Culture of Peace, Intercultural Dialogue (Extract) Background The General Assembly met today for its joint debate on strengthening…

Adovocacy Tool Kit Overall situation - In the past 100 years, the global average temperature has risen by about 0.74 degrees Celsius. - The rate of change accelerated over the course of the 20th Century. - Projections in temperature rise for the 21st…

The historic cabinet meeting at Kalapatthar plateau near Everest Base Camp (5,242 meters) in the foothills of Mt Everest has concluded by issuing a 10-point "Everest declaration" which calls for concerted actions to minimize adverse effects of climate change in…

UNDP, climate change is an integral component of our development agenda. As the leading global organization in the fight against poverty, we are responding on the front lines of climate change-where it hits the poorest people the hardest, though…

Could provide provide political risk cover to investors * Looking for $100 mln to underwrite $500 mln investment * Palestinians, Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa could benefit * Hopes should cement peace, deter new conflict By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The World…

By Stephen Leahy COPENHAGEN, Dec 3 (IPS) - A small group of indigenous people have travelled here to the historic Copenhagen climate talks to show negotiators dramatic documentary videos they made about the immediate impacts of climate change on their…

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to channel around $700 million from two new investment funds to its developing member countries as part of a broad global initiative to help developing countries meet the cost…