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Scant Aid for Low-Caste Villagers Hit by Chennai Floods in South India Say Charities

Scant Aid for Low-Caste Villagers Hit by Chennai Floods in South India Say Charities

8 December, 2015

By Nita Bhalla and Sandhya Ravishankar CHENNAI/NEW DELHI, Dec 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hundreds of poor lower-caste families who lost their homes and jobs after devastating floods swept southern…

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Ten African Nations Aim to Restore 31 Million Hectares of Forest

Ten African Nations Aim to Restore 31 Million Hectares of Forest

6 December, 2015

Deforestation was blamed by many for worsening the deadly floods that struck in Malawi in January to February 2015. Under the AFR100 scheme, 10 African countries, including Malawi, aim to…

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Germanwatch Says Balkan Nations Among Those Hit Hardest by Climate Impacts in 2014

Germanwatch Says Balkan Nations Among Those Hit Hardest by Climate Impacts in 2014

4 December, 2015

PARIS, Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Three Balkan nations – hard hit by severe flooding – were among the six countries most affected by extreme weather events in 2014,…

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Which Countries Are Worst Affected by El Niño?

Which Countries Are Worst Affected by El Niño?

1 December, 2015

BOGOTA, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As world leaders gather in Paris to seek a deal on tackling climate change, millions of people around the world are suffering the…

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Nations Most at Risk of Climate Change Urge Lower Warming Cap

Nations Most at Risk of Climate Change Urge Lower Warming Cap

1 December, 2015 1 Comment

Reporting by Megan Rowling PARIS, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Leaders from a group of 43 countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change called on the first…

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US Contributes $30 Million to Climate Risk Insurance for Small Island States

US Contributes $30 Million to Climate Risk Insurance for Small Island States

1 December, 2015

PARIS, Dec 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United States will contribute $30 million to climate risk insurance schemes in the Pacific, Central America and Africa, President Barack Obama announced…

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Climate-Linked Poverty Needs Creative Approach Says World Bank Head

Climate-Linked Poverty Needs Creative Approach Says World Bank Head

30 November, 2015

PARIS, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From restoring degraded land to financing hydropower dams and creating jobs for refugees, the world needs to come up with more innovative solutions…

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Fear of Cholera and Floods as Burundi Refugees Pack Tanzania Camps

Fear of Cholera and Floods as Burundi Refugees Pack Tanzania Camps

25 November, 2015

NAIROBI, Nov 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Heavy rains, flooding and a spike in new arrivals could threaten the lives of over 110,000 Burundian refugees in overcrowded camps in Tanzania,…

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Tanzania – New Legislation to Manage Floods and Natural Disasters

Tanzania – New Legislation to Manage Floods and Natural Disasters

29 May, 2015

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the face of a growing threat from extreme weather, Tanzania’s parliament has adopted a law to help authorities cope…

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Thailand Tests Floating Homes in Region Grappling With Floods

Thailand Tests Floating Homes in Region Grappling With Floods

12 March, 2015

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand, March 5 2015 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nestled among hundreds of identical white and brown two-storey homes crammed in this neighbourhood for factory workers is a house with a…

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Neglected Disaster Plan Deepens Pakistan’s Climate Vulnerability

Neglected Disaster Plan Deepens Pakistan’s Climate Vulnerability

30 September, 2014

ISLAMABAD, Sept 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pakistan has yet to implement a national plan to deal with natural disasters, experts say, leaving the country struggling to cope with its…

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Questions Raised About Planning as Floods Again Swamp Pakistan

Questions Raised About Planning as Floods Again Swamp Pakistan

10 September, 2014

JHELUM, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Four days after floodwaters began surging through Punjab province last week, the province’s chief minister called a meeting with top government and department heads…

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Pakistan Needs Political Will in Face of Climate Threats – Experts

Pakistan Needs Political Will in Face of Climate Threats – Experts

5 September, 2014

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Pakistan’s vulnerability to climate change is being made worse by poor governance and the degradation of its natural resources, jeopardising the food security, health…

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