Posts Tagged ‘natural disasters’

Zambia not spared by climate change damages

By admin • Jun 21st, 2008 • Category: Business, Conferences & Events, Featured, Global Warming

Zambia has not been spared by climate change damages in the recent years, Tourism and Natural Resources Deputy Minister Todd Chilembo has said, calling for measures to address the situation.
When he officiated at the workshop in Lusaka Friday for the study on the economic impacts of climate change, Chilembo said that the effects of […]



Report: Climate Change Threatens Transport Systems in US Coastal Areas

By admin • Mar 14th, 2008 • Category: Environmental Policy, Featured, Global Warming, Green Transport, Life

Rising sea levels and surges from intensifying storms pose a growing threat to the nation’s roads, railways, harbors and airports, according to a new report from the National Research Council. The federally funded study calls on government and industry planners to start factoring climate change into transportation system design.One hundred thousand kilometers of U.S. coastal […]



Unprepared for climate change

By admin • Feb 28th, 2008 • Category: Conferences & Events

Region especially vulnerable to natural disastersThe 2007-2008 Human Development Report published by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) examines the impact of climate change and warns that global warming could have a disastrous impact on many developing nations if world leaders do not take serious steps to reduce carbon emissions.
The effects of climate change will […]