NEPAL: Hypocrisy at its best, Climate Change an issue of Political Image
The Prime minister of Nepal Baburam Bhattrai is planning to leave for the trip to Rio de Janerio on Monday to address the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development of Rio+20 from June 20-22. The government made the decision on May 29 after the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly where PM Bhattarai is expected to [...]
Report reveals key role for civil society in climate change policy making
Civil society plays key roles in pushing for new laws on climate change, a new report released Wednesday at the UN climate talks in Bonn by a coalition of more than 20 civil society networks in developing countries shows. According to the report — Southern voices on climate policy choices: civil society advocacy on climate [...]
The Uncomfortable Truth
The time has come for you to see That love is something else you practise it to be The line is long For you and me That leads us to the very debt of our hearts We’re still on the surface deceiving ourselves… The Uncomfortable Truth by NNEKA This is a reworked old post. I [...]
Nigeria: Heatwave, Lagos Climate Change Summit and Rainfall Predictions
Nigeria in the past few days has experienced a series of heatwave that runs from sunny afternoons through the night. This has drawn government’s attention, leading them to give safety tips to the people and emergency helplines in the case of accidents. The heatwave also meant more, than at other times for people with power [...]
Mountain Perspective and India’s Water Policy
In this article suggestions have been given to the government of India in context to its draft National Water Policy 2012 towards water resource planning, development and management in the Mountains of India. This policy document talks about national level water related issues like; legal, usage, climate change adaptation, availability, management, pricing, infrastructure, planning, R [...]
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