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The daily updating information of COP17 by IIED (29/11/2011)

23:23:0, 30/11/2011

The daily updating information of COP17 by IIED (28/11/2011)
23:13:0, 30/11/2011
In the first video update from the UN Climate negotiations, IIED’s Senior Fellow in the Climate Change group, Saleemul Huq, outlines the two major issues to be discussed at the COP17
India committed to combating climate change
12:51:0, 30/11/2011
The Energy and Resources Institute's Arabinda Mishra says 16 out of the 28 Indian states have climate change action plans in place. Mishra was presenting the findings of a recent study at the COP 17 United Nations conference on climate change in Durban. India has committed itself to reducing its carbon emissions by up to 25 % by 2020.
OECD warns of irreversible, catastrophic climate change
1:29:0, 27/11/2011
“The world is heading for irreversible and potential catastrophic climate change”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) cautioned this month in light of evidence that global carbon emissions hit record levels last year.
EDUCATION AND DRR
13:37:0, 26/11/2011
Disaster risk reduction and education is an interactive process of mutual learning between people and institutions.
Summary for Policy Makers of the new Special Report on Extremes (SREX) approved by IPCC
1:49:0, 22/11/2011
The Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) was approved in Kampala, Uganda on 18 November by member governments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Tropical storm eases grip on Northeast, leaves flooding
0:0:0, 10/09/2011
Tropical Storm Lee eased its grip on much of the eastern United States on Friday but left behind at least five people dead, more than 130,000 evacuated and towns submerged in historic flooding.
Landslides kill six, more flooding forecast
0:0:0, 10/09/2011
Six people are confirmed dead and another person is missing following landslides in three villages triggered by heavy rainfall last night, Uttaradit Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office chief Surachai Chatkawin said on Friday.
Hurricane Irene, a sign of things to come for growing urban centres and local governments – Political leadership needed to reduce risks
0:0:0, 09/09/2011
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irene that hit the east coast of the United States just over a week ago, it is a reminder that disasters caused by extreme weather events are becoming common place even for countries and cities that are considered to be at the pinnacle of development.
Hurricane Irene lashed North Carolina with heavy winds, rain and surf Saturday as it neared land on a path threatening the densely populated U.S. east coast with flooding and power outages.
0:0:0, 27/08/2011
New York City ordered unprecedented evacuations and transit shutdowns as states from the Carolinas to Maine declared emergencies due to Irene, whose nearly 600 mile width guaranteed a stormy weekend for tens of millions of people.
Hurricane Irene closed in on the east coast on Friday, lashing North Carolina with ferocious winds and triggering emergency steps including unprecedented evacuations and transit shutdowns in New York.
0:0:0, 27/08/2011
"Tonight's the hard night. We're just waiting for it to hit," North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue told CNN. Washington, D.C. and states from the Carolinas through Maine declared emergencies due to Irene, a nearly 600 mile-wide hurricane that put 55 million Americans on alert and threatened to cause billions of dollars in damage.