“Looking further down the road, I would be remiss in not highlighting the serious consequences to the economic outlook of failing to tackle the serious challenges presented by climate change. These are not just risks. They represent real consequences. I …Read more
Young winners from 14 countries honored at Connect4Climate event On the ground floor of the World Bank, an institution of development experts devoted to ending extreme poverty, the fight against climate change took a creative turn: a music video from …Read more
Hey Everyone! So here we are just a few months into what we call our dry season in the Caribbean and already the temperatures are soaring and days and nights are sticky and terribly hot. There’s been very little rain in …Read more
The vegan lifestyle is the strictest of all vegetarian diets as it excludes meat, eggs and all animal derived products. The reasons people choose this lifestyle vary from maintaining health to animal rights, addressing ethical, dietary and religious issues. But …Read more
Standing ankle deep in roach-infested bat guano in a Tamana cave in Trinidad, Robert Clarke, a journalist turned nature explorer scratches his head wondering, “What have I gotten myself into?” This is just one of a multitude of wrinkles that …Read more
Environmental concerns among citizens around the world have been falling since 2009 and have now reached twenty-year lows, according to a multi-country GlobeScan poll. The findings are drawn from the GlobeScan Radar annual tracking poll of citizens across 22 countries. …Read more
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme Trinidad and Tobago in March hosted a Regional Community Based Adaptation Workshop for the Caribbean and Small Island Development States. Organised for national coordinators, the workshop was designed to strengthen regional capacity …Read more
One of my aims is to introduce the reader to new or unfamiliar sources of biodiversity. One such source is permafrost. This article will look at what permafrost is, where is it found, how it influences biodiversity and how it …Read more
While the debate continues about various aspects of Climate Change – what are the causes and who/what is to blame – farmers and agriculturalists seem very clear that changes are taking place in our environment. No time to wait for …Read more
As a parent of two youngsters now galloping towards official adulthood, I have recently been struck by a common problem that I have only heard about, but am now experiencing for the first time. That of parent neglect. Yes, you’ve …Read more
There are many reasons for keeping the issue of climate change on the front burner. Here’s just one: the recently published UN 2013 Human Development Report states that the number of people living in extreme poverty could increase by up …Read more
At the IEA, we believe that we will need to transform the energy system profoundly in order to get to the sustainable, efficient and secure energy economy that meets our common goals. In that world, emissions from the energy system …Read more
Sir Gordon Conway’s book serves as a springboard for debate on eradicating hunger and malnutrition for the world’s growing numbers – in a sustainable way Sir Gordon Conway presented his recently published book, One Billion Hungry: Can we feed the …Read more
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is lending US$150 million towards a $500 million project that will build a hydropower plant in Nepal with a 140-megawatt capacity. “Nepal has an energy crisis, and this is affecting badly economic prospects,” said Yongping …Read more
In the recent World Energy Outlook 2012 report, the International Energy Agency documents both the level and quality of this demand, giving several possibilities for the energy mix that is emerging. The group gathered here today has the power to design a …Read more
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