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AFGHANISTAN Dust storms cause health problems in west (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=79900 HERAT, 20 August 2008 (IRIN) Unusually strong winds carrying dust from the parched land have increased respiratory and eye diseases in western Afghanistan, according to health and environmental officials. The winds ... Other labels: blog, climate, afghanistan, security, food, health

AFGHANISTAN Severe drought and food price increases cause malnutrition and disease (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ONIN7HJP8H?OpenDocument&RSS20= 18P Afghanistan is experiencing its most severe drought in eight years, with farming communities in the northern provinces being the hardest hit. In these areas where crops and livestock are dependent on rainfall rather ... Other labels: blog, drought, climate, afghanistan, water, health

Africa - Farmers Could Earn 'Green' Money (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) UN Integrated Regional Information Networks 16 November 2007 Posted to the web 16 November 2007 http://allafrica.com/stories/200711160876.html   Johannesburg Lack of information is the main obstacle to paying African farmers as an incentive to protect the environment, according ... Other labels: change, climate, africa, incentives

ASIA, Mounting Costs of Climate Change Raise Fears of Conflict (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48679 By Ron Corben BANGKOK, Oct 1 (IPS) The rising challenge of climate change has raised fears of growing conflicts as the impact of more extreme weather triggers food water scarcities across the Asia ... Other labels: blog, asia, livelihoods, change, climate, security, food

Beijing Olympic water scheme drains parched farmers (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) From: ReutersENN News Published January 23, 2008 08:21 AM http://www.enn.com/topstories/article/29488 By Chris Buckley BAODING, China (Reuters) Dusty villages far from China's capital are paying their own price for the government's plan ... Other labels: blog, china, water, scarcity

Biofuel impact on farm prices overplayed (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) Source: Reuters By Sybille de La Hamaide January 14, 2008 PARIS (Reuters) The recent price rally in farm commodities such as grains, oilseeds and sugar beet can be attributed partly to higher biofuel demand but their share of the blame has been ... Other labels: blog, biofuels

Call for Papers - Conference on Housing, Urban Poverty and Environment, 2-4 December 2008, Kampala, Uganda (Newsroom) IDRC's Urban Poverty and Environment (UPE) Program calls for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working on housing, urban poverty and environment issues to participate in an upcoming IDRCsponsored expert meeting to be held in Kampala, Uganda, on December 24, 2008. The goal of the workshop ... Other labels: poverty, sanitation, papers, environment, urban, housing, water, waste-management

Catholic bishop blasts Brazil on Amazon destruction (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/30740 BRASILIA (Reuters) A senior Roman Catholic bishop criticized Brazil's government on Wednesday for energy and agriculture policies that he said were destroying the Amazon forest and threatening the livelihood of local populations. "We cannot ignore ... Other labels: blog, climate, brazil, biofuels, religion

Central Asians Edge Closer to Water Deal (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) http://www.iwpr.net/?p=bca&s=b&o=347254&apcstate=henh 17Oct08 Increasing demand for water is making it more likely that Uzbekistan will accept a regional arrangement where all the Central Asian states share in the costs of using the rivers that run through ... Other labels: blog, turkmenistan, uzbekistan, security, water, cooperation

Chinese pumpkin farmer cultivates political reform (Environment and Security Cross-Cutting Initiative) From gourds to politics: Lu Banglie uses the legal system to protect farmers' rights. By Edward Cody\ The Washington Postfrom the July 1, 2008 edition BEIJING \ Back in 1998, Lu Banglie remembered, he was just another farmer trying ... Other labels: blog, activism, china