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Climate migration has become a major pre-occupation of the international community as the domino effect of climate change forces people to seek new lives elsewhere in their countries and sometimes across borders. Read more..
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A new study found that impacts of changing climatic conditions on the availability of natural resources, combined with population growth and weak governance, have led to greater competition over scarce resources and to changing migration pattern. Read more..
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An Amnesty International report reveals that Vedanta has failed to adequately consider the human impacts of its proposed projects in Orissa, so should not be allowed to overturn Indian government decision to block its expansion. Read more..
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Governments in Asia and the Pacific need to prepare for a large increase in climate-induced migration in the coming years, says a forthcoming report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Read more..
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The results of the Airbus Bio-Index – a survey of over 10,000 children and young people worldwide – reveal that just 4% of young people in the U.S. rank saving the environment as ‘most important’ to them, compared with 39% for watching TV or playing computer games. 41% of American youth surveyed report saving the environment was ‘least important’ to them, higher than the global average of 32%. Read more..
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Urgent action is needed to help pastoralists cope with the rising impacts of climate change including strategies by governments to facilitate safe passage across borders in the Horn and East Africa region. Read more..
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Climate change has begun to affect human health, leading to a rise in cases related to stomach ailments and vector-borne diseases like malaria and dengue. This has been indicated in a report in the recent bulletin of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Read more..
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Vedanta wants the flat-top mountain massif, but the local Dongria Kondh tribals say it is the abode of their god Niyam Raja. The surreal fight between the $12.3-billion mining firm and tribals facing extinction has already drawn parallels with James Cameron's blockbuster film Avatar. Read more..
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