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CLIMATE CHANGE : Dark Clouds Gathering Over Copenhagen
Analysis by Sanjay Suri
ST. ANDREWS, Nov 7 (IPS) It has been a bad week for the climate change summit in Copenhagen next month. During the week the last meeting in the formal round of pre- Copenhagen talks collapsed in Barcelona. Then, meeting here on the weekend, the G20 finance ministers put the seal on that failure by failing to agree to a financial package.

 
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CLIMATE CHANGE-US : Too Little, Too Late for Copenhagen?
Matthew Berger
WASHINGTON, Nov 6 (IPS) The momentum that U.S. climate change legislation has picked up in recent weeks will not be enough to get it through prior to the Copenhagen climate talks that kick off Dec. 7. It has also come at a steep price for those most committed to seeing such legislation pass.

 
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AFRICA : We Are the Government
Jessie Boylan
LAGO DISTRICT, Mozambique, Nov 6 (IPS) As if they were going to the races, Emma Musako and Monica Mhango showed up in their finest outfits to attend a meeting on the health, social and environmental impacts of uranium mining. They came because they, like the other attendees, no longer want to remain uninformed citizens.

 
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CLIMATE CHANGE : Divide Before You Add
Analysis by Sanjay Suri
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, Nov 6 (IPS) You could almost begin to divide the figures before you add them up. The numbers being advertised by way of aid to the developing world to contain carbon emissions do not quite add up. What is more certain is the division to follow.

 
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ENVIRONMENT-SPAIN : Improving Garbage Management
Tito Drago
MADRID, Nov 6 (IPS) The 60,000 tonnes of rubbish collected daily in Spain, equivalent to 1.3 kilos per person, is being managed by more green-friendly methods of recovery and treatment.

 
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ZIMBABWE : Numerous Challenges For Harare Water Supply
Vusumuzi Sifile
HARARE, Nov 6 (IPS) Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda is a troubled man. When he took office in July 2008, one of his most immediate tasks was to resolve the water crisis in the capital.

 
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ENVIRONMENT : China’s Climate Change Plan: The Debate Goes On
Antoaneta Bezlova
BEIJING, Nov 6 (IPS) For China choosing to act on climate change is not simply agreeing to effect changes in the way its robust economy is being run. Chinese leaders have to choose between two equally unattractive options—put the brakes on growth to choke off pollution and face an array of scary scenarios, from unemployment swell to social unrest.

 
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NEPAL : Hopes High for Environmental Rights in New Constitution
Mallika Aryal
KATHMANDU, Nov 6 (IPS) As the new federal republic of Nepal forges ahead with writing a new constitution, activists are demanding that environmental rights be enshrined in this important document.

 
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CLIMATE CHANGE : Carbon Trading Welcomed, Criticised
Jessie Boylan
NIASSA PROVINCE, Mozambique, Nov 5 (IPS) A visit from Dutch contractors to Niassa Province, in northwestern Mozambique has got communities excited about the prospect of a carbon credit scheme in the area.

 
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GUATEMALA : Controversy Dogs New Highway
Danilo Valladares
GUATEMALA CITY, Nov 3 (IPS) Construction is expected to begin soon on a new highway across north-central Guatemala, the largest infrastructure project tackled so far by the government of Álvaro Colom.

 
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UGANDA : Palm Project Accused of Environmental Destruction
Wambi Michael
KAMPALA, Nov 3 (IPS) It is a public-private partnership intended to reduce Uganda's dependence on imported vegetable oil while creating sustainable jobs and income for several thousand people. Its critics say it's destroying forests with no regard for environmental regulations.

 

 

 

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