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Tallying Up the Infrastructure Costs of Climate Change

August 13, 2007 – 3:08 am

TreeHugger
In the wake of Minneapolis’ tragic bridge collapse, policymakers and economists have been scrambling to reassess the state of the nation’s oft deteriorating infrastructure. Concerns about their potential vulnerabilities to extreme weather events — such as hurricanes, flash floods and sharp temperature abnormalities — brought about by climate change have also pushed these reevaluations to […]

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Millions face water shortages due to climate change

August 10, 2007 – 3:23 am

Mike Shanahan
17 November 2005
Source: SciDev.Net

Melting glaciers in Peru

Climate change will cause major water shortages for millions of people in Asia and South America whose supplies come from melting snow and glaciers, say researchers.
They warn that time is running out for these regions to prepare for a severe water-supply crisis.
In a paper in today’s Nature (17 […]

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Partnerships key to protecting environment

July 27, 2007 – 12:07 pm

SciDev.net

Drought in southern Africa

20 June 2007
Source: Business Daily Africa
While Africa struggles against the effects of climate change — a problem for which it is largely not responsible — it must also face its own environmental policy and practice failings, argues Rwandan president Paul Kagame in this Business Daily Africa article.
Africa, he says, should confront environmental […]