Poverty

1 billion people lifted out of extreme poverty in 20 years

GENEVA: Mukhisa Kituyi, secretary-general of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), announced on Monday that one billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty in

Publication Date: 
15/09/2015
Manila Times (Philippines)
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Poverty, UNCTAD, Global, Food Security, Health, Education, Climate Mitigation
Health

Poor diet ranks 'biggest contributor’ to early deaths worldwide; smoking, air pollution as other high-ranking global burdens

A new worldwide analysis finds the emerging impact of poor diet as the biggest contributor to early deaths in 108 countries across the globe, followed by smoking and air pollution as high-ranking r

Publication Date: 
14/09/2015
International Business Times
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Health, Nutrition, Air Pollution, Global, Smoking, Tobacco, Soft Drinks, Non Communicable Diseases, Heart Diseases, Diabetes
Climate Change

Report on the in-session workshop on gender-responsive climate policy with a focus on mitigation action and technology development and transfer

This is a summary of the in-session workshop on gender-responsive climate policy with a focus on mitigation action and technology development and transfer requested by decision 18/CP.20. The workshop was held in Bonn, Germany, on 8 and 9 June 2015, during the forty-second sessions of the subsidiary bodies.

Publication Date: 
11/09/2015
UNFCCC
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Climate Change, Climate Mitigation, Technology Transfer, Women, UNFCCC, Conference Of Parties, REDD, Energy, Energy Efficiency, India, Global, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
Water Supply

One in four major cities won't be able to provide clean water to residents

From Mumbai to São Paolo, safe water supplies are precarious. Research suggests that conservation could be a cost-effective solution

Publication Date: 
11/09/2015
Guardian (UK)
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Water Supply, Drinking Water, Global, Drinking Water Scarcity, India, Water Management
Climate Change

The timing of anthropogenic emergence in simulated climate extremes

Determining the time of emergence of climates altered from their natural state by anthropogenic influences can help inform the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies to climate change. Previous studies have examined the time of emergence of climate averages. However, at the global scale, the emergence of changes in extreme events, which have the greatest societal impacts, has not been investigated before.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2015
Andrew D King, Markus G Donat, Erich M Fischer & et al
Environmental Research Letters
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Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events, Climate Science, Global
Climate Change

Raising ambition to reduce international aviation and maritime emissions

A new paper from the New Climate Economy shows there is large untapped potential for fuel efficiency gains in both aviation and shipping sectors that would cut costs and reduce emissions.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2015
Ipek Gençsü, Miyuki Hino
New Climate Economy
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Air Transport, Shipping, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Fuel Efficiency, India, Global, International Cooperation, Emissions Trading
Solid Waste

UNEP: 'Urgent response' needed to avert global waste crisis

The first ever worldwide waste report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says immediate action is required to shift from 'take-make-use-waste' to a circular economy.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2015
Edie (UK)
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Solid Waste, Waste Management, UNEP, Global, Garbage, Waste Recycling
Health

Committing to child survival: a promise renewed – progress report 2015

This report from A Promise Renewed – a global partnership initiative aimed at ending preventable child and maternal deaths – features updates and analyses of global, regional and national child mortality levels and trends.

Publication Date: 
09/09/2015
UNICEF
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Child Health, Children, Infant mortality, Maternal Health, Nutrition, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), India, Global
Health

Levels and trends in child mortality report 2015

Child mortality rates have plummeted to less than half of what they were in 1990, according to a new report released. Under-five deaths have dropped from 12.7 million per year in 1990 to 5.9 million in 2015.

Publication Date: 
09/09/2015
UNICEF
Tags:
Infant mortality, Child Health, Children, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), India, Global, Statistics
Health

Child mortality falls by 50% since 1990 - report

The greatest risk is during the first few days after birth, the report says

Publication Date: 
09/09/2015
BBC (UK)
Tags:
Health, Child Health, Infant mortality, WHO, Children, Africa, Global

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