Insuring agriculture in times of climate change
Scientific evidence has established that climate change is accelerating the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like droughts, floods, unseasonal rainfall and extreme temperatures.
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Africa-Asia Conclave on Loss and Damage due to    Climate Change: Instituting a Global Agricultural    Insurance Programme as a Risk Sharing and Transfer    Mechanism for Developing Countries
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Lived Anomaly: How to Enable Farmers in India to    Cope with Extreme Weather Events
An assessment report on the impacts of extreme weather events on the agricultural sector and lacunae in existing crop-loss estimation, relief and compensation mechanism.
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Bonn climate talks off to an explosive start
As opposed to negotiating with developed countries, day 1 seemed to be all about developing countries versus the co-chairs
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Capitan America – US climate goals: a reckoning
The perception is that after peaking in 2005, US total greenhouse gas emissions have been reducing. Not true. Compared to 1990 levels, greenhouse gas emissions are up 6 per cent. 1990-2013
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Climate organizations call for renewed efforts to    communicate climate change knowledge and spur    action
This year marked the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which swept through America’s Gulf coast, wreaking a staggering USD 108 billion in damage and killing more than 1,800 people.
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First draft of new climate change agreement presented    to Governments
Work towards a new universal climate change agreement was today strengthened through the issuance of the first comprehensive draft of the agreement.
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Krishi Sutra
As 2014, the year of farmer-producer organizations, comes to an end, check out the success stories of a few such organisations that showcase collective efforts to battle challenges like shrinking landholdings and climate change related extreme weather events
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Krishi Sutra
As 2014, the year of farmer-producer organizations, comes to an end, check out the success stories of a few such organisations that showcase collective efforts to battle challenges like shrinking landholdings and climate change related extreme weather events
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Refugees | One person is displaced every second by    disasters
In 2014, 17.5 million people were forced to flee their homes by disasters brought on by weather-related hazards such as floods and storms, and 1.7 million by geophysical hazards such as earthquakes - See more at: http://indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/infographics/displace2015/refugees.html#sthash.ZMYUEXXt.dpuf
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Flood fury 2015
Flash flooding triggered by torrential rains has killed 71 people in Gujarat, as annual monsoon season hits the country. Track the latest updates as floods threaten and disrupt normal life
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Christiana Figueres: Why business matters at COP
Christiana Figueres has been the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
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India's killer heat wave
Nearly 2,000 people in the country have lost their lives to heat wave this summer. As these numbers continue to soar and experts debate on what lies ahead, a look at possible answers to questions that might be troubling most of us
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The Earth Statement
The Earth Statement, written by 17 members of the Earth League, clarifies in 8 essential points what the international climate agreement at Paris 2015, COP 21, should achieve to provide the world with a decent chance of avoiding dangerous climate change
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Questions and answers on the European Commission    Communication: The Paris Protocol – A blueprint for    tackling global climate change beyond 2020
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The costs of climate change impacts for India: a    preliminary analysis
India has emphasised inclusion of adaptation as a part of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC)
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UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction   14-18 March, 2015 Sendai, Japan
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Natural disasters will soon cost the world $314 billion    annually: UN
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), in this report has said that as much as US $314 billion will have to be spent every year to meet annual average losses from just earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones and river flooding.
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160 years of changing global emissions
The Climate Analysis Indicators Tool (CAIT 2.0), developed and maintained by the World Resources Institute, provides a comprehensive and comparable database of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data and other climate-relevant indicators
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The European environment- state and outlook 2015:    synthesis report
Europe's environment and climate policies have delivered substantial benefits, improving the environment and quality of life, while driving innovation, job creation and growth
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The human cost of natural disasters: a global    perspective
This report presents data about natural disasters impacts (human and economic) at world scale for the last 20 years.
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Disaster-related displacement risk: measuring the risk    and addressing its drivers
The report forecasts an increased risk of global displacement caused by disasters, and calls for a stronger link between displacement and disaster risk reduction.
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Urban climate change resilience in action: lesson from    projects in 10 ACCCRN cities
This portfolio of projects provides a ‘first generation’ view of how a set of cities have interpreted building urban climate change resilience (UCCR) challenges
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