Second Green Revolution seeks to leave no farmer behind

Thu, 30 Oct 2014 01:50:00 +0100oneworld (en)

BANGKOK, Thailand, 28 October 2014 – The second Green Revolution in rice has been under way for more than 6 years, reckons Robert Zeigler , director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).This second Green Revolution, or GR2.0, seeks to benefit the most unfavorable rice-growing areas and leave no farmer behind.

Second Green Revolution seeks to leave no farmer behind

Wed, 29 Oct 2014 14:14:00 +0100oneworld (en)

BANGKOK, Thailand, 28 October 2014 – The second Green Revolution in rice has been under way for more than 6 years, reckons Robert Zeigler , director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).This second Green Revolution, or GR2.0, seeks to benefit the most unfavorable rice-growing areas and leave no farmer behind.

Importance of culture and risk highlighted

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:25:00 +0200gulf-times (en)

Culture clash reduces the impact of efforts for disaster preparedness, according to Terry Cannon.

Africa: Aid Workers Must Heed Local Culture to Save Lives - Red Cross

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:20:00 +0200allafrica (en)

[Thomson Reuters Foundation]Barcelona -When Ebola emerged in West Africa this year, the virus was able to spread so quickly partly because burial rituals in Guinea and Sierra Leone involve washing the dead - and it's been hard to dissuade people from touching infected corpses.

Some 100 mln people affected by natural disasters in 2013: IFRC

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:06:00 +0200peopledaily (en)

GENEVA, Oct. 16 -- Some 100 million people were affected by natural disasters worldwide in 2013, said a latest report released by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) on Thursday. According to the 2014 World Disasters Report, 337 natural disasters were reported....

Number of disasters at 10-year low in 2013

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:02:00 +0200deutschewelle-am (en)

In its annual report, the International Federation of Red Cross Societies (IFRC) counted 529 natural disasters and major accidents around the world in 2013, ranging from storms and floods to mishaps caused by negligence or technical failure. The deadliest natural disasters were typhoon Haiyan in the....

Number of disasters at 10-year low in 2013

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 08:46:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)

The number of natural disasters around the world last year was the lowest in a decade, the Red Cross has concluded. Some 22,000 lives were lost in catastrophes in 2013, down from a decade average of close to 100,000.

FACTBOX-Natural disasters at decade-low in 2013

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:33:00 +0200trust (en)

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - There were 337 natural disasters last year, the lowest number in the decade running from 2004 to 2013, the Red Cross said in a report on Thursday. Floods were the most frequent natural disaster in 2013, followed by storms, according to the annual World Disasters Report....

Aid workers must heed local culture to save lives - Red Cross

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:33:00 +0200trust (en)

By Megan Rowling. BARCELONA, Oct 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Ebola emerged in West Africa this year, the virus was able to spread so quickly partly because burial rituals in Guinea and Sierra Leone involve washing the dead - and it's been hard to dissuade people from touching infected corpses.

Floating cities increasingly attractive prospect in the face of sea level rise, floods

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 04:11:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire (en)

10/14/14 Infrastructure protection Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments In the past six months, articles in Business Insider , Bloomberg , and the Guardian , among others, have cited experts discussing this question: “Has the time come for floating cities?” read more

Floating cities an increasingly attractive prospect in the face of sea level rise, floods

Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:05:00 +0200homelandsecuritynewswire (en)

10/14/14 Infrastructure protection Enable IntenseDebate Comments: Enable IntenseDebate Comments In the past six months, articles in Business Insider , Bloomberg , and the Guardian , among others, have cited experts discussing this question: “Has the time come for floating cities?” As Next City....

Kashmiri activists to hold peaceful sit-in near LoC

Mon, 13 Oct 2014 03:53:00 +0200dawn (en)

MUZAFFARABAD: Activists of three Kashmiri organisations will stage a peaceful sit-in near the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday (October 15) to protest against New Delhi’s ‘inhuman treatment’ of flood survivors in held Kashmir and its refusal to accept relief goods for them from international aid agencies.

Proper weather data, community resilience key factors: expert

Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:06:00 +0200thehindu (en)

Even as Cyclone Hudhud battered the coastal areas, experts on disaster management maintained that lacunae should be filled to minimise loss of lives and property. More than 85 per cent of...

Proper weather data, community resilience key factors: expert

Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:00:00 +0200Hindu (en)

Even as Cyclone Hudhud battered the coastal areas, experts on disaster management maintained that lacunae should be filled to minimise loss of lives and property. More than 85 per cent of...

Tropical Cyclone Hudhud Strengthening; Landfall...

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 13:26:00 +0200climate-weather (en)

Millions of people in India are in the path of Tropical Cyclone Hudhud, which is strengthening as it churns over the Bay of Bengal in the northern Indian Ocean basin. As of 5 a.m. EDT Friday, Hudhud exhibited maximum sustained winds of 75 mph, making it the equivalent of a MORE: Hudhud, also known....

Tropical Cyclone Hudhud Strengthening; India...

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:51:00 +0200climate-weather (en)

Millions of people in India are in the path of Tropical Cyclone Hudhud, which is strengthening as it churns over the Bay of Bengal in the northern Indian Ocean basin. MORE: Hudhud, also known by its alphanumeric designation 03B, formed Tuesday evening U.S. time near the Andaman Islands, about 400 miles southwest of Yangon, Myanmar.

Pakistan needs to understand the challenge

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 03:47:00 +0200thenews-pk (en)

Karachi Climate change is a reality in Pakistan and we cannot meet its challenges unless we understand and accept the challenge, Pakistan s top cl

Tropical storm Three is forecast to strike India as a severe cyclonic storm at about 22:00 GMT on 11 October.

Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:24:00 +0200trust (en)

Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. Tropical storm Three is forecast to strike India as a severe cyclonic storm at about 22:00 GMT on 11 October. Data supplied by the US Navy and Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center suggest that the point of landfall will be near 17.