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A new barrier aims to keep Mother Nature at bay, but Venice faces an equally big problem: Its population is shrinking dramatically as Venetians flee the city.Fri, 25 Feb 2011 20:09:00 +0100spiegel-enenspiegel-en-74b9834789ba59b334dc3e18b03567e9MaritimeSafetyEuropeNaturalDisastershttp://www.newswatchngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2848&Itemid=42Boniface Egboka, professor of environmental hydrogeology and vice chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, has, in the course of his academic work, focused on environmental issues, one of which is erosion. In this interview with Anthony Akaeze, assistant editor, Egboka speaks on the factors that....Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:12:00 +0100newswatchngrennewswatchngr-1e33757ba2b917ff8b29a90d0d2d40fbClimateActionEnvironmentNaturalDisastershttp://www.dehai.org/archives/dehai_news_archive/0360.htmliReport Global Challenge: Earth's most fascinating places This story started on CNN iReportBy Daphne Sashin, CNNDecember 15, 2010 1:06 p.m. EST (CNN) -- Four years ago, CNN's citizen journalism community, iReport, was born. Today, we have an iReport from every country in the world.Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:20:00 +0100dehaiendehai-bf6ef0c7687dd32f624e0bc36460fb1bNaturalDisastersEnvironmentClimateChangeManMadeDisasters12.2281596366922 0.9191068354188813.80118452171885 14.2128229868902http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=131157&Itemid=39Pakistan, he told a Washington think tank, continues to strive for reconstruction in the vast areas swamped by the floods and is confident of a full recovery from the calamity of epic proportions with sustained support from its friends in the international community.Thu, 17 Feb 2011 08:51:00 +0100app-enenapp-en-ea8e529bc26570fa35847c2a39e9f44dNaturalDisastersConflictTerroristAttackCrisisResponse33.718151 73.060547http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MDCS-8DYEFF?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSThe Japanese government has committed a total of US$37.9 million in funding for 2011 to support IOM humanitarian services for migrants, migrant producing regions, host communities, returnees and internally displaced people.Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:51:00 +0100reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-364e7947f882214b16fb396b82023ae0NaturalDisastersImmigrationHumanTrafficAsylumAgriculture35.6831 139.809http://7thspace.com/headlines/371621/south_africa_r168mil_raised_to_assist_flood_victims.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%207thspace%20%287thSpace%20Interactive%29Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 02 Feb 2011 Title: R168mil raised to assist flood victims -------------------- Johannesburg - Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has thanked those ...Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:22:00 +01007thspaceen7thspace-6dc50a96dcda5c04705a6f2e53f8004bNaturalDisasters-26.1441 28.0502http://allafrica.com/stories/201102020552.htmlSocial Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini has thanked those South Africans who have helped raise more than R168 million to provide assistance to those affected by the recent floods.Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:35:00 +0100allafricaenallafrica-de401477cbf49fb4ce5a1be21c011a01NaturalDisasters-28.9972870207938 25.0892288944874http://allafrica.com/stories/201102010212.htmlThere's nothing quite like the enthusiasm that rises from the earth when rains come at last to a drought-stricken region. While heavy rains have caused extensive flooding across Southern Africa, with fears of worse to come, in at least one corner of the region the community is gazing with joy at an overflowing dam.Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:58:00 +0100allafricaenallafrica-09b59e31724822559d30543052cbb408AgricultureNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAid-26.5647085663829 31.5014922051576http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54305There's nothing quite like the enthusiasm that rises from the earth when rains come at last to a drought-stricken region. While heavy rains have caused extensive flooding across Southern Africa, with fears of worse to come, in at least one corner of the region the community is gazing with joy at an overflowing dam.Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:48:00 +0100ipsnewsenipsnews-4d3cfa5ba6886911e62486017ff32205AgricultureFoodSecurityFoodAidNaturalDisasters-26.5647085663829 31.5014922051576http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MUMA-8DK8WL?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSAs part the concerted effort to provide government's and other humanitarian assistance to individuals and households affected by the recent natural disasters, the Department of Social Development has thus far provided assistance to 6 256 families through the Social Relief of Distress (SRD).Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:52:00 +0100reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-1e656c1b19a03e48983e3033079653b8NaturalDisasters-28.9972870207938 25.0892288944874http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/LSGZ-8DJK4L?OpenDocument&RSS20&RSS20=FSVodacom has donated half a million rands towards victims of recent floods in South Africa and has invited its customers to join it with their own contributions via the Vodacom Red Alert programme launched early last year.Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:51:00 +0100reliefWeb-latestUpdatesenreliefWeb-latestUpdates-34ea248d0da988e38bc09c0eeeb03f74NaturalDisasters-28.9972870207938 25.0892288944874http://allafrica.com/stories/201101271231.htmlA total of 6 256 flood-affected families have so far received immediate disaster relief from the Social Development Departmental Social Relief of Distress (SRD).Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:52:00 +0100allafricaenallafrica-46287285372abc422a510251bd8b2d60NaturalDisasters-28.9972870207938 25.0892288944874http://7thspace.com/headlines/371034/south_africa_govt_offers_immediate_relief_for_flood_victims.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%207thspace%20%287thSpace%20Interactive%29Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 27 Jan 2011 Title: Govt offers immediate relief for flood victims -------------------- By Nthambeleni Gabara Pretoria - A total of 6 256 ...Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:28:00 +01007thspaceen7thspace-1d43fa529e6d088671842ee71406e6e8NaturalDisasters-25.7313 28.2184http://allafrica.com/stories/201101271106.htmldocument Comments by Director-General Mkuseli Apleni We are honoured by the presence of the Deputy CEO of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Mosotho Moepya in our press conference today. As you may well be aware, the IEC is one of the legal entities that supports the constitutional mandate of the Department of Home Affairs.Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:51:00 +0100allafricaenallafrica-e1d51300fdb5442f4572df50fd9f06b8NaturalDisastersCitizenship-28.9972870207938 25.0892288944874http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=234743By Valerie Amos TEHRAN (UNIC) – With climate change presaging natural mega-disasters, aid workers facing mounting attacks in conflict areas and the economic crisis crimping resources, the United Nations office coordinating the global humanitarian response announced its agenda for 2011: more lives....Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:28:00 +0100tehrantimesentehrantimes-162877aa14a2f937642057fcd5e0ddc4ClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersUNbodiesEcologyFinancialCrisis35.7745 51.4477http://www.mg.co.za/article/2011-01-21-blame-it-all-on-la-niaAustralia, Brazil, Thailand, the Philippines, South Africa ... is there a pattern to the floods that seem to be drowning half the world?Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:26:00 +0100MailGuardianenMailGuardian-b2d71a5523e0322079381066de37170fNaturalDisasters14.6096 121.00613.7308 100.521-5.83333 -37.45-28.9972870207938 25.0892288944874-35.3499 149.042http://www.newsday.co.zw/article/2011-01-23-counting-the-cost-of-recent-floodsA combination of floods, mudslides and landslides left hundreds of thousands homeless in what the local media described as the worst weather-related natural disaster in Brazilian recent history. About a third of the country’s 80 provinces were affected with floods that destroyed roads, bridges, rice and corn farms including houses.Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:19:00 +0100newsdayennewsday-756623cbb8f893c9672954248e72b4b3ClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersEcologyhttp://7thspace.com/headlines/370576/south_africa_fears_of_repeat_flooding_disaster_in_moz.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%207thspace%20%287thSpace%20Interactive%29Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 24 Jan 2011 Title: Fears of repeat flooding disaster in Moz -------------------- Johannesburg - Heavy rains and localised flooding across southern Africa are ...Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:10:00 +01007thspaceen7thspace-a8508b77af618a40128348835058e12aNaturalDisastersAgriculture-26.1441 28.0502http://7thspace.com/headlines/370580/south_africa_climate_change__what_the_experts_say.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%207thspace%20%287thSpace%20Interactive%29Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 24 Jan 2011 Title: Climate change- What the experts say -------------------- Pretoria- Floods in South Africa, Australia and Brazil have left death and ...Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:10:00 +01007thspaceen7thspace-a0af7fcfe4ae0438fa2ca248f4ec21fbEcologyClimateChangeNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidScienceEnvironmentAgriculture-28.9972870207938 25.0892288944874http://allafrica.com/stories/201101241513.htmlFloods in South Africa, Australia and Brazil have left death and destruction in their wake. Many have lost their lives and thousands have been displaced.Mon, 24 Jan 2011 14:34:00 +0100allafricaenallafrica-66e22835da4747e4c352c2b5d7028cb6EcologyClimateChangeNaturalDisastersFoodSecurityFoodAidScienceEnvironmentAgriculture-28.9972870207938 25.0892288944874http://news.uzreport.com/mir.cgi?lan=e&id=85626With climate change presaging natural mega-disasters, aid workers facing mounting attacks in conflict areas and the economic crisis crimping resources, the United Nations office coordinating the global humanitarian response announced its agenda for 2011 on 21 January: more lives saved, more rapidly, with fewer gaps and less duplication.Mon, 24 Jan 2011 08:00:00 +0100uzreportenuzreport-f3d63f0b1c3c23ab5b6f707be7d6f81aFinancialCrisisClimateChangeEnvironmentNaturalDisastersEcologyUNbodies