climate change
Unstable weather in Egypt linked to climate change
Environment
May 4, 2011
Unstable weather in Egypt linked to climate change
Egypt is a country that has been historically blessed with two seasons instead of four. Every year, summer would linger for…
Study: Investments worth trillions at risk from climate change
Environment
February 16, 2011
Study: Investments worth trillions at risk from climate change
Climate change could put trillions of investment dollars at risk over the next 20 years, a global study released on…
Environmental Voices: The path for climate change beyond Cancun
Environment
January 2, 2011
Environmental Voices: The path for climate change beyond Cancun
The UN Climate Change Conference--recently held in Cancun, Mexico--delivered what is considered to be a balanced package of decisions in…
Indian tea tastes different because of climate change
Environment
January 1, 2011
Indian tea tastes different because of climate change
Gauhati, India--In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world's breakfast is born, the evidence of climate…
Weather forecasters predict cold front from Monday to New Year
Egypt
December 23, 2010
Weather forecasters predict cold front from Monday to New Year
Egypt's National Weather Forecast Authority (NWFA) has predicted a cold front expected to last from Monday, 27 December until New…
Egypt considers building dikes to shield coastal cities from rising sea levels
Egypt
December 19, 2010
Egypt considers building dikes to shield coastal cities from rising sea levels
The Egyptian government is currently considering building a series of sea walls along the North Coast in order to protect…
Recent cold snap due to climate change, says expert
Environment
December 18, 2010
Recent cold snap due to climate change, says expert
The Head of the Agricultural Research Center, Ayman Farid Abu Hadeed, attributed Egypt's recent cold snap and sandstorms to global…
Civil society shut out at Cancun
Opinion
December 15, 2010
Civil society shut out at Cancun
On the final day of the United Nations climate talks in Cancun, Diana Pei Wu, a member of Grassroots Solutions…
Cancun is only a start, now it’s time for action
Opinion
December 12, 2010
Cancun is only a start, now it’s time for action
After two weeks of difficult negotiations between more than 190 nations at the climate talks in Cancun, the multilateral process…
UN climate talks agree modest package
Environment
December 11, 2010
UN climate talks agree modest package
Almost 200 nations agreed on Saturday to modest steps to combat climate change, including a new fund to help poor…