climate change
Developing countries remain shortsighted on the environment
Opinion
September 3, 2010
Developing countries remain shortsighted on the environment
The Brazilian government recently invited more than 2000 scientists, researchers, political and environmental activists to a gathering in the coastal…
UN climate panel ordered to make fundamental reforms
Environment
August 30, 2010
UN climate panel ordered to make fundamental reforms
An international review panel on Monday called on the UN global climate change body to carry out fundamental reforms after…
Russia wheat export ban causes prices to skyrocket
Business
August 7, 2010
Russia wheat export ban causes prices to skyrocket
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced that the price of wheat has increased by 50 percent since…
UN talks flounder as climate impacts mount, say delegates
Environment
August 7, 2010
UN talks flounder as climate impacts mount, say delegates
Paris--UN climate talks tasked with curbing the threat of global warming are backsliding, delegates from both rich and developing nations…
Action on global climate may drift for years
Environment
July 31, 2010
Action on global climate may drift for years
London--International action on climate change looks likely to drift over the next two years as politicians waver on tougher carbon…
Egypt faces global warming-related health hazards, UN claims
Environment
June 24, 2010
Egypt faces global warming-related health hazards, UN claims
According to an excerpt from a new UN-mandated report prepared by the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) on the effects…
45,000 feddans for first agricultural area in Sinai
Business
June 6, 2010
45,000 feddans for first agricultural area in Sinai
South Sinai--Amin Abaza, minister of agriculture and land reclamation, has announced that 45,000 feddans will be allotted for the first…
Climate change to affect Egyptian agriculture
Environment
April 30, 2010
Climate change to affect Egyptian agriculture
Egypt does not have any specific plan to deal with the effects of climate change and global warming on its…
Prof calls for delta cities funding
Environment
April 24, 2010
Prof calls for delta cities funding
Civil engineering professor Marawan Shahien said that delta cities around the world need to come together to find ways of…
Bolivia climate summit ends with Earth Day celebration
Environment
April 23, 2010
Bolivia climate summit ends with Earth Day celebration
The World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth came to an end yesterday, as delegates…