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UN to assist African farmers threatened by climate change

28 April 2008
Some 10,000 farmers in five African countries, where crops are expected to be badly affected by climate change, are to receive help from the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) in the form of low-cost rain gauge equipment and roving seminars provided by agricultural experts.

Asia-Pacific countries convene at UN forum to share climate change solutions

23 April 2008
Participants from countries in the Asia-Pacific region will have an opportunity to share good practices on ways to cut greenhouse gases while reducing poverty at a meeting convened today in Bangkok by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Tourism industry has key role in tackling climate change – UN official

11 April 2008
The global tourism industry has a key role to play in confronting the challenges of climate change, the head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said as an international seminar on the subject wrapped up in the United Kingdom today.

Bangkok climate change talks good start, but ‘huge’ task lays ahead – UN official

10 April 2008
The climate change talks held last week in Bangkok were successful in devising a schedule for negotiations leading to a long-term international agreement on the issue, but actually devising an accord that all countries will sign remains a major challenge, a top United Nations official told reporters today.

Work of Nobel Prize-winning climate change panel hailed by UN official

9 April 2008
The head of the lead United Nations agency on weather, climate and water has lauded the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), whose Nobel Prize-winning efforts have helped the world better understand the impact of global warming on the planet.

Climate change will take heavy toll on human health – UN officials

7 April 2008
Top United Nations officials have warned that global warming and its effects, including a rise in air and sea temperatures and extreme weather patterns, endanger not only the planet but also pose a major threat to human health.

Africa needs better meteorological monitoring for development – UN official

2 April 2008
Given Africa’s vulnerability to climate change, variability and extreme weather events, better meteorological services are crucial for its development and the struggle against poverty, the head of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today.
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Upcoming UN forums to focus on using technology to combat climate change

1 April 2008
High-level experts from industry, government and academia are set to convene at United Nations meetings in Japan and the United Kingdom to examine how information and communication technology (ICT) can be used to combat the global challenge of climate change.
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World waiting for climate change solution, says Ban Ki-moon

31 March 2008
The world is waiting anxiously for a durable and economically feasible solution to the pressing issue of climate change, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told participants at the latest round of United Nations-sponsored talks which began today in Bangkok.

Green investment requires predictable carbon price, ministers agree at UN meeting

25 February 2008
Predictable carbon pricing is needed to direct world investment flows toward an economy that could minimize climate change, close to 140 governments agreed today as they concluded a major meeting on the subject in Monaco, the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) says.