Pollution and Health
Environment, priority issue in SAARC meet
Posted on: 6 January 2012 - 1:29pmThe 11th SAARC Summit conference rescheduled to begin tomorrow in Kathmandu, the capital of the kingdom of Nepal, is expected to give high priority to the conservation of environment—a factor which is a key of poverty alleviation, sustainable development and ecological balance in the South Asia region. Now the responsibility of grappling with environmental degradation and terrorism, the two formidable challenges in recent days has to be shouldered by SAARC, a regional forum established to foster fraternity and mutual co-operation vis-à-vis a spirit of regional block in a bid to accelerate the pace of economic development in the entire region.
Indonesian garbage helps save environment
Posted on: 3 January 2012 - 10:53amCrouched and concentrated, August and Karma rip open knotted plastic bags at the foot of a big pile of rubbish.
Yoghurt cups, paper packaging, plastic, pineapple rinds, cabbage leaves, chicken bones and the like fall out. The young Indonesian men begin sorting. Organic material goes to one side, and bottles, plastic and paper to the other. ''A super job,'' remarks Karma, 23. ''Finally, reliable work.''
Five agencies ink agreement on poverty reduction project
Posted on: 29 December 2011 - 2:40pmThe Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has signed an agreement with four other government agencies for the implementation of a project that seeks to reduce poverty in the country.
Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse M. Robredo yesterday said the Departments of Finance (DOF), Budget and Management (DBM), Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) have agreed to help the DILG implement the Philippine Poverty Environment Initiative (PPEI) project.
Facebook page: Undp-Unep Poverty Environment Initiative (PEI) Botswana
Posted on: 29 December 2011 - 2:40pmPEI Botswana is led by the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism (MEWT). Its other key partners include the Ministry of Agriculture, Office of the President and the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources.
Video: UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative in Tajikistan
Posted on: 29 December 2011 - 2:39pmDocumentary produced for UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative Tajikistan country programme.
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Central America declares 2012 the Year of Sustainable Tourism
Posted on: 27 December 2011 - 2:09pmCentral America will attend FITUR 2012 in order to inaugurate its Year of Sustainable Tourism, an initiative set up by the Heads of State and Government of the countries that make up the Region, namely Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. This measure makes part of the Region's Plan 2009-2013, whose purpose is to promote sustainable development through tourism.
Beijingers battle pollution
Posted on: 8 December 2011 - 1:46pmBeijing’s winter winds have never been much cause for celebration, typically prompting locals to grumble and groan about the capital’s harsh, frigid weather.
This week, it seems there are worse things than cold weather. A cold front and strong winds that pushed in on Wednesday drove out some of the worst air pollution of the year, and Beijingers found relief in the gusts.
Global green economy has become a reality, UN official says
Posted on: 29 November 2011 - 2:17pmThe global green economy has become a reality but world governments must do more to ensure its success, the head of the United Nations agency responsible for poverty reduction and environmental sustainability declared today.
Environmental decay threatens progress in poorest countries, says UN report
Posted on: 17 November 2011 - 1:54pmAs the gap between rich and poor grows, along with reports of environmental disaster, many of the world’s people worry that their children’s lives will be worse than their own.
A report released Wednesday by the UN’s Development Program warns that unless there’s a serious global change of direction, living standards will plunge in the poorest countries by 2050, reversing decades of gradual gains.
New Progress in Development-oriented Poverty Reduction Program for Rural China
Posted on: 17 November 2011 - 1:42pmThe Information Office of the State Council, China's Cabinet, on Wednesday published a white paper titled New Progress in Development-oriented Poverty Reduction Program for Rural China, outlining the nation's poverty reduction efforts in the past decade.
