Changing climates: the heat is (still) on
The world is getting warmer and natural hazards are becoming more intense, likely bringing higher economic losses in the future. Today, four major weather perils result in expected economic losses of USD
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NTD and NCD Co-morbidities: The example of Dengue fever
<p>Recent findings of paradoxically high endemicity of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) among populations living in the Group of 20 (G20) countries could portend high rates of these diseases among patients
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A tale of clean cities: insights for planning urban sanitation from Ghana, India and the Philippines- synthesis report
Uncontrolled urbanisation and proliferation of slums makes development of urban sanitation a big challenge. To contribute to the efforts towards the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of universal
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Philippines suspends two more mines in environmental clampdown
The Philippine government has suspended operations at two more mines due to environmental violations in an ongoing audit of the country's mining sector, officials said on Thursday. The move raises the
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Watch Your Coastal Property. Here Comes the Sea
Climate scientists have long warned of a rise in sea level as global warming melts the world’s glaciers. But while the level has been increasing at about 3.5 millimeters a year, the rate of increase itself
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Is the detection of accelerated sea level rise imminent?
<p>Global mean sea level rise estimated from satellite altimetry provides a strong constraint on climate variability and change and is expected to accelerate as the rates of both ocean warming and cryospheric
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Philippine panel asks 'carbon majors' to respond to claim of rights violations
A Philippine rights body has set a deadline of 45 days for 47 global oil, mining and cement firms to answer a complaint that their carbon emissions caused human rights violations, in what rights advocates
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World's largest carbon producers face landmark human rights case
The world’s largest oil, coal, cement and mining companies have been given 45 days to respond to a complaint that their greenhouse gas emissions have violated the human rights of millions of people living
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Requesting for investigation of the responsibility of the carbon majors for human rights violations or threats of violations resulting from the impacts of climate change
World's largest carbon producers face landmark human rights case. Filipino government body gives 47 ‘carbon majors’ 45 days to respond to allegations of human rights violations resulting from climate change.
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Philippines' Duterte: Fight against global warming must not hinder industrialization
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday his administration will prioritize the fight against global warming but it must not hinder the country's industrialization. "It must not stymie our
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Which island holds the greatest concentration of mammals?
In this scary time of global species extinctions and loss of biodiversity below “safe” levels, The Field Museum recently announced some good news: Luzon Island, an island the size of the Indiana in the