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Guyana may cut more forests despite Norway deal
20 Nov 2009 12:47:00 GMT
Author: Olesya Dmitracova

LONDON (AlertNet) - An agreement by Norway to pay Guyana for preserving forests to help slow climate change will still allow the South American nation to increase its rate of deforestation, Guyana's President Bharrat Jagdeo said.

Norway could pay Guyana up to $250 million by 2015, in a possible forerunner of a global scheme where rich nations pay the developing world to preserve rainforests.

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India's planned assault on Maoists troubles European aid body
19 Nov 2009 16:07:00 GMT
Author: Nita Bhalla

NEW DELHI (AlertNet) - India's plans to launch a major offensive against Maoist rebels in the country's heartlands could jeopardise much-needed humanitarian operations in the impoverished area, the European Commission said on Thursday.

The government has signalled that an assault against insurgents is imminent in the central state of Chhattisgarh -- the epicentre of violence between Maoist fighters, security forces and pro-government militias since 2005.

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Victims of Senegal floods face dire conditions two months on
18 Nov 2009 17:52:00 GMT
Author: George Fominyen

DAKAR (AlertNet) - Crouching on the roof of her house, 48-year-old Ossida Diatta pins up a mosquito net in a shelter made of used sheets and plastic bags. The makeshift dwelling is home to Diatta and her eight children, along with her late husband's second wife and her seven offspring.

They have been living on the roof since August when heavy rains flooded their neighbourhood in Pikine, an impoverished suburb of the Senegalese capital Dakar.

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Q+A: Women's education, family planning can help curb climate change - UN
18 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT
Author: Laurie Goering

LONDON (AlertNet) - Investing in family planning and women's education may be two of the most cost effective means of curbing climate change and coping with its now inevitable effects, the United Nations Population Fund argues in a new report.

Women who are educated choose to have fewer children and are better prepared to help protect their families economically in the face of climate change pressures, according to the agency's 2009 report, "Facing a Changing World: Women, Population and Climate."

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UK promises 3 mln pounds for life-saving technology for aid sector
18 Nov 2009 15:37:00 GMT
Author: James Kilner

LONDON (AlertNet) - Britain has pledged 3 million pounds ($4.4 million) for research on new technology to save people caught up in conflict and natural disasters.

Plumpy'nut, a peanut paste that treats malnutrition, is just one of the technological advances humanitarians say has saved lives in crisis situations.

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