Islands' Fears on Climate, Trade Acknowledged
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Small island nations won world recognition of their climate change fears on Friday but failed to persuade the international community to reinstate trade preferences to protect their fragile economies.
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The U.N. climate panel agreed its starkest warning yet on Thursday that human activities are causing global warming that may bring more droughts, heatwaves and rising seas, delegates said.
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Asia-Pacific health ministers said on Friday that a "climate of fear" that accompanies the outbreak of infectious diseases such as bird flu could have a devastating impact on Asia's economies.
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The United States and the seven other countries with Arctic territory today expressed concern about profound changes in the Arctic climate and said they would consider new scientific findings
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BRUSSELS, Sep 8 (IPS) - New trade negotiations between the EU and a group  of small Pacific countries might only bring more poverty, NGOs  fear.
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Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europeâs environmental agency warned Wednesday.
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From the deck of a research ship moored in these gusty north Atlantic islands, workers are offloading three bright orange buoys whose sonar devices will help Bogi Hansen fill more gaps in an intriguing twist on climate change forecasts.
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Eight nations with Arctic territory agreed Wednesday to fight glacial melting and other effects of climate change in the region, though they declined to endorse any new steps
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BONN, Dec 17 (IPS) - Despite scepticism about the 'Bali  roadmap', the international community has come a long way in  hammering out a truly global response to the serious threat posed  by climate change.
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Far away, off the coast of South America, the waters of the Pacific Ocean are cooling ominously. In the Atlantic, the sea surface remains warm. And overhead, the atmosphere is evolving toward what forecasters said yesterday could be a dangerous hurricane season.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 7 (IPS) - Governments from island states in the Pacific have  accused the European Union of failing to take account their  development needs when drawing up a free trade agreement that it  expects them to sign by the end of this year.
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Cities around the world are facing the danger of rising seas and other disasters related to climate change.
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The indigenous peoples of the Arctic are told their culture will be threatened by climate warming.
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Ecologists fear that global warming will make protected landscapes  inhospitable to prized species.
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Global warming is set to continue, and bring with it an increase in extreme weather such as hurricanes and droughts, scientists from the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization warned on Wednesday.
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Latin America and the Caribbean face the risk of more climate-related disasters, a report warns.
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Pacific Rim nations reached preliminary agreement Friday on a declaration for tackling climate change, overcoming squabbling between rich and poor nations about emissions targets, two Southeast Asian officials said.