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Desertification (Free subscription) | yesterday
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/dec/04/bangladesh-climate-refugees Migration is the only escape from rising tides of climate change in Bangladesh John Vidal in Moura, Bangladesh guardian.co.uk, Friday 4 December 2009 20.45 GMT Some 60% of Bangladesh is at risk of rising sea levels, contaminating fish stock, farmland [...]
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Aftermath News (Free subscription) | yesterday
UK should open borders to climate refugees, says Bangladeshi minister Europe and US should also be responsible for millions who will be displaced by climate change, says Abul Maal Abdul Muhith guardian.co.uk | Dec 4, 2009 by Harriet Grant, James Randerson and John Vidal in Dhaka Up to 20 million Bangladeshis may be forced to leave the country [...]
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Miscellania (Free subscription) | yesterday
UK should open borders to climate refugees, says Bangladeshi minister Europe and US should also be responsible for millions who will be displaced by climate change, says Abul Maal Abdul Muhith Comments ( … ) Buzz up! Digg it Harriet Grant , James Randerson and John Vidal in Dhaka guardian.co.uk , Friday 4 December 2009 20.55 GMT larger | smaller Article history Bangladesh's finance...
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Grandiose Parlor (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Slum on stilts is the description for the 50,000+ strong fishing community called Makoko that abuts and stretches into the Lagos lagoon. Some have called it ugly, “ugly(” Idowu Ogunleye, photo journalist, Lagos), and even “dangerous and volatile” (John Vidal, Guardian). Looking from outside, either though photographs, or from above while driving across the [...]...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... Copenhagen climate change conference 2009 Prince Charles Climate change Deforestation Forests John Vidal guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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Rupert's Read (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Crucial reading here from John Vidal: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/29/financial-negotiations-money-copenhagen-summit Money matters, and is welcome. But there are severe problems, because of the market-fetishism of the world today; e.g. : (1) REDD would be absolutely disastrous, helping monocultures, hurting indigenous people; (2) Carbon-trading is a hopeless non-solution....
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Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Copenhagen climate [hoax] conference: The key players | Environment | The Guardian A huge cast of characters will debate, cajole and eventually decide a deal. John Harris selects his climate heroes – plus one villain Nick Griffin stands alone over 'dodgy' climate change science | Environment | The Guardian Ed Miliband, the climate change secretary, said Griffin's views were "irresponsible...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Vast sums will be needed to lubricate the settlement rich and poor nations must achieve to combat global warming. John Vidal considers the prospect of the biggest transfer of funds in history The most powerful lobbyists stalking the corridors of the Copenhagen climate summit will not be the noisy environmentalists or even the global charities who will press politicians for a strong deal...
