Linguist Sandra Guimarães helps women living in refugee camps in Aida to organize and generate income. They teach local cuisine to foreigners.
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According to the executive secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, nearly half the people in the planet will live in water-scarce areas by 2030.
The Human Development Index has grown since 1990 and the country is among the 15 nations to reduce their deficit in the area most, according to the UNDP.
The waterway preservation project of Extrema is one of the winners of Dubai International Award, for initiatives that improve quality of life and preserve the environment.
According to Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff, the country has developed the most advanced social technology in the world. She spoke during expansion of the Brasil Sem Miséria programme.
The project will be carried out by the multinational power company GDF Suez at a cost of 450 million euros. It will be the largest wind farm in Africa, and is set to start operating in late 2014.
The French government will make the donation to help minimize the effects of the drought-induced food crisis taking place in the country.
The country signed an accord with Abu Dhabi’s Masdar company to develop projects in its territory. The aim is to reduce oil dependency.
Sixth edition of the World Future Energy Summit is scheduled for January 15th to 17th in Abu Dhabi. It should bring together government and agencies representatives to discuss new energy sources.
A World Bank study shows that African cities are those that grow fastest in the world and warns that the water system is not prepared to supply this demand.
Event held in Doha, Qatar, aims to discuss the extension of the Kyoto Protocol for cutting down greenhouse gas emissions. Negotiations are stuck.
An agreement announced this Tuesday (27th) by the United Nations’ climate change chapter and the World Economic Forum (WEF) will present models of financing to environment-friendly projects.
The rate recorded from August 2011 to July 2012 was 4,600 square kilometres, the lowest level since the government of Brazil started monitoring the area.
One of the goals of CIO 18 is to renegotiate the duration of the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
