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.
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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.
The ‘Connect to Learn’ program, a partnership between telecom companies and the Arab country’s government, will take equipment and training to 1,300 students and teachers in five schools.
Known for its sustainability, the Minas Gerais state capital will devise a plan alongside six other Latin American cities. They will exchange experiences with funding from the European Union.
The summit kicks off this Monday and ends on Wednesday. One of the goals is to discuss sustainable sources which may drive the world economy and promote sustainable development.
The country went from having 15 million malnourished people, from 2007 to 2009, to 13 million between 2010 and 2012. Brazil and Peru attained the best rates, according to a FAO survey.
Promoted by the World Economic Forum, the meeting in November should bring together businessmen, universities and the society to discuss sustainability and innovation.
Companies from several countries agreed, at the UN meeting, to implement actions that take into consideration the commercial success and development.
The US$ 1 billion tender was won by a consortium which includes a group from Saudi Arabia and minority shareholders from Spain. The Solar power plant should generate 160 megawatts in Ouarzazate.
Company Descarte Correto is a finalist in the Young Innovator competition. The proposal presented aims to provide incentives for the population to provide a sustainable end for electronic material.
The sum will be invested up until 2020 in order to increase industry competitiveness. The only cheaper energy in Brazil today is the type generated at major hydroelectric plants.
