Posted in: Food Production, Mitigation & Relief, Economics
Is there a food shortage? - Feb 26, 2008 - 1:02:31 PM
Reports in February 2008 have highlighted the current shortage of wheat and the increased prices for food grains.

Posted in: Climate Change, Mitigation & Relief, Economics, Society & Communities
Rising Sea Levels - The World Bank Report 2007 - Feb 25, 2008 - 5:08:00 PM
In February 2007 The World Bank published a Working Paper called - "The Impact of Sea Level Rise on Developing Countries: A Comparative Analysis", this is an important study of the impact of climate change.  The Paper sees sea level rise due to climate change as a serious global threat.

Posted in: Society & Communities, Mitigation & Relief, Geopolitical & Security
Future Strategic Challenges for Britain - Feb 25, 2008 - 9:55:40 AM
In February 2008 The Strategy Unit in the UK Cabinet Office published a report setting out the challenges that Britain faces, it is called "Realising Britain’s Potential:Future Strategic Challenges for Britain".

Posted in: Mitigation & Relief, Economics
The UK Policy on Sustainable Buildings - Feb 24, 2008 - 7:30:04 AM
The UK has developed codes for the construction of sustainable buildings and the UK Government is likely to press for mandatory compliance with these standards so that every new non-domestic building constructed in the UK will be zero carbon by 2020.

Posted in: Climate Change, Mitigation & Relief
Nicholas Stern - A Policy Framework for Climate Change - Feb 23, 2008 - 5:11:20 AM
Lord Stern, author of the review on the economics of climate change ("The Stern Report") wrote in The Times (London) on the 22 February 2008 pointing out the need for a clear policy framework to deal with the threat posed by climate change.