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African Dams linked to over one million malaria cases

Dam projects need to consider better disease control measures Over one million people in sub-Saharan Africa will contract malaria in 2015 because they live near a large dam, according to a new study. For the first time, data was correlated with the location of large dams with incidence of malaria an

UN leaders, together with actor and activist Alec Baldwin, announce Equator Prize 2015 winners

The winners- A Brazilian indigenous group that inspired the film Avatar A conservation outfit in Indonesia that is saving sea turtles A movement for pygmy rights in Congo A community-based organization restoring conflict affected areas in Afghanistan   Leaders from the UN joined actor and a

Insurance scheme helps Bangladesh flood victims minimise losses

Rafiqul Islam A flood insurance scheme, introduced as a pilot project by an international NGO, has helped families in Bangladesh cope with the economic fallout of floods Orignially posted at thethirdpole.net, that focuses on understanding Asia’s water crisis. Republished at SixDegrees under Cre

A silent climate march in Berlin, that was not so silent

In the erstwhile border of East-West Berlin a silent dance march tried to raise awareness as Paris UN climate conference gets near Below is a set of photos from the silent climate demonstration that was organized on 12th evening by a group of NGOs like WWF-Youth, Fossil Free Berlin . However,

Earth dies faster this year!

As on 13th August 2015, on Earth Overshoot Day, the humans of world have spent resources of the Earth by more than 50 per cent the Earth can renew for this year In 2000, the Earth Overshoot Day fell in early October. This year it has moved ahead to 13th August. To maintain the consumption […]

Take it over and keep it with you-participatory governance from Urok islands, Guinea-Bissau

Luís Melo This is an award winning film that explores participatory governance in the Urok Islands, a marine protected area in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau Neram N’Dok is a Bijagó expression which means “take it and keep it with you”. The Urok Islands includes the islands of Fo

Heat Wave took 2037 Indian lives in 2015: When will we change our development model?

On 5th August 2015, India’s Union Minister for Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences, informed to the Parliament startling figures of death due to heat wave this summer in India-2037 people have died The details are in the following table.  Worrisome is the fact that all India m

As we prepare for the UN climate talks, a look at what’s changed since Copenhagen

Fiona Harvey Is the world better suited for an agreement than it was in 2009? Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under Creative Commons’ Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported license. This year will mar

US multi-nationals pledge $140 billion in new low-carbon investment

Alcoa, Apple, Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, Cargill, Coca-Cola, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Google, Microsoft, PepsiCo, UPS, and Walmart-all part of Obama’s American Business Act on climate mitigation Today, the 27th of July; the US Secretary of State John Kerry and senior Whi

Are countries legally required to protect their citizens from climate change?

Sophia V. Schweitzer A Dutch court recently ruled that greenhouse gas reduction is a state obligation. Here’s what that could mean for the rest of the world Orignially posted at Ensia, magazine showcasing environmental solutions in action. Republished by SixDegrees on arrangement with Ensia under

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