East Africa Climate Change

Dear readers, On behalf of the CDC Climat Research team, I am pleased to inform you of our most recent publications: The future Californian carbon market revealed   Climate Brief n°9 – November 2011  Download :  http://www.cdcclimat.com/Climate-Brief-no9-The-future-Californian-carbon-market-revealed.html?lang=en  The role of regional authorities in public support for renewable energies:  examples in Europe and France By Marion Jeulin and Anaïs Delbosc Climate Report n°30 – November 2011 Download :  http://www.cdcclimat.com/Climate-Report-no30-The-role-of.html?lang=en  Key Figures on Climate - France and Worldwide By Anaïs Delbosc & Florine Wong, Frédéric Ouradou and Daniel Delalande (MEDDTL)   The yearly publication of key figures on climate, in France, Europe and worldwide. Download :  http://www.cdcclimat.com/-Key-Figures-on-Climate-.html The future of project-based mechanisms in Durban: the European Union has a role to play ...

An exciting opportunity is coming up in October: a hands-on technical workshop hosted by the Google Earth Outreach  team. Our third annual  Geo for Good  User Summit  is designed for mapping and technology specialists in the public benefit sector, who are actively working on projects related to mapping. Led by the Google Earth Outreach team (with special Google guests), this workshop will teach highly practical tools, which organizations can use to collect, host, analyze, visualize, and publish map data using the power of the cloud. Special attention will be paid to the newest developments and features in Google mapping tools. What:  Geo for Good  User Summit When: October 21-24, 2014 Where:  Google Headquarters , Mountain View, California To find out more and apply, visit  geoforgood2014.earthoutreach.org . The deadline for applications is July 25, 2014. Thank you, the Google Earth Outreach team

Scramble for Africa: When the Nile Runs Dry By LESTER R. BROWN A NEW scramble for Africa is under way. As global food prices rise and exporters reduce shipments of commodities, countries that rely on imported grain are panicking. Affluent countries like Saudi Arabia, South Korea, China and India have descended on fertile plains across the African continent, acquiring huge tracts of land to produce wheat, rice and corn for consumption back home. Some of these land acquisitions are enormous. South Korea, which imports 70 percent of its grain, has acquired 1.7 million acres in Sudan to grow wheat — an area twice the size of Rhode Island. In Ethiopia, a Saudi firm has leased 25,000 acres to grow rice, with the option of expanding. India has leased several hundred thousand acres there to grow corn, rice and other crops. And in countries like Congo and Zambia, China is acquiring land for biofuel production. These land grabs shrink the food supply in famine-prone Africa...

Camphor- The effective & healthy mosquito repellent...  Malaria and Dengue are on a steep rise. We all must be using liquid or the old blue tablet type of mosquito repellents sold under various names. Despite their use, it is common to see mosquitoes hovering around with the best of repellents in action. Secondly, we cannot use these mosquito repellents whole day be they be of any brand. Thirdly, many people land up with allergies due to them. In the past, people would light diyas and burn camphor on a regular basis as a part of daily puja. These helped to purify the air and keep harmful bacteria, viruses and mosquitoes away! We can definitely have a better and healthy environment with the use of camphor. Camphor or Kapur is a waxy, white or transparent substance extracted from the wood of the Camphor Laurel tree found in Asia . Camphor has many known medicinal uses- It relieves nasal congestion and cough when rubbed on the chest as an oil. Camphor is use...

  I have a pretty embarrassing confession to make: I used to believe a lot of these myths. Much of my initial experience with the developing world came from TV commercials of Westerners asking people to sponsor a child. It's an all too common story for people in my generation. The kids in these ads were always African and always portrayed to be barefoot and helpless. While there's no doubt that the NGO's who crafted these images had good intentions, this picture does not come close to telling the whole story. We're determined to change that. Below are 27 myths about the developing world. Are there any that surprised you? Let us know in the comments. 1.) There is an agreed upon way to decide what is a developing country Flickr: Sudhamshu Hebbar There is no agreed upon metric  for deciding which countries are considered "developing". The standard of living for a given country can be calculated a dozen different ways with different factors. There...