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A Lifestyle Friendly To Environs Is Crucial
BruDirect
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Quibbling in Copenhagen dangerous
The Philippine Star
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Climate Change Save Our Future
Student Operated Press
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Failure in Copenhagen is Not an Option: Ambassador Beck
Solomon Times
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Making our voices heard
The Daily Star
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India Urges Rich Countries to Call Its Climate Change ‘Bluff’
Bloomberg
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India Plans Focus on Environment
Wall Street Journal
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Will climate change impact Cambodia?
UPI Asia
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Black to green: The carbon debate and beyond
Himal Southasian
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HCMC among 10 cities most vulnerable to climate change
Thanhnien News
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The greening of Markets: Role of Financial Markets
MyNews.in
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The vanishing village
The Telegraph
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Pacific: Plan 2009-2010
Relief Web
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Warming a threat to 'national security'
Cape Times
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Climate, development largest issues in Pacific
Radio Australia
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India sees solar energy as an option to reduce the energy crisis
The Economic Times
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Vietnam: Employing improved technology against typhoons, flooding
IRIN/ReliefWeb
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UN chief stresses young people's role in combating climate change
China View
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Asian media and civil society unite to influence global climate policy
Reuters
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Force for nature
New Straits Times
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Bangladesh to create a fund to deal with climate change
China View
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Country’s environment deteriorating
APP
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India Rejects Emissions-Control Plan Supported by Japan, U.S.
Bloomberg
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Climate change - a lurking threat to development
The Post
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Disease surveillance and control of vector to protect climate
The Daily Star
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Climate change’s influences on Africa
International Development Journal, Japan
01 April 2008
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We cannot expect Burkina Faso, Niger to cut emissions
The Indian Express
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Work hard, work smart
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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Acting on climate change - now
Online Opinion Australia
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India Seeks Climate Technology-Transfer Regime
Bloomberg
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Brunei Eyes New Waste Management Projects
Borneo Bulletin
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Healthy wetlands for healthy people
China View
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Mercury rising
Hindustan Times
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Wake-up to warming
The Telegraph
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Upcoming Events - Get Ready for `Klimakatastrophe'
New Straits Times
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Human costs of climate change
The Hindu
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China has made active response to climate challenge
Asia Cleantech
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Marshall Islands Climate and Environment Focus
Yokwe Online
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Translate climate talk into action
China Daily
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Pacific at greatest risk from climate change
Fiji Times
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Pacific People Hit Hard By Climate Change
Pacific Magazine
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Pacific's future under threat
Fiji Times
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Sri Lanka climate change may ravage agriculture, coast areas
Lanka Business Online
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Lets listen to sobbing mother Earth
Daily Times
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Bali Climate conference has a message for rural community
The Financial Express
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S. Korea’s place on the Bali Roadmap
The Hankyoreh
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The Debate Hots Up
Indian Express
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RI ranks third on climate risk index
Jakarta Post
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Respecting the rights of indigenous people
Jakarta Post
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Collective action only option for climate deal
China View
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UN Warning Of Human Development Catastrophe
Scoop Independent News
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UN report calls for $86 bln annually to halt drift towards "adaptation apartheid"
China View
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Crops hit, more water shortages, higher sea levels, bigger disease risk
Tehran Times
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Adaptation to cost $86 billion per year
Antara News
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UN chief hits at China, India on climate
Financial Times
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Beware! our coast is shrinking rapidly
The Sunday Times
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Climate Change: Time for Action is Now
South Asian Media Net
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Ducking climate issues
The News
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Prodding rest of world rings hollow when nation can't meet its own goals
Japan Times
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ПРООН: Воздух не поделить между бедными и богатыми
Central Asia News
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End global greed for better climate
Central Chronicle
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Climate change badly affects food security of world’s poor
Jakarta Post
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The climate is changing, we are not
Kuensel Newspaper
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Bhutan under fire from global warming
Kuensel Newspaper
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Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world
Mehr News, Iran
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Banding together
The Star Online
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Poor still losing out
The Star, Malaysia
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Climate of cooperation
China Daily
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Bangladesh says needs aid to adapt to warmer world
Reuters
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10 years left to reverse climate change
The Strait Times
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Global warming: the greatest challenge
The Post, Pakistan
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Underdeveloped states bear the brunt of climate change
Daily Times, Pakistan
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China says will curb emissions if gets tech help
Reuters
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Playing the right role in tackling a global threat
China Daily
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Report Urges World Focus on Impact of Climate Change
Solomon Times
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Vietnam’s response to climate change
Nhân Dân
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UN report warns that climate change poses twin threat for humanity
People.com
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Cambodia faces immediate threats from climate change
China View
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Malaysian growth of carbon emissions highest in the world
International Herald Tribune
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UN to help nation fight global warming
China Daily
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Climate change will lead to unprecedented reversal in human development
Xinhua News Agency
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UN report focuses on poverty and the climate
Jakarta Post
Rich nations urged to act on climate change
China Daily
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Not all hot air
Hindustan Times
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Climate Change Poses High Risks for Nepal
The Himalayan Times
Developed countries should provide incentives for Asia to go green
Nhân Dân
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The impact of climate change will hit the poor
CNN web news, Japan
Solomons at Serious Risk from Effects of Climate Change
Solomon Times
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Climate change to take heavy toll on Bangladesh
The Daily Star, Bangladesh
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Indonesia`s poor will be worst hit by climate change
Antara News
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UNDP report sets alarm bells ringing in India
IBN Live
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Climate forecast
Indian Express
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Online broadcast of the launch event in China
China.com.cn
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Climate change may cause unprecedented reversal in human development
Caijing
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World headed for ecological disaster
Times of India
U.N. urges more emissions cuts
Korean Herald
UNDP Report says 80% of the green house gas must be reduced by 2050
Asahi Shimbun
Developed Countries need to reduce emission by at least 80% by 2050
China.com.cn
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Global warming causes malnutrition to 600 million, says UNDP’s report
Yomiuri Shimbun
UNDP Report says by 2050, 80% of the green house gas must be reduced compared to the emitted amount of 1990
Tokyo Shimbun
Put poorest at the center of the fight against climate change
China.org.cn
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UNDP launches the HDR
TBS TV News
UN appeals for provision against global warming
NHK TV
UNDP wants climate justice through trade
Financial Express
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Gloomy forecast for poor
Hindustan Times
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UN proposes new facility to raise funds to fight climate change
Associated Press Pakistan
Thai carbon emissions rising rapidly
Bangkok Post
Climate change to affect India
NDTV
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UN urges low-carbon diet
Bangkok Post
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Indonesia losing crops, fish stocks to global warming
Reuters
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Tackling climate change to cost 1.6 per cent of GDP
Times of India
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Bali Summit on Climate Change: A waste of time?
NST Online
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Rich Must Cut GHGs Fast, Deep
IPS News
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