Measures To Overcome

Measures To Overcome

In Afghanistan, hundreds of women are in prison, some for reasons that may surprise you. Many have no choice but to bring their children along. But is a prison any place to raise a child?  We learn more in this report prepared by UN Television

Ghana's Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs has been at the forefront of national efforts to overcome gender inequality. During a recent trip to the country, UN Radio's Dianne Penn sat down with Patience Opoku, Acting Director for the Department of Women, which is located in the Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs, to find out what Ghana is doing to ensure women's full participation in society

In general junk food is prone to many toxic substances that do not suit our body and the fibre content in such foods is very less. So, insulin present in the stomach is not sufficient to digest the eaten food. In addition, the presence of toxic substances leads to the development of the bacteria leading to head aches, nausea etc. The bacteria developed in the staple food reacts with the enzymes in the body, finally leading to stomach aches, vomiting etc. In some hotels and restaurants the left over food is warmed and served. One cannot know by seeing the food whether it is fresh or not. They eat it and face indigestion problems. When the indigestion problem arises as described in the above three cases bacteria is developed. In some cases it is developed within hours or sometimes even days. In scientific terms this period is known as incubation period. When that is reached people tend to vomit or suffer from stomach cramping or fever.

Stomach ache, loose stool, vomiting, headache, fever are the most common found in people suffering from  food poisoning. Food poisoning is an infection that is caused due to the development of the bacteria in stomach. It is most commonly found in people who serve their hunger by eating the junk food, staple food, food that is prepared in hotels or restaurants, eating envy, poultry, milk and such dairy products etc.

He highlighted that in order to strengthen the economy and enhance the exports, it is mandatory to provide the electricity and gas to the textile units on priority basis across the board so that the millions of labourers associated with textile sector shall earn and run their kitchen accordingly.

He pointed out that the power generation plant imported from Abu Dhabi to be installed at Faisalabad should be in adequate condition. The government should ensure its proper condition accordingly.

He requested the government that the consensus should be developed between provinces over the construction of Kala Bagh Dam Project.

In order to overcome the energy crisis, the government should motivate the private sector’s participation in Hydle Power project on Public Private Partnership basis.



How To Stop Global Warming

How To Stop Global Warming

Delegates in Nagoya plan to set a new target for 2020 for curbing species loss, and will discuss boosting medium-term financial help for poor countries to help them protect their wildlife and habitats. But similar pledges to stem biodiversity loss, first made when the U.N. biodiversity convention was adopted in 1992, have not been fulfilled. At the start of the decade, U.N. members pledged under the Millennium Development Goals to achieve “a significant reduction” in the rate of wildlife loss by 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity. Instead, habitat destruction has continued unabated, and some experts now warn that the planet faces its sixth mass extinction phase — the latest since dinosaurs vanished 65 million years ago

The savings from a coordinated ecosystems approach to climate change, biodiversity loss, avoiding deforestation and land degradation are incalculable”.

The 12-day conference aims to throw a spotlight on a global environmental issue that has drawn less attention in recent years than the related problem of manmade climate change, blamed on a surge of greenhouse gas emissions.

Scientists say worldwide human population pressures are wiping out ecosystems such as tropical forests and coral reefs, killing off animal andplant species that form the web of life which humanity depends on. “Our prosperity and indeed our survival depend on healthy ecosystems,” said Jim Leape, the chief of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). “The Earth's forests, oceans and rivers are the very foundation of our society and economy”.

“Even in purely economic terms, it is far, far more cost effective to conserve or restore healthy ecosystems than to artificially provide natural services that we currently take for granted”.

The world must act immediately to stop the rapid loss of animal and plant species and the habitats they live in, the United Nations warned on Monday at the start of a major summit on biodiversity.

The 193 members of the U.N.'s Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) began gathering in the central city of Nagoya in Japan to try to work out strategies to heal.



Difference between global warming and climate changes

Difference between global warming and climate changes



Its simplest explanation climate change is a long-term change in the average climate of the planet or a region of the planet. A key factor in this description is the use of the phrase long-term. While any area may experience seasonal or annual changes, climate change as a phenomenon refers to a long-term change. Often long-term change is measured by monitoring the changes in climate averages. Among the averages that can be significant indicators, factors in, or impacted by climate change are precipitation and temperature.

With climate any single aspect or element can influence others and any one may be directly effected or contribute to climate change. In this way the delicate and intertwined nature of the weather’s elements are evident. Climate change can be caused by natural occurrences. There is evidence that long-term cyclical climate change has already occurred and will continue to occur. Climate change can also be caused by the actions of man. Here is one connection between global warming and climate change. Global warming, as it is defined, can cause climate change. It is also notable that climate change can magnify the process and impact of global warming.

Because the effects of global warming can contribute to further warming it has the potential to create very long-term and dramatic climate change. These sorts of self-fueling phenomenon tend to continue for some time after the initial catalyst is no longer being introduced. A number of organizations have taken action to reduce the gases released by their members. These include international groups and national governments. Many agree though that more must be done if the world is to avoid a catastrophic and relatively immediate effect.

When speaking of climate change and global warming there are some significant distinctions and also a number of overlaps that are commonly accepted within the scientific community. There remains some debate about the nature of global warming and its impact on climate change, but most acknowledge that the planet has experienced, and continues to experience, climate change in both significant and minor forms.

Politics

Politics



In 2005, the oil giant opposed a shareholders' resolution to explain the science behind its denial of global warming. In recent years, other companies have increasingly come to accept global warming theory; for example, the Chairman of, declared a need for action in 2002. Lord Oxburgh, non-executive chairman of said in a speech at the 2005 "We have 45 years, and if we start now, not in 10 or 15 years' time, we have a chance of hitting those targets. But we've got to start now. We have no time to lose."^[18]

Thousands of protesters marched on the international day of action on December 3, 2005, which coincided with the first meeting of the Parties in Montreal. The planned demonstrations were endorsed by the Assembly of Movements of the The of have involved corporate lobbying, funding of special interest groups and public relations campaigns by the oil and coal industries which have affected policy decisions and legislation worldwide. In turn this has caused political debate over the science of and response to global warming.

In some countries the political right are fighting on a platform of taking tough action against global warming, while in others the political right either dispute the   or oppose action to mitigate global warming, instead favoring adaption^] All European countries have ratified the and all have supported strong reductions in greenhouse gas emissions

• Liberal Government during the 1990s had agreed to Kyoto but oversaw the increase of greenhouse gas emissions during their terms in office and did little to meet Kyoto's targets. Canada's current has claimed that, due to increased emissions since 1990, it is realistically impossible to meet their Kyoto targets and attempting to do so would be disastrous for the Canadian economy. Current Prime Minister has come under fire for being adamant in leaving Kyoto and working on a different climate plan. Consequently, this issue has become something of an or the Government in recent months. The current has been quick in their condemnation of the Government but has also been accused of using Global Warming for political purposes as seen in the naming of leader dog 'Kyoto'.

•  However, the first politician putting Global Warming on the political agenda was 1969 Nixon wanted environmental topics (as acid rain and greenhouse effect) to be treated by a third and civil pillar of NATO. The reaction of the NATO allies was lukewarm but the initiative gained impact in the civil field.^[2]

Mitigation

Mitigation



Emissions result from based electricity generation. Currently governments subsidize by $557 billion per year. However, in some countries, government action has boosted the development of renewable energy technologies—for example, a program to put on the roofs of a million homes has made a world leader in that technology, and s support for ensured its former leadership of that sector. In 2005, Governor promised an initiative to install a, which became the Most forms of renewable energy generate no appreciable amounts of greenhouse gases except for derived from

In June 2005, the of allegedly became the first head of a British company to admit that climate change is already affecting his company, and affecting its business, and announced planso source much of its substantial energy use from renewable sources. He noted that, "Since the beginning of the year, the media has been showing us images of Greenland glaciers crashing into the sea, Mount Kilimanjaro devoid of its ice cap and Scotland reeling from floods and gales. All down to natural weather cycles? I think not." Current uranium production is expected to be adequate at current consumption rates for about a century (from see also There are a number of alternative nuclear fission technologies, such as (see which could vastly extend fuel supplies if successfully developed and utilized. Lower-risk cycles have been demonstrated in the past.

One means of reducing carbon emissions is the of such as. Scientists have advanced a plan to power 100% of the world's energy with, and by the year 2030, recommending renewable energy subsidies and a price on carbon reflecting its cost for flood and related expenses

Current uranium production is expected to be adequate at current consumption rates for about a century (from, see also There are a number of alternative nuclear fission technologies, such as (see which could vastly extend fuel supplies if successfully developed and utilized. Lower-risk cycles have been demonstrated in the past.

A study performed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Gas Research Institute (GRI) in 1997 sought to discover whether the reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from increased natural gas (predominantly methane) use would be offset by a possible increased level of methane emissions from sources such as leaks and emissions. The study concluded that the reduction in emissions from increased natural gas use strongly outweighs the detrimental effects of increased methane emissions. Thus the increased use of natural gas in the place of other, dirtier fossil fuels can serve to lessen the emission of greenhouse gases in the United States.

Penguins For Global Warming

Penguins For Global Warming

In 2004, Antarctica's McMurdo Sound was blocked by the mountainous remnant of the world's largest iceberg. The iceberg cut off supply routes for several research bases on the sound and was so big that it blocked wind and water currents that would normally break up the ice in the sound and make access to the sea much easier for researchers and penguins. As a result, tens of thousands of Adelie penguin chicks and their parents were stranded inland with a 112-mile round trip being the shortest distance to gather food

A variety of species of penguins have been declining due to the effects of global warming. Starvation, habitat loss, and the fact that the penguins' world is literally breaking up under their feet are all contributing factors to dramatic population loss

In one instance, a large number of Adelie penguins were literally made prisoners and starved because global warming had unexpectedly altered their habitat

These amazing animals can withstand some of the harshest conditions on Earth, but they cannot continue to sustain themselves without krill--a shrimplike creature that is a staple of the emperor penguin's diet. The sea ice necessary to the survival of krill larvae is disappearing earlier and taking with it 80 percent of the krill population. The emperor penguins are starving to death because the warming air and water is drastically changing the environment to which they have adapted.

The decline of the rockhopper penguin is another example of how warming temperatures are affecting these beloved birds. The number of rockhopper penguins breeding on one island has gone from 1.4 million to only 100,000 in the last 60 years--most likely due to warming waters surrounding the island



Causes Of Global Warming

Causes Of Global Warming



Different greenhouse gases have very different heat-trapping abilities. Some of them can even trap more heat than CO2. A molecule of methane produces more than 20 times the warming of a molecule of CO2. Nitrous oxide is 300 times more powerful than CO2. Other gases, such as chlorofluorocarbons (which have been banned in much of the world because they also degrade the ozone layer), have heat-trapping potential thousands of times greater than CO2. But because their concentrations are much lower than CO2, none of these gases adds as much warmth to the atmosphere as CO2 does

To bring all this information together, the United Nations formed a group of scientists called the International Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC. The IPCC meets every few years to review the latest scientific findings and write a report summarizing all that is known about global warming. Each report represents a consensus, or agreement, among hundreds of leading scientists.

One of the first things scientists learned is that there are several greenhouse gases responsible for warming, and humans emit them in a variety of ways. Most come from the combustion of fossil fuels in cars, factories and electricity production. The gas responsible for the most warming is carbon dioxide, also called CO2. Other contributors include methane released from landfills and agriculture (especially from the digestive systems of grazing animals), nitrous oxide from fertilizers, gases used for refrigeration and industrial processes, and the loss of forests that would otherwise store CO2.

In order to understand the effects of all the gases together, scientists tend to talk about all greenhouse gases in terms of the equivalent amount of CO2. Since 1990, yearly emissions have gone up by about 6 billion metric tons of "carbon dioxide equivalent" worldwide, more than a 20% increase