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‘The world’s most powerful environmentalist’ on battling the ‘misinformation machine’ and why China is his ‘secret weapon’ Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of GMO, speaks during the Ira Sohn Investmen Research Conference: Photograph: Daniel Acker/Getty Images ‘China knows this is serious’… environmental … Continue reading

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By Ed King for RTCC Severe land degradation is now affecting 168 countries across the world, according to new research released by the UN A Burkinabe man from the village of Selbo village, in northern Burkina Faso, gestures near grass he … Continue reading

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Wheat production: the outlook is worsening. Previously, we made the case that global wheat production was vulnerable to spreading drought. This week, the USDA left the U.S. wheat balance sheet unchanged and only made small adjustments to global wheat estimates. … Continue reading

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In 2010 global water investments generated over a half trillion dollars In the 12 short years leading up to 2011 the world added a billion people. China’s population is now 1.3 billion. Plus they will add another 100 million in … Continue reading

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By 2050, the planet will need at least 70 percent more food than it does today as population soars, cities sprawl and climate change takes its toll. Will it be possible? That’s a question AlertNet, the global humanitarian news service run … Continue reading

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Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) president Essa bin Hilal al-Kuwari has called upon GCC member states to explore long-term solutions to overcome the alarming situations they are facing on the water issue. While insisting on the necessity of … Continue reading

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JEDDAH – Spurred by a buoyant economy and population growth, over $300 billion will be invested in the GCC water and desalination projects, between 2012 – 2022 periods, researchandmarkets.com reported Friday. Subsequent to its revolutionary discovery of hydrocarbons about three … Continue reading

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Following two of the driest years on record, seven water authorities in parts of southern and eastern England have imposed bans on hosepipes. Nearly 20 million citizens will be affected by this decision, made in part due to drought and … Continue reading

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The seventeenth annual conference of food and water security was held in the United Arab Emirates on 25th and 26th of March, 2012 under the patronage of the Lt General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu … Continue reading

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“We want to be a sustainable business in every sense of the word.” CEO Paul Polman has made no secret of his core focus at Unilever, the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate which sells a wide range of products used by more than … Continue reading

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