Heavy rain and flooding in Fiji tests climate disaster preparedness

takver — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:31:32 +0000

Fiji is experiencing heavy rain and major flooding with a 15-day state of emergency being declared in Fiji’s west coast areas. At least 8 people have died in the Fiji January-February 2012 floods with up to 51 reported cases of water-related diseases, thousands in evacuation centres and $30million in damages reported so far.

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Carbon price needed for climate mitigation says UN climate head Pachauri

takver — Mon, 16 May 2011 16:09:32 +0000

Rajendra Pachauri, head of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has weighed into the Australian debate on a carbon price by telling the ABC PM radio program he agreed with Australia setting a carbon price.

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