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| Today: 03 September 2010 Time: 02:23 AM |
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| FAO warns against effects of climate change in Pacific islands |
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| Agriculture 11/26/2009 8:44:00 PM |
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ROME, Nov 26 (KUNA) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned,
ahead of a UN summit in Copenhagen, Thursday against changes in weather which
were projected to impact heavily on agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the
Pacific islands, leading to increased food insecurity and malnutrition.
The agency urged governments and donors to immediately start implementing
robust and action-oriented climate change adaptation plans for all Pacific
islands.
Climate change is expected to act as a "threat multiplier" in a region that
is already under severe ecological and economic stress, according to a report
by FAO policy brief on Climate Change and Food Security in the Pacific
prepared for Copenhagen.
Pacific islands will have to face sea levels rise, ocean warming and
acidification, changing rainfall patterns, changing sunshine hours and cloud
cover, altered ocean and atmospheric circulation patterns and an increased
frequency of extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones and droughts,
the report noted.
The report added many of these impacts could lead to cumulative and adverse
effects on agricultural and fishery yields and food security.
Land and marine ecosystem degradation, heat stress, soil erosion, nutrient
depletion, the spread of plant pests and diseases, more frequent forest fires,
droughts and flooding pose an acute and serious risk to food production, the
report warned.
The report issued ahead of a global summit on climate change in Copenhagen,
Denmark, due on December 7-18. (end)
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KUNA 262044 Nov 09NNNN
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مجلس الوزراء
اللجنة العليا للتحضير للاحتفال بالذكرى
الـ(50)
لاستقلال دولة الكويت و الذكرى الـ (20)
لعيد التحرير
اعـــــــــــــــــــلان
فى إطار الاستعدادات و الترتيبات الجارية للإعداد و التحضير للاحتفال
باليوبيل الذهبي للاستقلال و مرور
(20) عاما على تحرير دولة الكويت و انطلاقا من
حرص اللجنة العليا على إشراك كافة قطاعات الدولة فى الاحتفال بهاتين المناسبتين
الوطنيتين
يسر اللجنة الإعلامية المنبثقة عن اللجنة العليا دعوة من يرغب من مؤسسات و
شركات القطاع الخاص و الاتحادات التجارية و الاستثمارية للمشاركة في الأنشطة و
الفعاليات المقرر تنظيمها فى شهر فبراير من العام القادم 2011م
للاستفسار والتنسيق ومزيد من التفاصيل :
1- مكتب مقرر اللجنة الإعلامية:
هاتف: 22462289
فاكس: 22462296
2- البريد الإلكتروني:
kuwait5020@media.gov.kw
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