<em>Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s </em><a href="http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/"><em>Nourishing the Planet</em></a><em>.</em> We know that trees can help mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide from the earth’s atmosphere. But what is less widely understood is how many of these trees can also help to bring an end to hunger and poverty. <img class="alignleft" title="trees" src="http://blogs.worldwatch.org/nourishingtheplanet/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Marula.bmp" […]
J&K Governor meets flood-hit families at Relief Camps in Leh
Leh,August 26 (Scoop News) – The Governor, N. N. Vohra, visited the severely flood affected area of Choglamsar and interacted with calamity-hit people in the Relief Camps at Tashi Gatsal and Himank, here last evening. The Governor was briefed by Chhering Dorje, Chief Executive Councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, LEH, T. Angchok, Deputy […]
Help Victims of Typhoon Ondoy
The world knows how the Philippines is now suffering as a consequence of typhoon “Ondoy” that ravished the country. Up to this writing, so many people are stuck on houses’ rooftops and remain to be rescued yet. People have lost their homes, loved ones are separated, and refugees are everywhere. The Eastern Province Basketball League (EPBL) […]
Sri Lanka Pleads for Emergency Aid in War Zone
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka pleaded for international help Thursday in what it called an "emergency humanitarian situation," after a medical relief group warned that civilian casualties are rising rapidly in the country’s war zone despite the exodus of more than 100,000 in recent days. Red Cross spokeswomen Sarasi Wijeratne said Wednesday […]
Sherry orders prompt health response to flood affectees
ISLAMABAD, Aug 6 Pakistan’s Minister for Health Ms. Sherry Rehman on Wednesday issued directives for activating the Health Emergency Response Cells in the four provinces, particularly NWFP to ensure an efficient response to the affectyees of the flash floods and torrential rains. “The Ministry of Health is fully prepared for a timely response to the […]
Cholera Crisis Hits Baghdad
Baghdad is facing a ‘catastrophe’ with cases of cholera rising sharply in the past three weeks to more than 100, strengthening fears that poor sanitation and the imminent rainy season could create an epidemic. The disease – spread by bacteria in contaminated water, which can result in rapid dehydration and death – threatens to blunt […]