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9 Jan 2021 LONDON, United Kingdom

Counting The Cost Of Climate Change To The World's Economy

Christian Aid's annual assessment of weather disasters reports an estimated $150 Billion USD in damages in 2020, reflecting long-term impact of global warming.An estimated 4 Percent of the economic losses from climate-related extreme events occurred in low-income countries were insured, compared to 60 Percent in high-income countries...

17 Dec 2020 GENEVA, Switzerland

Disastrous Climate Damage Continued In 2020

The World Meterological Organization (WMO) assesses that 2020 is on track to be the second warmest year in the most recent decade, with the warmest six years being since 2015.Preliminary information, based on data collected from January to October 2020, shows how high-impact events such as floods, extreme heat and wildfires affected millions of people...

17 Dec 2020 Glasgow, Scotland

US Will Host A Climate Summit In First Quarter Of 2021

United States President-elect Joe Biden has announced that the US will host a climate summit of the world’s major economies before the end of March 2021. Biden has already committed the US re-joining the Paris Climate Agreement on the day of his inauguration in January.The announcement follows a virtual "Climate Ambition Summit" co-hosted by the UN, the United Kingdom, Britain, France, Italy, and Chile on 12-13 Decmber which was organised to mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris accord and was held in lieu of the originally-scheduled COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, which will now happen in November 2021...

25 Aug 2020 CHONGQING, China

Flooding Throughout Sichuan Province; Three Gorges Dam Reaches Record Inflow Levels; Massive Economic Losses

A new surge in heavy rain and upstream flooding on the Yangtze River has caused many riverside businesses to shut down, whle shipments along the river were halted on 18 August, affecting deliveries to manufactureers.Many Chinese factories were forced to halt production in February and March due to the coronavirus outbreak...

20 Jul 2020 BEIJING, China

China Response To Disastrous Flood Season

China President Xi Jinping has urged local governments and communist party members to take responsibility in flood-triggered disaster prevention and relief work as large parts of China struggle with disastrous seasonal flooding. Xi made the remarks during a 17 July meeting of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the party Central Committee...

6 Jul 2020 BEIJING, China

China Releases Water From Three Gorges Dam To Alleviate Flooding As Torrential Rains Persist

China's Ministry of Water Resources upgraded its emergency response for flood control from Level Four to Level Three on 4 July, as incessant rains continue across the country. Level One is the highest level of response.Water levels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River as well as Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake have been rising as a result of sustained rainfall...

6 Feb 2020 CAPE TOWN, South Africa

WWF Analyses Mining Sector Water Risk

New analysis from environmental NGO WWF reports that the extractives sector suffered water-related financial losses of over $20 Billion USD in 2018, measuring operational risk (too much and too little water), regulatory and reputational risk to highlight companies, commodities, river basins and countries that face the highest overall water risks...

25 Oct 2019 Washington DC, United States

Remarkable US Army Climate Change Report Studies Conflict Risk, What Caused Syria War, Bangladesh Risk, Geo-engineering!

A combination of global starvation, war, drought and disease could have devastating effects on world security according to a report from several United States agencies including the US Army, Defense Intelligence Agency, and NASA, under the rubric of the United States Army War College.The study, “Implications of Climate Change for the U...

9 Sep 2019 BEIJING

New China Fund Will Support Repair Of Water Conservancy Facilities

China has allocated 2.31 billion yuan (325.99 million U.S. dollars) so far this year to help repair water conservancy facilities damaged by floods and earthquakes, the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) said Thursday. The fund, allocated by the MWR and the Ministry of Finance (MOF), were also used for water supply in areas suffering from drought...

13 Aug 2019 BEIJING, China

Typhoon Lekima Causes Multiple Deaths, Human Displacement In China

The death tool attributed to Typhoon Lekima in Eastern China has risen to 49 with 21 reported missing as of August 12.More than a million residents have been displaced, and 2 million suffered power outage since Lekima hit the three Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Shandong and Anhui over the weekend, with economic losses of at least $3...

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3 Aug 2019 NEW DELHI

China Provides Satellite Data To Assist India In Monsoon Flood Relief Efforts

After a request by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), China has provided India with satellite data to aid the flood relief efforts currently underway in India's flood-hit regions, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Friday. ISRO had requested that this data from China under the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters, a worldwide collaboration of space agencies to support the disaster response efforts initiated by the European Space Agency and the French space agency.

12 Jul 2019 BEIJING

South China Authorities Tackle Heavy Rains

About 1.63 million residents have been affected by heavy downpours and floods in South China, with about 77,000 resettled after the latest rainfalls, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management. The office of State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Tuesday sent four working groups to Hunan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, and Guizhou to assist local governments in disaster relief work...