18 Dec 2009 17:40:33 GMT GLOBAL: The numbers game in Copenhagen A swarm of numbers has been buzzing around at the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen: the cost of adaptation, casualties
from climate-related disasters, percentage cut in greenhouse gas emissions, whether to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2 degrees Celsius, the amount countries are already
losing to erratic weather patterns.
18 Dec 2009 17:39:39 GMT Madagascar president sacks prime minister ANTANANARIVO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Madagascar's president on Friday fired the prime minister he named in October, in a move likely to anger international mediators and further jeopardise hopes for a ...
18 Dec 2009 17:30:50 GMT Oxfam briefing on the UK
Government at Copenhagen and what needs to be done Oxfam GB - UK
After two years of negotiations Heads of State and
Government are delivering a hollow outcome that falls short of the needs of us all if we are to tackle climate change. Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband have worked extremely hard but their efforts are not
cutting through.
There is still time to salvage a good outcome [...]
18 Dec 2009 17:21:04 GMT Obama invites China's Wen to meet again on climate COPENHAGEN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for another bilateral meeting to discuss outstanding issues on a U.N. climate change agreement, the ...
18 Dec 2009 17:20:06 GMT Obama invites China's Wen to meet again on climate COPENHAGEN, Dec 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has invited Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for another bilateral meeting to discuss outstanding issues on a U.N. climate change agreement, the ...
18 Dec 2009 17:19:11 GMT MALI: Professionalizing health volunteers Even the most altruistic, engaged community health worker is likely to quit when he or she finds a paid job, according to
the Malian federation of community health associations. The government is considering ways to retain, support and train health volunteers to fill gaps in a system where there is one doctor for every
15,000 residents, according to the Health Ministry.
18 Dec 2009 17:16:00 GMT Climate change: Copenhagen Summit: Summit diary Day 9
Quote of the day
"If there was ever a time when we needed a conquering hero, it is now. Perhaps I am building him up too much, but if this meeting comes off, it will have a lot to do with Gordon."
