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World's lakesCLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS WORLD'S LAKES
By 2080, the world’s lakes will experience a temperature change of up to 6.7C
[ DTE Dec 15, 2003 ]
NEW DELHI TO MILAN
Six experts speak on Cop 9

[ DTE Dec 15, 2003 ]
Climate change bill failsHOPES RISE THOUGH US CLIMATE CHANGE BILL FAILS
US senate rejects country’s first climate change bill, but margin gets narrower
[ DTE Dec 15, 2003 ]
Scientific advisorInterview of DAVID ANTHONY KING, chief scientific advisor to the UK government for three years
[ DTE Dec 31 2003 ]
model.jpg (3138 bytes)E-SOLUTION
E-commerce can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
[ DTE Dec 15, 2003 ]

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KEEPING TRACK

Following up on sustainable development summits.
DTE June 15, 2003

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LET US NOT GIVE UP

On the Commission for Sustainable Development.
DTE June 15, 2003

FOCUS ON PEAKS
Mountain biodiversity tops meet agenda. DTE April 15, 2003

WARNING SIGNS
Conflicts are injurious to the environment, finds UNEP.

DTE March 31, 2003

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Companies make a green move.
DTE February 28, 2003

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Approval comes amid stiff opposition from oil-rich provinces
DTE January 15, 2003

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The needs of many were once again compromised to accommodate the demands of a powerful few. Given the alarming tilt towards self-interest and unilateralism by the rich, will the concerns of poor countries ever be addressed in global negotiations?
DTE October 30, 2002

RIOħ10: Beached!
"Mr Annan, the Earth Summit is sinking," alarmed NGOs wrote to un Secretary General Kofi Annan, after the final preparatory meeting to the WSSD in Bali that was supposed to set concrete targets and deadlines failed to reach agreement last month. DTE July 15, 2002
Taking the US to democracy
By rejecting the Kyoto Protocol, the world’s largest polluter has again turned renegade. Does the United States fail to understand that combating climate change demands global cooperation?
DTE Editorial, June 15, 2002

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Barely 100 days before the biggest environmental event of the decade in Johannesburg, negotiators are floundering in a sea of unpromising text. DTE, May 31, 2002

p36.jpg Puppets on strings
At the International Conference on Finance for Development (FfD) last month in Monterrey, Mexico, rich countries rejected long-term development solutions, obligating poor countries to extend the begging bowl for more aid. DTE April 30, 2002 

logjam in the makingLogjam in the making
If preparations for the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) are any indication, it is doomed to be another historical burp, with little being achieved.  DTE, Jan 15, 2002.

p52.jpgThe 'karma' of conferences
Arun Shourie, minister fordisinvestments, led the Indiandelegation to the International Conference on Financing for Development at Monterrey, Mexico. DTE April 30, 2002

All gasALL GAS:
Given their performance till now, industrialized countries are not likely to keep the promises made under the Kyoto Protocol. DTE, Dec 31, 2001.

Symbolic SolutionSYMBOLIC SOLUTION?:
Many voices within the International Environmental Governance (IEG) process have been calling for the establishment of a World Environment Organisation (WEO) within the UN. The benefits however, remain unclear. DTE, Dec 15, 2001.

Fruitful DeliberationsFRUITFUL DELIBERATIONS:
A realistic look at the ‘Seeds Treaty’ on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) and the conference on access and benefit sharing (ABS) which attempt to chart new territory in the fight against biopiracy. DTE Dec 15, 2001

Trade Truce"TRADE TRUCE"
An insight into the politics and implications of the World Trade Organization meet in Doha, Qatar. DTE, Dec 15, 2001. More>> An insight into the politics and implications of the World Trade Organization meet in Doha, Qatar. DTE, Dec 15, 2001.