Jobs at Risk from Climate Change: UN

2007-11-12

Millions of jobs worldwide could be casualties of climate change, but responding to climate change will create new jobs, UN officials say.

According to the heads of the United National climate and weather agencies:

Global warming could decimate the world fisheries sector, threaten the tourism industry and cause widespread job losses among those displaced by its impacts.

But, says Achim Steiner of the UN Environment Program:

Scores of new jobs would be created in the environment technology sector as countries work to avoid and lessen the effects of climate change.

Global warming and the need to respond to climate change is becoming a major impulse for innovation and efficiency gains.

Labour union leaders have called for clear long-term strategies to help uprooted workers.

As Joaquin Nieto of Sustainlabour points out:

We are talking about a major change, as substantial as the industrial revolution. The problem is the jobs that will be created will not be created at the same time, or in the same place, as the ones that are lost.

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Source: Millions of Jobs at Risk from Climate Change: UN. Laura MacInnis. Reuters. 2007.11.12

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God

2008-04-14

Posted by Anonymous

Dear God,

I am yet to see your existence.
I am surrounded by the pain which others inflict.
I am forever unsure that peace is possible.
I am told to beleive but without proof.
I see happiness in what is real.
I see pain in what you represent.
I see idiocy in those that follow.
I believe that faith leads to turmoil.
Please explain 9/11, sick children and mental illness.
Please explain heaven and why you have to die to experience it.
It cannot all be about a woman eating a forbbidden apple.

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2008-04-30

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2008-04-30

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Global Warming

2008-08-05

Posted by Anonymous

As recent as several months ago, there were predictions in the media that public concern over global warming and climate change would eventually evaporate. Like a hummingbird — or so it was said — the public would fly to another flower. But events in recent days have indicated the opposite. This week, the issue is on the cover of Newsweek magazine; last week, it was a special edition of Time.
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ISRAEL and UNITED NATIONS

2008-12-29

Posted by Anonymous

Whats wrong with United Nations? Has this organisation lost its mandate? Is the whole world scared of Israel or do they smile when its warplanes bomb the poor people and call everyone a terrorist, even the kids. the truth is Muslim countries are cowards except Iran. Well its about time another Hitler was born is UN cant help the helpless.

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ISRAEL and UNITED NATIONS

2008-12-29

Posted by Anonymous

Whats wrong with United Nations? Has this organisation lost its mandate? Is the whole world scared of Israel or do they smile when its warplanes bomb the poor people and call everyone a terrorist, even the kids. the truth is Muslim countries are cowards except Iran. Well its about time another Hitler was born if UN cant help the helpless Palestineans.

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