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Flood hazard for developing world’s urban dwellers
The risk of flooding due to climate change extends to one in five people living in urban areas in ...28/03/07
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Web-portal to spread climate adaptation measures
Experts have agreed to create an open-access web portal, providing information about climate change for those who must cope ...07/03/07
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Scientists urge Bangladesh arsenic strategy change
International scientists call for more use of deep tube wells, urging Bangladesh to revise its policy against exposure to ...14/12/06
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Toxic rice harvested in southwestern Bangladesh
A typical daily intake of rice in parts of Bangladesh contains more toxic arsenic than the maximum recommended by ...13/07/06
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Fresh blow for Bangladeshi arsenic victims
The UK's House of Lords has dismissed a lawsuit worth millions in compensation to people poisoned by arsenic-contaminated drinking ...07/07/06
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South Asian nations plan joint bird flu strategy
The seven member states of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation will develop a common plan to fight ...04/05/06
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South Asia to set up disease and disaster centres
Regional centres to detect and respond to natural disasters and emerging health threats in South Asia are to be ...16/11/05
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Climate change ‘increases cholera spread’
A study of Bangladeshi medical records suggests that climate change could, by causing floods or drought, increase outbreaks and ...04/08/05
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Science budget ‘too low for Bangladesh’s development’
Scientists in Bangladesh say the national budget for science, announced last week, is too low to contribute to the ...14/06/05
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India offers Bay of Bengal disaster-alert centre
At a meeting in Bangladesh last week, India offered to set up a centre that will provide early warnings ...06/06/05
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Bangladesh hit by fresh outbreak of bat-borne virus
As the deadly Nipah virus breaks out for the fourth year running in Bangladesh, scientists are working to discover ...11/02/05
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Local tricks to tackle climate shifts
Meeting in Bangladesh last month, experts agreed that local knowledge would help poor communities adapt to climate change.04/02/05