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350 - 24 October 2009 - International Day of Climate Change Action
On October 24, join people all over the world to take a stand for a safe climate future.
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Stand Up and Take Action - Make Poverty History
The Make Poverty Histroy campign for action to end poverty and climate change will take
place across Australia between 16 and 18 October 2009. Stand Up is the world’s largest
mobilisation and is a worldwide initiative seeking to end poverty, address its causes
and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change
Developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and
reducing poverty, but this depends on financial and technical assistance from
high-income countries, says World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change.
15 September 2009 -
Climate change will damage your health
Human society faces a global health catastrophe if climate change is not effectively
tackled at the UN conference in Copenhagen in December...
18 September 2009 -
Contraception cheapest way to combat climate change
Contraception is almost five times cheaper as a means of preventing climate change than
conventional green technologies, according to research by the London School of Economics.
9 September 2009 -
Report: Contraception Can Help Prevent Climate Change
A report produced by the London School of Economics (LSE) has concluded that family planning
is the most cost effective means of reducing global carbon dioxide emissions.
9 September 2009 -
Overseas abortion aid ban revoked
Australian overseas aid can now be used to fund abortions of foetuses of up to
20 weeks in countries where it is legal.
21 August 2009 -
Family Planning A Major Environmental Impact
Some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their "carbon footprint" on the Earth have
one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit - have one less child.
13 August 2009 -
Australia announces funding priorities for Pacific climate change adaptation
The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Stephen Smith, and the Minister for Climate Change
and Water, Penny Wong, announced funding priorities to assist Pacific Island countries to meet
the immediate challenges of climate change.
6 August 2009 -
Climate change a matter of survival: PM
Dealing with climate change is more than just a matter of urgency for many Pacific
Island nations, it is an issue of national survival, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
6 August 2009 -
World must act now to prevent contraceptive crisisOne of the most trusted, most cost-effective and proven poverty-reduction interventions is in danger of being marginalised and neglected, according to a new report.
20 July 2009 -
Innovative Ways of Commemorating World Population Day Around the World
How some countries observed World Population Day on its twentieth anniversary.
17 July 2009 -
Solution for tackling climate change: Universal family planning access
Global investment in family planning and female education could slow down global
population growth, reducing future emissions and tackling climate change vulnerability.
13 July 2009 -
$20 Million for Climate Change in the Pacific
The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Stephen Smith, and Minister for Climate Change
and Water, Senator Penny Wong, announced $20 million to help Australia’s neighbours in the Pacific
and East Timor better understand how climate change will impact on them.
23 March 2009 -
Australia overturns abortion aid ban
Australia overturns abortion aid ban Australia... planning guidelines for Australia's... has...
lifted a controversial ban on using... overseas aid to fund family planning...
11 March 2009 -
Abortion aid ban lifted despite Rudd's opposition
The Australian Government has overturned rules that ban overseas aid funding being
used for abortions.
10 March 2009 -
Population Issues Are Critical to Meeting Development Goals, Asia and Pacific Experts Reaffirm
Reproductive health, gender equality and policies addressing population concerns remain central to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific.
06 February 2009