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Climate Change's First Toll: Women

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Officials say women in developing countries are taking the brunt of the hardships created by climate change.

Speaking at the Aspen Environment Forum in Colorado, government officials from Africa, the Middle East and South America described a variety of problems, reports the Aspen Daily News.

In Nicaragua, droughts have forced women, who traditionally gather water and firewood accompanied by their daughters, to travel farther from home, keeping young women from school.

Mozambique's coastline is eroding and turning to desert, sending women farther to find fresh water, sometimes in competition with wild animals such as elephants.

Advocates hope renewable energy projects and education will both help improve conditions, the newspaper reports.

The IRC Launches Program to Help Pakistanis Returning Home

31 Aug 2009 -  

The International Rescue Committee is launching a program that will deliver lifesaving emergency relief to over 200 conflict-affected villages in northwestern Pakistan. The project is funded by the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance.

"People are returning to villages that have been damaged or destroyed by the fighting,” said Mike Young, the IRC’s Pakistan country representative. “The displaced, as well those who stayed behind, need extensive assistance in rebuilding their homes and infrastructure. Through this grant, the IRC will be able to assist thousands of people.”

HCI Events

 

Walk for Somalia
Silent Walk - Extending Canadian Compassion

 

Saturday October 10th 2009

Meeting point: Yonge and Dundas
Time: 1 pm
End Point: Queens Park
Total distance: 5 Km
General Inquiries:
www.walkforsomalia.org
walkforsomalia@gmail.com
Sponsored by: HCI

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