Environment

Tourism can play a key role in tackling climate change – UN-backed report

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The tourism sector contributes around 5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Thailand Flooding Threatens World Heritage Site

Floods in Thailand have killed more than 200 people, destroyed farmland, and forced thousands to evacuate low-lying areas near rivers. Surging waters are now threatening a United Nations World Heritage site in the ancient city of Ayutthaya, which...

Indian Ocean tsunami to be re-enacted for test of UN-backed warning system

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The town of Mullaitivu in northeastern Sri Lanka was ravaged by the tsunami of 26 December 2004.

Proper water management vital to green economy, UN water group says

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Investments in water sector could pay huge dividends for human health and food security.