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Peru, home to 68% of the worlds tropical glaciers, has lost 56.22% of these ecosystems in the last six decades due to climate change, according to the Ministry of the Environment (Minam).

The training program was conducted under the TaiwanICDF Flood Warning Capacity Improvement for the Belize River Basin Project.

In a collaborative effort to better prepare Belize for the challenges posed by climate change, the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, in conjunction with the TaiwanICDF, celebrated the completion of the Belize Interdepartmental Rapid Response Team Training Program today.

The aim of the write shop series is to bridge the capacity gaps in accessing climate finance while developing sector-specific projects.

File photo MANILA - Magat Dam in northern Luzon is facing next month the possibility of having reduced allocation of water for irrigating its palay-growing service areas totaling nearly 86,000 hectares. The expected continuing dip in Magat's water due to rainfall shortage may prompt a reduction, said Edwin Viernes, acting head of Flood Forecasting and Instrumentation Section of Dam and Reservoir Division (DRD) of National Irrigation Administration-Magat River Integrated Irrigation System. &q...

CONSTRUCTION work on a new €5 million home for the OPW regional headquarters in Headford is now underway.

Eloise: Warning to stay away from flooded rivers, dams Format Tuesday, January 26, 2021 The Department of Water and Sanitation has warned residents in those provinces which are likely to be affected by the Tropical Storm Eloise to stay away from rivers and dams to avoid being swept away by the strong currents. The department said that currently the three provinces of Mpumalanga, Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal are experiencing heavy rains after Tropical Cyclone Eloise moved from Mozambique over the w...