Peru has Lost 56.22% of its Glaciers in the Last Six Decades
Peru, home to 68% of the world's 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).
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Peru, home to 68% of the world's 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. "Reduction in Magat's allocation or irrigation diversion requirement is likely if there will ...