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World Bank: Include indigenous peoples 
(Marianne Bom/COP15.dk News, 18 November 2009) -- It is critical for indigenous peoples to be included in the climate change talks, since they are among the groups most affected by global warming, World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said on Wednesday at a roundtable discussion on indigenous peoples and climate change in Washington. Zoellick said that indigenous peoples carry a "disproportionate share of the burden of climate change effects." "Climate change exacerbates the difficulties that indigenous communities already face—including loss of land and resources, lower human development indicators, discrimination, unemployment, and economic and political marginalization," he said. Indigenous communities "can also add to our knowledge and understanding of how best to cope with this complex challenge ... learning from indigenous peoples will make our discussions richer and our actions more productive," Zoellick said and mentioned African indigenous peoples' use of the dry land by growing red bush tea as an example. Participants in the roundtable discussion were aimed at helping to set up an Indigenous Peoples Climate Action Fund to provide direct financing to selected indigenous communities around the world.
Posted 19 November 2009; 4:42:31 PM. Permalink
Tagged: Circumpolar News, Climate Change and Weather, Conferences, meetings, and gatherings, Indigenous Issues, International, November09
Classic Porsches' best winter tires chosen by Arctic testing
(Edmunds Inside Line, 18 November 2009) -- STUTTGART, Germany - Porsche has announced it has set up an exhaustive tire-approval process to choose the most appropriate winter tires for its older models. The tire-approval process has been extended to both "young and old classics," and is based on a tire test program the automaker has been carrying out at the Polar Circle. Porsche notes that more than 70 percent of all Porsches are still on the roads, but the tires once used on many of the older models are no longer available. Tire treads and rubber compounds have changed with the times as well, which is why Porsche is weighing in with its recommendations for the tires that "harmonize best" with classic Porsche models. Porsche has been testing tires at the Arctic Driving Center in Rovaniemi, Finland, on models including the 911, 928, 964, 993 and 996, and the first Boxsters. The recommended tire list is now available at all Porsche Centers and from Porsche's Web site.
Posted 19 November 2009; 4:39:04 PM. Permalink
Tagged: Circumpolar News, Economic and Commerce Issues, Finland, International, November09, Transportation, Infrastructure and Construction
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