| KYRGYZSTAN: Fewer glaciers = more deserts |
 BISHKEK, 16 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Rapidly melting glaciers in mountainous regions of Kyrgyzstan over the next few decades could lead to increased desertification and land degradation, according to experts.
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In Brief: Suspected AWD kills eight on Kenyan district of Lamu |  LAMU, 12 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Eight people have died on the Kenyan district of Lamu and others have been hospitalized following a suspected outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), an official said.
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AFGHANISTAN: Drier weather forcing southern farmers to adapt |  KANDAHAR, 4 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Afghanistan appears to be getting drier: Since the 1996 drought many traditional irrigation sources such as springs, streams, rivers and man-made subterranean aqueducts have been drying up in the southern provinces, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL).
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TIMOR-LESTE: High hopes for bio-briquettes |  DILI, 3 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Bio-briquettes, a cheap and environmentally friendly fuel, could have the twin benefit of mitigating unemployment and deforestation in Timor-Leste - two significant problems in one of Asia's poorest nations.
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BANGLADESH: Eight people, a dog, a goat and the sea |  KUTUBDIA, 3 November 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The fisherman, his wife, three sons, two daughters, a sister-in-law, a dog and a goat and I eye each other dubiously. The family of eight is not certain whether I will be able to sleep in their mud hut, which is slightly bigger than a large sports utility vehicle. The animals seem to agree.
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GLOBAL: Feeding the world without harming it |  CAPE TOWN, 3 November 2009 (IRIN Global) - Countries with growing populations can boost food production without punishing the environment if they are willing to experiment with less harmful farming practices, experts at a recent conference on biodiversity suggested.
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VIETNAM: Illegal logging exposed by Ketsana |  HANOI, 30 October 2009 (IRIN Asia) - While residents in Vietnam’s low-lying coastal provinces were riding out Typhoon Ketsana, few knew that upriver the storm had unleashed a new hazard.
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BANGLADESH: Choppy waters in the Bay of Bengal |  DHAKA, 21 October 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Fishermen and experts agree: climate change is taking its toll in the world’s largest bay, with more sudden changes in atmospheric pressure and storms.
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SRI LANKA: Fighting over fish |  COLOMBO, 16 October 2009 (IRIN Asia) - The seas off Batticaloa in the country's former war-torn east are home to one of the most fertile spawning grounds off Sri Lanka, and fishermen rarely had to travel far for a good catch.
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INDONESIA: Climate change worsening disasters, says UN |  JAKARTA, 16 October 2009 (IRIN Asia) - Climate change is contributing to more frequent and deadlier natural disasters, and governments need to speed up measures to mitigate their impact, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, warns.
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