World Bank ranks countries most at risk from climate change.
In a recent report from the World Bank, the five biggest risks to humanity from climate change are listed as droughts, floods, storms, rising sea levels, and increased agricultural uncertainty. Using historical data along with projections from known hazards such as Himalayan glacier melt, countries were ranked for their likelihood of incurring these disasters.

The increasingly arid African nations of Malawi and Sudan were found to top the lists for drought and agriculture, respectively. Bangladesh was the country cited as most affected by global warming-induced flooding, followed by China and India, while the country most likely to be hit by storms was the Philippines.

Âu Lạc (Vietnam) joined the low-lying island nations in being most impacted by rising sea levels, with up to 35 percent of her people who would suffer hardship if the sea levels rise by five meters.

World Bank, we appreciate this clear and disturbing overview that of potential danger for so many people worldwide. Let us unite in efforts to help ourselves and each other by adopting truly sustainable lifestyles that restore our balance with the ecosphere.

In a June 2008 conference in London, England, Supreme Master Ching Hai once again conveyed her care for humanity in addressing the tolls of climate change along with the most effective way to halt it.

Reference
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=85179

FARM-Africa works to save Tanzania’s forests.
Due to deforestation practices such as clearing land for grazing livestock, firewood and charcoal, the country’s Manayara region forests had been quickly deteriorating. With an 80% funding donation from the European Union and in collaboration with several national agencies, FARM-Africa has thus invested over US$196 million for a sustainable forests program. Involving 90,000 people from 20 villages, the several-year project is intended to benefit economies as well as inform the public on the importance of conserving the environment. Our appreciation and Heaven bless European Union and FARM-Africa for your noble initiatives to protect the precious forests.

Through an awareness of the healthful ease of living in harmony with nature, surely more and more people will similarly adopt such considerate and eco-friendly lifestyles.
Reference
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MINE-7TY4FC?OpenDocument
http://coinmill.com/TZS_USD.html#TZS=260,000,000,000
http://www.farmafrica.org.uk/smartweb/about-us

Extra News
Canadian researchers surveying 42 major herds of reindeer and caribou in the Northern Hemisphere found that nearly all were in decline, with earlier spring arrivals playing a significant role by rendering plants in the birthing regions unsuitable to eat.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8094000/8094036.stm

A partnership between the German Aerospace Center, Lange Aviation, BASF Fuel Cells, Danish company Serenergy and European airplane manufacturer Airbus has resulted in the successful maiden flight of the world’s first piloted aircraft to be powered by zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell technology.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4463354,00.html


Scientists in California, USA develop new mini-mobile-modular (M3) water desalination and filtration system that has already shown promise as a pilot site to test the feasibility of developing full-sized plants from potential water sources, thus saving considerable time and money.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090713144124.htm


Amidst falling olive prices and the threat of groves being cleared for construction, scientists on the ancient Greek island of Crete are working to catalog olive trees, some of which are more than 1,000 years old, in an effort to preserve them as national monuments.
http://www.france24.com/en/20090715-greek-island-takes-olive-tree-census