http://www.green.tv/!video.feed.rss/unep UNEP broadband TV channel for environmental films en http://static.green.tv/static/images/greentv/logo/greentv.gif http://www.green.tv (c) 2005-2006 green.tv http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Protoplex RSS Generator 421fbb16-26c5-11df-abb9-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_ice_rim info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP) Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT A behind the scenes look at the UN Secretary-General's recent visit to the Arctic where he witnessed first hand the rapid effects on the local environment caused by global warming. Oh, say, can you see d71f6608-1fbd-11df-c1e1-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_africa_water_resources info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP) Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Africa Water Resources Atlas - challenges and opportunities. The atlas combines visual time series imagery to visually show how climate change threatens the fresh water resources on the African continent. Using satellite pictures taken over long periods of time, the atlas now makes it possible for us to see changes that we were not able to see just 10 to 20 years ago. Oh, say, can you see 9dc58d88-f9c1-11dd-e8d6-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_drip_irrigation info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP and IRIN) Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Drip irrigation has become popular in Senegal, where an Israeli NGO is teaching farmers the simple technique that gives them control over their crops and does not leave them entirely at the mercy of the climate. Oh, say, can you see 9087b702-f9fa-11dd-e8d6-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_escaping_floods info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP and IRIN) Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT All along the banks of the Zambezi, vulnerable populations are being moved to resettlement sites, where they are safe from the floods but no longer have access to their farms and livelihoods. Rebuilding them is proving difficult. Oh, say, can you see 5667d8f0-f788-11dd-e833-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_flooding_rivers info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP and IRIN) Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT For tens of thousands of Mozambicans, the water threat is coming from the rivers. Both the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers have flooded with growing frequency in recent years resulting in loss of life and livelihood. Oh, say, can you see 89e59d60-f91e-11dd-9b4d-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_highland_malaria info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP and IRIN) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT Malaria already kills a million Africans a year and warmer temperatures means that the malarial mosquito can now survive in highland communities that were previously immune. Children and the elderley have been worst hit. Oh, say, can you see 84aee090-f91e-11dd-9b4d-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_mountain_drought info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP and IRIN) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT The last mountain you drive through en route to the village of Ha Tsui is called 'the God Help Me Pass', and after a few days in the village, it is easy to see why. The mountains of Lesotho have seen declining snow - and rainfall in recent years, and for the people of Ha Tsui, poor harvests have become the norm. Oh, say, can you see 9c9ed684-f837-11dd-8529-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_creeping_deserts info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP and IRIN) Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT In West Africa,the Sahara desert is growing by thousands of square kilometres a year and the search for water for people and their animals becomes ever more desperate. Oh, say, can you see c651332e-f6d3-11dd-96fd-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_coastal_erosion info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP and IRIN) Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT In the Senegalese town of Saint Louis, rising water levels mean that every year, the sea gets closer to their homes and now it is just a matter of when, not if, their houses are swept away. Oh, say, can you see 51fe6d60-f788-11dd-e833-0013d3e44e7a http://www.green.tv/unep_harvesting_rain info_NOSPAM@green.tv (UNEP and IRIN) Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT In the arid farmlands of eastern Kenya, a German NGO has been helping communities to harvest rain. Using the occasional rock features that interrupt the otherwise flat landscape, they are building simple reservoirs to catch rainwater as it runs down the rock face. The collected water is then sold for a token price. Oh, say, can you see