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Here I write about climate change and Polar Regions - but also about anything else that strikes my fancy.
I'll try to post here as often as I can. But keep in mind I'm a very busy guy, so please cut me some slack if you don't hear from me for a while!
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The future of the Arctic : black, grey or white?
Posted on the 18.10.2010 by Michel Brent
I am delighted to be able to tell our visitors that the symposium held by the IPF last week at the European Parliament on the future of the Arctic was a great success.
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Alain Hubert & IPF at the inauguration of the “Rue Fin” Project
Posted on the 27.09.2010 by Michel Brent
Alain Hubert and the International Polar Foundation (IPF) are not only involved in distant polar projects but also supports local initiatives related to a more sustainable lifestyle, like energy efficient buildings built in Brussels.
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Helping Pakistan: a Matter of Humanity
Posted on the 02.09.2010 by Alain Hubert
As you all know, the International Polar Foundation usually keeps to its mission. Yet, whether you feel concerned by the future of our Earth or not –and we all should– you cannot, as a human being, not be moved by the dramatic events that are currently striking Pakistan.
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The extent of sea ice is not all that matters
Posted on the 01.09.2010 by Alain Hubert
Every now and again, I would like to draw our readers’ attention to a particular item of polar topicality. Today, I would like to zoom in on an article written by Chris Mooney. He points out that the reduction of the Arctic pack ice surface is not the only problem caused by global warming. There are also drastic changes
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UNICEF’s life-saving operation in Pakistan in jeopardy due to funding shortfall
Posted on the 19.08.2010 by Michel Brent
ISLAMABAD/Brussels, 17 August 2010 - UNICEF warned today that serious funding shortfalls are jeopardising its humanitarian operation in Pakistan. UNICEF is extremely concerned at the lack of funds for its water and sanitation operation, with millions of children at risk from water-borne diseases.
