IPS Inter Press Service - Asia PacificIPS, civil society's leading news agency, is an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath.CHINA: Within a Generation Beijing Will Cease to Exist- (Found July 2, 2008 ) BEIJING, Jul 1 (IPS) - Few in the Chinese capital are aware of the price their city would pay for staging the worlds first green Olympics in August. The fabulous capital of Chinese emperors and the epitome of modern Chinas ambitions is being driven to extinction by its chronic lack of water. And the Olympic games are expediting the citys slow demise, according to experts.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43026 G8: Trying to Move Beyond Debate on Emission Targets- (Found July 2, 2008 ) TOKYO, Jul 1 (IPS) - Approximately 133 parliamentarians from 23 countries along with prominent politicians under a caucus called GLOBE (global legislators for a balanced environment) have gathered here ahead of the Jul. 7-9 G8 meetings in Hokkaido. They hope to influence the G8 -- the worlds most industrialised countries -- to adopt a policy for tacking climate change post-2012 when the current Kyoto Protocol ends.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43019 VIETNAM: Mekong Delta Farmers on Bird Flu Alert- (Found July 2, 2008 ) CAN THO, Vietnam, Jun 30 (Newsmekong) - The bustling city of Can Tho is the capital of southern Vietnams fertile Mekong Delta and one of the countrys two main rice baskets. Good food in abundance makes it an ideal place to raise ducks and chickens, but this also means it is also one of the most high-risk areas in the country for bird flu.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43014 NEPAL: A Small Victory for Nepali Women- (Found July 2, 2008 ) KATHMANDU, Jun 24 (IPS) - Representatives from the Madhesis, Janajatis, Dalits and other indigenous groups were present when Nepals newly elected constituent assembly sat for its very first meeting late last month, and 191 of the 601-member assembly were women.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42933 |