The Indiana legislature also passed the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. The Act is designed to address the issue of which state has jurisdiction over guardianship proceedings for a protected person.
Phnom Penh Post - Droughts, flooding, disease: the reality of a Cambodia that has been hit by climate change. A farmer paddles through his rice fields in Battambang during last yearâs floods. Droughts, flooding, disease: the reality of a Cambodia that has been hit by climate change. Disruption of typical weather patterns. Scorching drought interrupted by erratic rainfall. Water shortages and then, suddenly, a deluge of flooding. Poor crop yields; an increase in food prices; dreadful hunger. This is the future Cambodia is facing as climate change takes its toll â and farmers are already feeling the effects, experts have warned.
Natural disasters, erosion, and other environmental factors caused by climate change are real threats that disproportionately affect people living in poverty. In fact, Christian Aid reports that 1 billion people could be displaced in the next 50 years as the effects of climate change worsen. People who fit this description are dubbed climate ârefugees,â but the name does not necessarily imply they have, or can receive, refugee status.