Global IssuesNews headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 49
Climate Change is No 'Future Scenario' for Pacific Island Nations; Climate Change is 'Real'
- Inter Press Service
SHARM EL SHEIK, Nov 15 (IPS) - Pacific island countries are highly vulnerable to climate change, and several have disappeared – and more could sink under the sea owing to a rise in water levels.
COP27 Fiddling as World Warms
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 15 (IPS) - The latest annual climate conference has begun in the face of a worsening climate crisis and further retreats by rich nations following the energy crisis induced by NATO sanctions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Copping out again The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is now meeting in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022.
COP27: Cyclone Nearly Washed Away All My Dreams, says Vanuatu Youth Activist
- Inter Press Service
SHARM EL SHEIK, Nov 14 (IPS) - The only thing Taren Chilia remembers about Cyclone Pam was that it flattened his school in Vanuatu, washing away books, equipment, and – well, almost his dreams too.
Why COP27 Matters to Sierra Leone
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, Nov 14 (IPS) - Sierra Leone is among the 10 percent of countries in the world that are most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of climate change, and presently one of the least able to cope with the effects.
COP27: Religious Multilateralism: An Endangered Species in the Age of Triple Planetary Crises
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 09 (IPS) - In this year’s COP 27 two-weeklong summit in Egypt, which concludes November 18, a rough count indicates there will be 40 different sessions organised by, for, and about, religious engagements in/on climate change and related issues. This is likely the highest number of events by and around religious actors, organised at a COP event.
COP27: Bolsonaros Defeat is a Triumph for Climate Change Advocates
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 09 (IPS) - The electoral defeat of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is a triumph for everyone who is concerned about the peril of climate change. Bolsonaro’s well-deserved defeat could help save the Amazon rainforest, which has been ravaged under his criminal rule, and the process of reversing the looming climate change catastrophe can begin
Younger Generation Needed in Efforts to Change the Leprosy Perceptions, Says Miss World Brazil
- Inter Press Service
Nairobi, Nov 08 (IPS) - Deep-rooted discrimination against persons affected by leprosy or Hansen’s disease has marginalized individuals and communities. As social pariahs, opportunities to pursue their dreams are limited because, at best, they live at the periphery of society and, more often than not, are ostracized.
COP27: Egypts Repressive Regime Under FireWhile it Hosts a Key Climate Summit
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 08 (IPS) - The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has triggered a negative fallout for Egypt’s authoritarian regime which stands accused of human rights abuses -- and has been widely condemned for its longstanding repressive campaign against dissidents and civil society organizations (CSOs).
COP27: Why Global Action is Needed to Decarbonise Industries Everywhere
- Inter Press Service
VIENNA, Nov 07 (IPS) - Ahead of this year’s COP27 in Egypt, industry and government representatives from 15 developing countries across Asia, Latin America and Africa met in a series of consultations about the challenges and opportunities they face in decarbonizing some of their most energy intensive industries like steel, cement and concrete.
COP27: The Thorny Road to Sharm El Sheikh
- Inter Press Service
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 07 (IPS) - The 27th Conference Of Parties (COP27) on Climate Change comes at a time when we are facing unprecedented challenges due to the magnitude and the interconnected nature of our multiple structural crises. The world's average temperature is now at 1.1℃.
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