What Must COP27 Deliver? — Global Issues

What Must COP27 Deliver? — Global Issues

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A father and son remove their belongings from their flood-damaged home in Taluka, Pakistan. Credit: Research and Development Foundation (RDF) Opinion by Felix Dodds, Chris Spence (new york) Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Inter Press Service With less than two months remaining before the next climate summit—COP27—begins in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Felix…

Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief — Global Issues

Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief — Global Issues

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The researchers behind “Uniting in Science”, coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), studied several factors related to the climate crisis – from CO2 emissions, global temperature rises, and climate predictions; to “tipping points”, urban climate change, extreme weather impacts, and early warning systems. One of the key conclusions of…

Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief — Global Issues

United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development — Global Issues

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Opinion by Siddharth Chatterjee, Deepali Khanna (bangkok / beijing) Monday, September 12, 2022 Inter Press Service BANGKOK / BEIJING, Sep 12 (IPS) – The world today faces a future that is in peril. Our challenges have become more complex and interconnected, as we see the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, an…

Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief — Global Issues

UN chief sees ‘great heights’ of human endurance and heroism amid ‘climate carnage’ in Pakistan — Global Issues

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The UN chief landed in Sindh province before flying over some of the worst-affected areas on his way to Balochistan, where he met with local residents, some of whom were directly impacted by the floods. Many had lost their loved ones, homes and everything they owned, amid the near continuous…

Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief — Global Issues

Black pigs, green tea, and pink orchids – preserving China’s natural resources — Global Issues

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Friday, September 09, 2022 UN News China has a dizzying range of rich natural resources. The country is home to 10 per cent of all known plant species, and 14 per cent of all known fauna. The UN, with the Chinese authorities, is working to ensure that the benefits from…

Developing Countries Must Grow More Food; Climate change and war on Ukraine a wake-up call — Global Issues

Developing Countries Must Grow More Food; Climate change and war on Ukraine a wake-up call — Global Issues

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CHINA – Constructing an irrigation network in Qinghai Province. Workers were paid part of their wages in food supplied by the World Food Programme. Credit WFP/Sarah Errington Opinion by Trevor Page (lethbridge, canada) Thursday, September 08, 2022 Inter Press Service LETHBRIDGE, Canada, Sep 08 (IPS) – As our planet continues to…

Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief — Global Issues

‘The air that keeps us alive is making us sick’, warn UN experts on Clean Air Day — Global Issues

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For several years, the World Health Organization has warned that practically all the air we breathe is polluted, and that it’s killing around seven million people every year: about 90 per cent of those deaths take place in low and middle-income countries. In 2019, the UN General Assembly adopted a…

Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief — Global Issues

Eight International Development Priorities for the new UK Prime Minister — Global Issues

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Opinion by Melissa Leach (brighton, uk) Tuesday, September 06, 2022 Inter Press Service BRIGHTON, UK, Sep 06 (IPS) – The UK’s new Prime Minister (and former Foreign Secretary), Liz Truss, enters Downing Street with a full and urgent in-tray, dominated by the highest inflation rate for 40 years and concerns across…