KlimaSeniorinnen (Climate Seniors) Visit in Athens, Greece. The KlimaSeniorinnen on their visit to Athens, Greece (24-27 of January). They spoke with volunteers and organizations including Greenpeace about the importance of a strong climate movement, its close relation to human rights and how to make the movement stronger. Opinion by Mads…
The poorest people in some of the least responsible regions for climate change or emissions – like East Africa – are losing their lives and livelihoods to human-induced climate change. Credit: Charles Karis/IPS Opinion by Amitabh Behar, Fati NZi Hassane (nairobi) Wednesday, September 06, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Sep 06…
Opinion by Jomo Kwame Sundaram (kuala lumpur, malaysia) Wednesday, September 06, 2023 Inter Press Service KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sep 06 (IPS) – After decades of resistance by rich nations, African governments successfully pushed for the United Nations to lead on international tax cooperation. All developing countries and fair-minded governments must rally…
Opinion by Marianne Buenaventura Goldman, Reitumetse Nkoti Mabula (cape town, south africa) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Sep 05 (IPS) – The Role of the New Development Bank in Monitoring Project Impacts on Communities The 15th BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa this month…
Opinion by Angela Churie Kallhauge – Ishmael Sunga – Serah Makka (nairobi, kenya) Tuesday, September 05, 2023 Inter Press Service NAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 05 (IPS) – When a continent with 65% of the world’s arable land struggles to feed its 1.4 billion people, we know something is wrong. The African and…
Opinion by Bibbi Abruzzini (cartagena, colombia) Monday, September 04, 2023 Inter Press Service CARTAGENA, Colombia, Sep 04 (IPS) – In the midst of a complex web of crises, spanning climate change, biodiversity depletion, constraints on civic space and mounting debt burdens, civil society organizations and human rights defenders from over 50…
A view of an artificial installed at Mon Choisy Beach to combat soil erosion and create resilience. The installation will break up the waves before they reach the shore and will also act as a habitat for fish. Credit: Reuben Pillay/Climate Visuals Countdown Opinion by Ameenah Gurib-Fakim (port louis) Monday, September…
If production decreases due to El Niño, there will be less food availability, and the income of the most vulnerable households that live and eat on what they produce will be reduced. Credit: Ligia Calderón / FAO Opinion by Mario Lubetkin (santiago) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service Mario Lubetkin…
Flooding in Trinidad’s capital of Port of Spain. Climate justice calls for a fair and equitable response to climate change, recognizing the interconnectedness of our world and the shared responsibility we have in protecting it. Credit: Peter Richards/IPS Opinion by Kibo Ngowi (johannesburg) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service JOHANNESBURG,…
Floods in Kenya’s Turkana County, Lodwar town. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS. Opinion by Kennedy Mugochi (nairobi) Friday, September 01, 2023 Inter Press Service Kennedy Mugochi is Director of Hivos East Africa NAIROBI, Sep 01 (IPS) – As an African, I have seen first-hand the devastating effects of climate change. I have met…
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