News stories by Adam Day

  1. Beyond the UN Security Council: Can the General Assembly Tackle the ClimateSecurity Challenge?

    - Inter Press Service

    STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Jun 22 (IPS) - The wildfires raging in Canada are yet another reminder that climate change is already having an impact on all our lives. As the smoke clears around the United Nations building in New York, we are likely to see a renewed push for the UN Security Council to tackle the security risks posed by climate change, including in the upcoming New Agenda for Peace policy brief from UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

  2. A Transformational Approach to Climate Change

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK, Aug 10 (IPS) - The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its starkest report yet, expressing a clear consensus on the rapid changes to global temperatures.

  3. At the UN, Climate Change & Security Must Be Tackled Together

    - Inter Press Service

    NEW YORK, Jul 13 (IPS) - Could the next wars be triggered by climate change?

    Until recently, the question might have seemed like science fiction, but now it is very real. Ethiopia and Egypt are locked in an upward spiral of tensions over the Nile, as a combination of dams and shifting weather patterns pose existential risks to both countries.

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