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Explainer: Inside COP30’s 11th Hour Negotiations for Legacy-Building Belém Climate Deal
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 19 (IPS) - At a Conference of the Parties, where science intersects with politics, reaching agreements is often a tricky business. What is inside the last-minute negotiations as the COP presidency tries to get the parties to agreement at the final plenary?
The Uneven Race of Mexican Protected Areas against Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico, November 19 (IPS) - Ezequiel Sánchez, a 63-year-old Mexican fisherman, owes everything to the sea. “My life, my work, my family,” he says, pointing around his office, which is located just a block from the ocean in Puerto Morelos town, in the southeastern state of Quintana Roo, Mexico.
In the Amazon, a school becomes a beacon of climate resilience
- UN News
The boat ride from Belém to Barcarena is a journey through shimmering waterways and emerald forest, where the Amazon meets the Atlantic in a sweep of beauty. But beneath the postcard-perfect scene, climate change is quietly rewriting the rules of life.
Why Climate Finance Is Vital for the Implementation of NDCs in Africa
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 18 (IPS) - Funding cuts from the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe have left a funding gap in climate change programmes across Africa.
Faith Leaders Endorse Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at COP30
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 18 (IPS) - Decades ago, a little girl was born in a place called Cleveland, Ohio, in the heart of the United States of America. Born to a woman from the deep South, the place of Martin Luther King, her mother left her ancestral lands for the economic opportunities in the north.
Pope Leo XIV Greetings to the Churches of the Global South Gathered at the Amazonian Museum of Belém
- Inter Press Service
I greet the particular Churches of the Global South gathered at the Amazonian Museum of Belém, joining the prophetic voice of my brother Cardinals who have taken part in COP 30, telling the world with words and gestures that the Amazon region remains a living symbol of creation with an urgent need for care.
Why Food and Agriculture Should Be at the Centre of COP30 Agenda
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, November 18 (IPS) - As the COP30 entered its second week in Brazil, the urgency to tackle climate change has never been greater, as is the appetite to feed a growing world population.
Explainer: Halfway Through COP30, Sticking Points Emerge Across Key Areas
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 17 (IPS) - COP30 negotiations are midway. So far, talks about historic agreements are moving forward, backward, or stalling, depending on who you ask. The most pressing issues on the table are finances, adaptation, fossil fuel phase-outs, and climate justice.
‘No Land Rights, No Climate Justice,’ Say Activists at Peoples’ Summit
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 17 (IPS) - Brazilian Indigenous leader and environmentalist Cacique Raoni Metuktire appealed for support for Indigenous peoples and their land. From the podium of the Peoples’ Summit, Cacique Raoni warned negotiators at the UN climate conference in Belém that without recognizing Indigenous peoples’ land rights, there will be no climate justice.
Africa Wants Health to Be at the Center of Adaptation Finance
- Inter Press Service
BELÉM, Brazil, November 17 (IPS) - With the COP30 Presidency prioritizing health at the United Nations climate summit in Belém, African leaders are calling for finance to be channeled towards improving the health systems of developing countries.
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