News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 247
Aid Groups Sound Alarm on DRC Crisis
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 13 (IPS) - The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis and the international community must step in before it worsens, humanitarian agencies warn.
Economic Development vs. Climate Action: Rebutting Deniers and Wafflers
- Inter Press Service
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov 12 (IPS) - As negotiators meet in Bonn to put together a deal to implement the Paris Agreement, John Holdren, a professor of environmental policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, stressed that economic development and climate change mitigation and adaptation are not ‘either-or' but must be pursued together.
Climate Change Poses Alarming Threat to Food Security in Pacific Islands
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Nov 12 (IPS) - A high-level meeting of political leaders -– hosted by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) -– sounded an ominous warning: that climate change poses an "alarming threat to food systems and food security in the Pacific islands."
Aid Groups Condemn Yemen Blockade, Warn of ‘Catastrophic’ Famine
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (IPS) - If aid deliveries are not resumed, Yemen will experience the worst famine the world has seen in recent decades.
"Refugees Are Nothing but Commodities"
- Inter Press Service
FOLLONICA, Italy, Nov 09 (IPS) - As countless refugees arriving on Italy's shores report torture, extortion and forced labour in Libyan detention centers, many say they never intended to make the journey to Europe until the chaos in Libya left them no other choice.
Pacific Communities Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change*
- Inter Press Service
SUVA, Fiji, Nov 08 (IPS) - In the Pacific, climate change is an ever-present threat, undermining human rights, livelihoods, and security. Pacific Islanders are working with courage and resolve to build the resilience of their communities and to catalyse international actions towards ending global carbon pollution.
Fighting the Creeping Catastrophe of Climate Change
- Inter Press Service
BONN, Germany, Nov 08 (IPS) - November 8 marks the fourth anniversary of Haiyan's landfall in the Philippines. The super typhoon was the strongest ever to make landfall.
Conservation Agriculture: Zambia’s Double-edged Sword against Climate Change and Hunger
- Inter Press Service
PEMBA, Zambia, Nov 07 (IPS) - As governments gather in Bonn, Germany for the next two weeks to hammer out a blueprint for implementation of the global climate change treaty signed in Paris in 2015, a major focus will be on emissions reductions to keep the global average temperature increase to well below 2°C by 2020.
4 Reasons for Countries to Enhance Climate Commitments by 2020
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, Nov 07 (IPS) - The Paris Agreement was widely hailed for drawing all nations together to tackle climate change, based on bottom-up contributions that will be reviewed and strengthened over time. These contributions are aimed at achieving the ambitious but necessary long-term goals of limiting global temperature increase and building resilience to climate impacts.
Climate Change Summit a Step Further, Yes... But Where To?
- Inter Press Service
ROME, Nov 06 (IPS) - The UN Climate Change Summit in Bonn is a step further, most experts say. Fine, but towards what?
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