News headlines for “Natural Disasters”, page 88
COP27: Landmark Win on Loss and Damage Fund
- Inter Press Service
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 22 (IPS) - COP 27 delivered on what was the ‘litmus test’ for its success – consensus on the establishment of a fund on loss and damage. What seemed impossible was made possible, largely due to the unity of the G77 and China and the role of the Egyptian Presidency. Also important were efforts by civil society groups who put pressure on the United States, the main blocker to having the fund.
COP27: Climate Changes Dire Consequences in the Worlds Most Water-Scarce Region
- Inter Press Service
Sharm El Sheikh, Nov 17 (IPS) - The Middle East and North Africa are the world’s most water-scarce regions – with 11 of the 17 water-stressed countries on the globe.
COP27: Climate Change Exacerbates Vicious Loop of Human Rights Inequity
- Inter Press Service
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Nov 16 (IPS) - Climate change is worsening injustice globally, and the poor and vulnerable communities are the most affected. It is time the world acted on fulfilling human rights and building a liveable planet, says Yamide Dagnet, director for Climate Justice at Open Society Foundations.
Launch of EBRD Climate Adaptation Action Plan at COP27
- Inter Press Service
LONDON, Nov 16 (IPS) - As it moves to increase its climate adaptation finance, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has launched the EBRD Climate Adaptation Action Plan (CAAP) at COP27, the global climate summit taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Climate Change is No 'Future Scenario' for Pacific Island Nations; Climate Change is 'Real'
- Inter Press Service
SHARM EL SHEIK, Nov 15 (IPS) - Pacific island countries are highly vulnerable to climate change, and several have disappeared – and more could sink under the sea owing to a rise in water levels.
COP27 Fiddling as World Warms
- Inter Press Service
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov 15 (IPS) - The latest annual climate conference has begun in the face of a worsening climate crisis and further retreats by rich nations following the energy crisis induced by NATO sanctions after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Copping out again The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is now meeting in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022.
COP27: Cyclone Nearly Washed Away All My Dreams, says Vanuatu Youth Activist
- Inter Press Service
SHARM EL SHEIK, Nov 14 (IPS) - The only thing Taren Chilia remembers about Cyclone Pam was that it flattened his school in Vanuatu, washing away books, equipment, and – well, almost his dreams too.
Why COP27 Matters to Sierra Leone
- Inter Press Service
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, Nov 14 (IPS) - Sierra Leone is among the 10 percent of countries in the world that are most vulnerable to the adverse consequences of climate change, and presently one of the least able to cope with the effects.
COP27: Religious Multilateralism: An Endangered Species in the Age of Triple Planetary Crises
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 09 (IPS) - In this year’s COP 27 two-weeklong summit in Egypt, which concludes November 18, a rough count indicates there will be 40 different sessions organised by, for, and about, religious engagements in/on climate change and related issues. This is likely the highest number of events by and around religious actors, organised at a COP event.
COP27: Bolsonaros Defeat is a Triumph for Climate Change Advocates
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, Nov 09 (IPS) - The electoral defeat of Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is a triumph for everyone who is concerned about the peril of climate change. Bolsonaro’s well-deserved defeat could help save the Amazon rainforest, which has been ravaged under his criminal rule, and the process of reversing the looming climate change catastrophe can begin
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