The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a billion facing acute hunger and people in seven countries on the brink of starvation, according to the latest Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC). Acute… Continue reading Number of people facing acute food insecurity rose to 258 million in 58 countries in 2022
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COP27: Loss and damage fund sole success
Joydeep Gupta The only solace is the start of a fund to pay poor nations for the loss and damage they are suffering due to climate change The disconnect between the reality of climate change and the artificial bubble in which global climate negotiations take place became significantly wider as the extended 2022 summit drew… Continue reading COP27: Loss and damage fund sole success
Cities need to handle climate-displaced people with dignity
Cities, no doubt, are aspirational and most people want to move into them for upgrading their stands of living. However, a lot of these immigrants will be coming due to distressed conditions and hence neither they nor the city authorities will be prepared to handle them. In recent times, many urban areas of the world… Continue reading Cities need to handle climate-displaced people with dignity
Sea-level rise ‘may cross two metres by 2100
An ADB report warns that sea levels in the Asia-Pacific could exceed two metres by 2100 due to the double whammy of sinking land mainly due groundwater withdrawal as well as the warming of the oceans as a result of climate change The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recommends raising to two metres, instead of the existing one metre, the imaginary… Continue reading Sea-level rise ‘may cross two metres by 2100
What is COP27, and why is it so important?
With COP27 coming up in November, here’s what we know so far about this year’s most important climate talks COP27 is the 27th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This annual meeting brings together the 198 members of the convention to take concerted action on climate change. … Continue reading What is COP27, and why is it so important?
A deadly decade for land and environmental activists – with a killing every two days
The report highlights that the control and use of land and territory is a central issue in countries where defenders are threatened. Since 2012, Global Witness has been gathering data on the killings of land and environmental defenders. In that time, a grim picture has come into focus – with evidence suggesting that as the… Continue reading A deadly decade for land and environmental activists – with a killing every two days
Kenya’s Ogiek community promote a new vision for conservation in Africa
Zubaida Mabuno Ismail In western Kenya, the Ogiek battle for land rights and a chance to demonstrate their role in biodiversity protection. At an ongoing IUCN meet, they have a chance to do so before a global audience The home of the Ogiek, a traditional forest-dwelling people, in western Kenya is contested land. “There is… Continue reading Kenya’s Ogiek community promote a new vision for conservation in Africa
How the Brazilian elections could determine the future of the Amazon
Lázaro Thor Borges Seeking re-election, Jair Bolsonaro’s government has championed the easing of environmental policy in Brazil, while opponents push for a sustainable turnaround Billboards scattered along the sides of highways that cut through the largest soybean farms in Brazil carried a clear message: “Mato Grosso out of the Legal Amazon – we want to… Continue reading How the Brazilian elections could determine the future of the Amazon
Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns about a looming food crisis in Sudan driven by the combined impacts of armed conflict, low production of key staple crops and economic turmoil. A multi-partner Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis, issued an conducted between March and April 2022, involving 19 agencies, including… Continue reading Sudan: new data reveals a sharp deterioration in food crisis, with nearly 12 million hungry people
By June, 41 million can go hungry in West Africa, situation worsened by the Ukraine crisis
A staggering 40 percent increase in prices has been witnessed in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger, Mali and Mauritania – pushing basic meals out of reach for millions of women, men and children. The number of women, men and children affected by a food and nutrition crisis in West and Central Africa… Continue reading By June, 41 million can go hungry in West Africa, situation worsened by the Ukraine crisis
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