In the next three decades, it is expected, humanity would have turned an exclusively urban species. By then almost 80 to 90 percent of people would be living in urban areas. At the moment, cities in the Global South are growing much faster than they did in industrialized countries 100 or more years ago. The… Continue reading Cities need to plan for accommodating people displaced by climate change
Category: Refugees
Fragile cities are being inundated with people fleeing the impacts of climate change. How can they cope?
Ambika Chawla Multi-stakeholder partnerships that include displaced people in the process show promise for helping overwhelmed communities deal with an influx of climate migrants from rural areas. When the rains never arrived in the East African nation of Somalia in 2016, nor in 2017, hundreds of thousands of rural residents were forced to abandon their… Continue reading Fragile cities are being inundated with people fleeing the impacts of climate change. How can they cope?
South Asia could see 40 million climate migrants by 2030
Soumya Sarkar Unless South Asian countries start working quickly, and in cooperation, they could soon be flooded by tens of millions of climate migrants. Tens of millions of people are migrating or are being displaced in South Asia due to disasters brought on by climate change, and the number could rise three-fold in 30 years… Continue reading South Asia could see 40 million climate migrants by 2030
Emergency action required to avert measles and polio epidemics
As COVID-19 disrupts immunizations, urgent action needed to protect most vulnerable children from deadly and debilitating diseases, with WHO and UNICEF estimating that US$655 million are needed to address dangerous immunity gaps. UNICEF and the WHO issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 continues to disrupt immunization services… Continue reading Emergency action required to avert measles and polio epidemics
UN agencies warn of acute food insecurity surging in the Central Sahel
Three UN agencies are calling for greater stabilization efforts and assistance to the most vulnerable in Burkina Faso, Mali and the Niger by bridging the gap between humanitarian and development interventions, appealing to an International Humanitarian Ministerial Roundtable in Copenhagen on the Central Sahel . An estimated 7.4 million people in the three countries of… Continue reading UN agencies warn of acute food insecurity surging in the Central Sahel
Billionaires need to feed the hungry
Ikhtiar Mohammad While there are millions who cannot afford bread and butter even once a day, there are others who have ample wealth which is impossible for them to spend in their lifetime. “I cannot manage to feed my son even twice a day let alone paying for his medical treatment,” said Hasan’s mother. Hasan… Continue reading Billionaires need to feed the hungry
Nobel Peace Prize 2020 goes to World Food Programme
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and… Continue reading Nobel Peace Prize 2020 goes to World Food Programme
Ensuring right to water during pandemics and beyond
It is the 10th anniversary of the recognition of human rights to water and sanitation and our approaches to ensuring water and sanitation during this pandemic should therefore be based on a rights regime and people should be provided with water that is safe. It should be supplied by adhering to the principles of affordability, equality… Continue reading Ensuring right to water during pandemics and beyond
27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises
No world region is immune, from Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Asia, to Haiti, Venezuela and Central America, to Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria in the Middle East to Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Liberia Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe in Africa. New analysis out today by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and… Continue reading 27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises
Watch: DamNation | The Problem with Hydropower
Patagonia This film explores the evolution of our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of wild rivers. Produced by Matt Stoecker & Travis Rummel Directed by Ben Knight & Travis Rummel