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Julia Conley Deepening campaigners’ anger was the fact that European countries present at the Bonn conference are currently boosting fossil fuel imports to replace the gas shipments they previously received from Russia “We have had enough of you offering crumbs with one hand while you st

Aid , Climate , Sustainable Development / 05/06/2018

Climate finance – not kind, climate justice

The international community is failing to move to important discussions: sources, mechanisms and access modalities of Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) since 2012 and this hampers climate justice. “We live in constant fear that a direct hit from intensifying cyclones could wipe out our economy altogeth

Climate , Featured , Sustainable Development / 11/19/2017

What are the action points from COP 23?

Here is the new wave of climate action that has been announced during COP23 from countries, cities, states, regions, business and civil society. The common message from all sides at this conference has been that action to get on track towards the objectives of the Paris Climate Change Agreement and

Climate , Environment , Food , Forests , Videos / 11/09/2017

Mangroves vanishing: Is COP 23 listening?

Despite being the fastest disappearing forest ecosystems world wide, the vanishing of mangrove forest ecosystems has not received much public attention, nor in climate talks. According to a 2014 report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), mangroves are being destroyed at a rate that is

Climate , Forests , Human Rights / 11/03/2017

There is a need for a stronger tribal voice at COP 23

Survival International is calling for greater recognition from world leaders for tribal peoples’ crucial role in protecting the environment, ahead of the COP 23 conference in Bonn, Germany. The conference, which takes place between November 6 and November 17, is a follow up to the groundbreakin

Climate , Data & Reports , Environment , Science & Technology / 11/01/2017

Paris pledges only a third of what is needed to avoid worst impacts of climate change

Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still be met, according to a new UN assessment on Emission Gaps. Adopting new technologies in key sectors, at investment of under US$100/tonne, could reduce emissions by up to 36 g

Aid , Climate , Featured , Governance , Opinions , Sustainable Development / 10/26/2017

What are the expectations from COP 23?

Developing countries must give priority to ensure good governance in climate finance for protecting lives and livelihoods. The developed countries must meet their pledges to provide the climate funds and shall apply robust and transparent accounting for avoiding double counting. The 23rd Conference

Climate , Sustainable Development / 05/18/2017

Bonn talks reveal uncertainty over Paris Agreement

Susanne Götze and Christian Mihatsch While diplomats in Bonn work on the operating manual for the Paris Agreement, Washington ponders withdrawing from climate action Climate negotiations are a highly complex undertaking with one simplifying factor that everything happens in one place. But for the

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