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
Tag: Global South
Bonn Climate Summit Ends in ‘Unconscionable’ Failure as Rich Nations Turn Backs on Poorest
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 starve the world with the other,” said one campaigner. “Your… Continue reading Bonn Climate Summit Ends in ‘Unconscionable’ Failure as Rich Nations Turn Backs on Poorest
Bottled water sales rose globally as pandemic took hold
Fiona Broom Families in some of the poorest parts of the world turned to buying bottled water as the pandemic sent countries into lockdown, with larger chunks of incomes being spent on drinking water, SciDev.Net analysis shows. Lack of access to safe water or adequate infrastructure, coupled with health concerns, drove up sales of bottled… Continue reading Bottled water sales rose globally as pandemic took hold
Power dynamics-global north givers and global south receivers
Tasneem Balasinorwala and Diya Deb Project funding decisions are primarily influenced by international commitments, national level commitments, donor country policies or development cooperation policies followed by stakeholder discussion deliberation and finally local needs. ‘We stopped applying for funding calls from Germany’ was more or less the tone of the conversations that we were hearing when we spoke… Continue reading Power dynamics-global north givers and global south receivers
Two Years Into Pandemic, Human Rights Watch Warns of Lessons Not Learned
Jessica Corbett “As we enter the third year,” an expert at the group says, “the inequities that have characterized the past two years are only being further entrenched.” Experts at a leading U.S. human rights group marked the two-year anniversary of the coronavirus pandemic declaration on Friday by highlighting lessons that the global community should apply… Continue reading Two Years Into Pandemic, Human Rights Watch Warns of Lessons Not Learned
Global South observers ‘blocked from COP26 negotiations’
Fiona Broom A participation revolution is needed to stop the “outrageous” exclusion of civil society and the global South from major international talks, development advocates have said amid accusations that COP26 is the least inclusive climate summit in a decade. Vaccine and visa complications, coupled with COVID-19 restrictions on capacity in official negotiating spaces, have… Continue reading Global South observers ‘blocked from COP26 negotiations’
Why to Avoid Reading a Book on Climate Change Written by a Billionaire
Nitin Sethi I hardly write or report these days. A publication asked for a book review. But, it rejected the review upon reading the draft. Needless to say, its not a genteel and polite review. Thought of sharing it for those who may want to read it anyway. It has not been edited, so it… Continue reading Why to Avoid Reading a Book on Climate Change Written by a Billionaire
Cities need to plan for accommodating people displaced by climate change
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