Creating a new climate finance pathway for LDC nations

27 Juli 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Negotiators from the world’s Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are stressing the need for wealthy nations to finally make good on climate finance pledges and emissions targets in keeping with the Paris Agreement. In one of those wealthy nations, the U.S. state of Massachusetts is working on a novel solution to […]

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Food inflation in Sri Lanka soars to a staggering 80 percent in June 2022

26 Juli 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: Sri Lanka Source: World Food Programme An alarming 6.3 million people are now food insecure, with 66,000 severely food insecure, according to preliminary findings from WFP and FAO’s joint Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission.

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Rising Sea Levels, Drought, Hurricanes and Deforestation Threaten Latin America and the Caribbean

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Coastal view from the Kalinago Territory in Dominica. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS By Alison KentishUNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 2022 (IPS) The highest deforestation rates since 2009. The third most active hurricane season on record. Extreme rainfall, floods, and landslides displaced tens of thousands of people. Rising sea levels. Glaciers in Peru […]

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District Court Shows Timeshare “Exit” Attorney the Exit

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In May of 2022, a New Jersey District Court ruled in favor of Diamond Resorts, declining to find them liable under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The case, Esperance v. Diamond Resorts, provides insight on how courts are interpreting the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Specifically, the court held that companies […]

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World: New guidelines provide first global policy framework on protecting children displaced by climate change

25 Juli 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Country: World Sources: Georgetown University, International Organization for Migration, UN Children’s Fund, United Nations University Currently, most child-related migration policies do not consider climate and environmental factors, while most climate change policies overlook the unique needs of children.

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Policy seminars: As global food prices rise, important new data addresses the affordability of healthy diets

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Policy seminars: As global food prices rise, important new data addresses the affordability of healthy diets Jul 25, 2022 jmcquaid Mon, 07/25/2022 – 09:10 Policy seminars: As global food prices rise, important new data addresses the affordability of healthy diets Drew Sample The Food Prices for Nutrition project provides new […]

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Unleashing Mangrove Superpower Through Soft Coastal Engineering

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Community-led restoration of mangroves along Kenya’s coastal shorelines is ongoing. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS By Joyce ChimbiNairobi, Jul 25 2022 (IPS) The swish of calm waters followed by unexpectedly high tides and violent waves is now too familiar for the fisher community along Kenya’s 1,420-kilometer Indian Ocean coastline. “When a very […]

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Myanmar junta executes leading democracy activists

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Myanmar’s military junta executed two prominent pro-democracy activists and two other men over terrorism charges, state media reported Monday, following a trial condemned by the UN and rights groups.

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District energy can take us a step closer to carbon neutrality

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Photo: Pixabay/Waldo93  In 2015, the United Nations created a global sustainability goal to protect ecosystems worldwide by mitigating the effects of climate change through lowering global greenhouse gas emissions. Countries can reduce their carbon emissions by producing more renewable energy and some of them are developing power systems to expand […]

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Somalia: More than 50 million to face acute food insecurity this year in Eastern Africa

24 Juli 2022 Asupan Warta / Newsfeed 0 Comment

Countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, World Food Programme The latest IGAD Regional Focus on Food Crises report sounds the alarm on escalating food insecurity and malnutrition […]

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