Country: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Nearly 20,000 people have been directly affected by La Soufrière volcanic eruptions in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. As it remains highly active, these numbers may increase in the coming weeks.

One in five people around the world lack regular access to freshwater, which makes up just 3% of the world’s water sources. Most of the 1.5 billion or so people who need to go without freshwater, however, live in arid areas where there’s another natural resource in abundance: sunshine. And […]

Countries: Costa Rica, Nicaragua Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR’s operation in Costa Rica has received only 11 per cent of the US$32 million needed to help refugees meet their most basic needs and support the authorities to expedite processing of asylum claims.

Mitigating the negative effects of climate change has been a signature issue of the Biden Administration, and if Thursday morning’s hearing on the decarbonization of the maritime industry is any indication, it will also be a top priority of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard and […]