A press release on the Reuters caught my attention a few days ago. The World Bank, the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement to cooperate on reducing the risk of disasters in the region. In view of the lack of political will to fund disaster risk reduction, pooling [...]
A note from the Commission on Sustaianble Development from the UN in New York. Discussion on land, drought, and agriculture have brought the right to food to the spotlight. Below a statement from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter.More analysis to come…
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS, VOLATILE FOOD
PRICES, MAKE AGRICULTURAL [...]
This story brings different feelings: a sense of hope in knowing that people of the world are willing to cooperate and help each other, and a sense of profound sadness in realizing that young people have more holistic morals and sense of responsibility than any of the leaders of industrialized countries negotiating in the UNFCCC.
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Although I normally reserve this space for adaptation-related information, here is something I need your help with. I need you to help me organize a party. Here’s the deal: The United States has historically contributed the most to global warming, and over the past eight years it’s done the least to stop it. In fact, [...]
While most people would not think of the United States of America has having to suffer from climate change, there is a hidden truth among the minorities and excluded communities. Black african americans in the US in many parts of the US are as vulnerable as people from small islands or other vulnerable countries. The [...]
One of the most worrying trends in climate politics is how decision-making continues to be less and less informed by science. The current US administration has decided, after making a big fuzz about their “leadership” on climate change, to shut down a capacity-building center aimed at helping some of the poorest countries integrated climate knowledge.
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I have just completed my Watson Fellowship and here is a personal reflection I wrote.
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A few months ago, I wrote of the frustrations of international aid and development in India. Ever since then, my disappointment and anger in development has grown. Over this year, I have seen how hundreds have found answers to the challenges [...]