Oxfam Report released shows impact of climate change on starvation
02/11/2015
‘At least ten million people face hunger this year and next due to droughts and erratic rains influence by climate change’
Of course, gender is extremely relevant and important in this context with women often being the first to suffer the effects of starvation. For more information here see The World Food Programme’s 10 facts on Women and Hunger here.
See here for more information on the Oxfam report and for the link where the above quote was taken from: http://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/super-el-ni%C3%B1o-and-climate-change-putting-millions-at-risk-of-hunger/
India: a step in the right direction with new COP21 pledge
02/11/2015
‘India’s announcement is an important step forward in climate diplomacy, too: the country was the only one to stand alongside China in 2011 in rejecting the UN roadmap that has led to the Paris talks.’ (quote from Guardian article here:http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/02/indias-pledge-clears-a-significant-hurdle-towards-a-climate-deal-in-paris)
Image from twitter page @Greenpeace100RE
COP21 : le Brésil promet d’éradiquer la déforestation illégale en Amazonie
27/09/15
Les médias brésiliens ont qualifié les objectifs d’« audacieux », le porte-parole de Greenpeace, d’« irréalistes ». Dimanche 27 septembre, à la tribune de l’Organisation des Nations unies (ONU), à New York, la présidente brésilienne, Dilma Rousseff, a annoncé la contribution de son pays pour contenir le réchauffement de la planète.
Pour lire la suite de l’article, c’est ici.
