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Copping-out at CoP26 |
14 November 2021 |
The 26th Conference of Parties (CoP26) ended in grave disappointment at the state delegations who weakened the needed commitments to save the planet from multiple climate disasters. This CoP, the supreme governing body of international agreements on climate change action, finally took place in Glasgow, Scotland, on 31 October–13 November More...
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Brazil: Largo de São Francisco Eviction amid COVID |
By :Jaqueline Suarez, RioOnWatch |
09 September 2020 |
Families that Took Shelter from Pandemic in Central Rio Occupation Evicted
The pile of furniture on the sidewalk started to form around 8:30am, when the Military Police arrived to carry out a repossession of a second floor space near Largo de São Francisco, in Rio de Janeiro’s downtown Centro. While families More...
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Urban Farming Benefits in Nairobi |
By :Carolyn Fry, CGIAR Water, Land and Ecosystems |
03 July 2020 |
Understanding Nairobi’s urban agriculture sector helps to enhance equality and climate resilience
Food makes up almost half of trading in the vibrant informal sector of Kenya`s capital city. Every day, farmers, processors and traders sell goods that are either locally generated or brought in from up-country. An estimated 250,000 households generate More...
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UN Invites Corporate Capture of Food Systems |
By :HIC-HLRN |
23 March 2020 |
The UN has increasingly involved corporations in UN decision making, a trend made obvious in the 2012 Rio+20 Conference. This time, the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) has formed an alliance with the corporate world—outside of the framework of UN Charter-based specialized agencies—to set the global agenda for further corporate capture of More...
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COVID-19: We Need a Human Rights Habitat |
By :HIC-HLRN |
17 March 2020 |
In the current COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has advised and responsible governments have enforced that we stay at home stay, frequently wash our hands often with soap and warm water, maintain social distancing and keep our immune system strong, these live-saving measures are impossible for vulnerable people More...
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Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism for Sustainable Development |
09 February 2020 |
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Toward an Institutional Mechanism for Stakeholder Engagement in the New UN Habitat Governance |
By :HIC-HLRN |
09 February 2020 |
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HIC-HLRN: New Ways to Work with UN Habitat |
By :HIC-HLRN |
09 February 2020 |
ABU DHABI—At a networking event in the 10th World Urban Forum (WUF) to consider a new UN Habitat “Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism for Sustainable Development,” HIC-HLRN presented its contribution to the current discussion about the eventual methods and functions of UN Habitat’s partnership with civil society, local governments and authorities, and More...
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Wealth Inequality, not Over-population Causes Climate Crisis |
By :The Conversation |
28 January 2020 |
Stop blaming population growth for climate change. The real culprit is wealth inequality. Consumption by the world’s richest 10% makes up half of the planet’s consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Why we should be wary of blaming ‘overpopulation’ for the climate crisis
The annual World Economic Forum in Davos brought together representatives from government and More...
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20 Firms Emit a Third of All Carbon |
By :Matthew Taylor and Jonathan Watts, The Guardian |
09 October 2019 |
New data show how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers
The Guardian today reveals the 20 fossil fuel companies whose relentless exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves can be directly linked to more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the modern More...
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