Climate justice
Millions face hunger and loss of livelihood amid severe drought in Southern Africa

Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi have already proclaimed a state of national disaster as a severe drought has damaged swathes of crop area. Millions across the region are facing severe hunger and livelihood losses, with smallholder farmers striving to cope with the climate crisis and colonial monoculture patterns of farming

5-08 YCL case - UK Glasgow court acquits YCL activist charged during COP26 climate protest

Nathan Hennebry was one of over 50 people arrested during the course of the COP26 protests in Glasgow

A warning, and an opportunity to act: UN IPCC publishes report on climate crisis

The climate crisis has affected food and water security, led to increased rates of morbidity, mortality, and displacement in the world’s most vulnerable regions

Pakistan flood aid pledges $10 billion in aid has been promised to Pakistan’s flood survivors but many questions remain

Pakistan received nearly $10 billion in funding pledges for post-flood recovery at a conference in Geneva this month, but 90% of this money will be in the form of loans, at a time when Pakistan is already facing a severe debt crisis and worsening socio-economic conditions

WEF Protest - Switzerland Progressives slam World Economic Forum in Davos as “oligarchic” and hypocritical

Climate activists and anti-capitalist groups protested in Davos and Zurich against the four-day annual meet of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 

Mapping Faultlines: At COP27, Loss and Damage Fund is a positive but equity takes a back seat

NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the recently-concluded COP27 summit in Egypt and its outcomes. He analyzes how equity is increasingly taking a back set in these negotiations

Climate change impact on poor countries Low-Income countries bear brunt of climate change, lose trillions of dollars, says research paper

Brazil, Venezuela and Mali have been the worst-hit countries with their per capita GDP going down by 5% annually, research has shown

COP27 In West Asia, impact of climate change is already evident

West Asia is among the regions worst affected by climate change. According to studies conducted by the World Bank, water scarcity alone is estimated to cause the countries in the region a GDP loss of 6% by 2050

G7 Protest - Germany Progressives march in Bavaria, Germany, denouncing 48th G7 summit

The three-day summit of the Group-7 (G7) countries is being held from June 26-28 in Krun in the Bavarian Alps with around 20,000 security personnel present in the region

Latin American and Caribbean leaders convene Escazú accord meeting and other stories

Today we look at the first meeting of the Escazu environmental agreement in Chile, renewed Israeli air attacks on besieged Gaza, and more

UN Climate Panel says greenhouse emissions must be halved by 2030 and other stories

Today we look at the UN IPCC’s report on climate change mitigation, Israeli violence against Palestinians during the month of Ramadan, and more

Charges dropped against 4 Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada and other stories

Today we look at the continued threats against Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada, the killing of 3 Palestinian people in violent Israeli raids, and more