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
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
$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
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
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
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
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
- Google employees lead sit-ins protesting company’s complicity in genocide
- Israeli tourists attack vigil in Cusco in support of Palestine
- During Red April, Brazil’s MST restates the importance of agrarian reform
- German authorities’ crackdown on Palestine Conference sparks widespread outrage
- As elections approach, India’s farmers count government’s broken promises
