Tag:  

By Jan Lundius The climate is warming up because we are accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, and all else results from this! So, having a global climate meeting that cannot agree on having this stated […]

By Mariela Jara Before, when it didn’t rain in the summertime, we children used to pray to God to send us water from the heavens, and the rain would come. But now it’s different; the climate has changed and no […]

By Cecilia Russell     Celebrating the end of COP28, which ended with an agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. Credit: UNFCCC DUBAI, Dec 14 2023 (IPS) – While the outcomes of COP28 are being hotly debated in both […]

By Andrew Firmin   Credit: El Tayeb Siddig/Reuters via Gallo Images LONDON, Dec 14 2023 (IPS) – It’s recently been reported that the two main protagonists of Sudan’s current conflict – leaders of the armed forces and militia at war […]

By Stella Paul     Liane Schalatek joins demonstrators at COP28. After the initial euphoria that accompanied the announcement, questions are being asked about how it will operate and how money will be disbursed. Credit: X DUBAI, Dec 12 2023 […]

By Joyce Chimbi     Jeffrey D. Sachs speaks at the ReWired Summit at COP28. Credit: X DUBAI, Dec 12 2023 (IPS) – The United State’s contribution to the Loss and Damage Fund equals nine minutes of Pentagon spending, says […]

By Emilio Godoy     Colombian President Gustavo Petro presented his environmental plans at COP28 in Dubai and added his country to the small group of nations that support the negotiation of a binding treaty to prevent the proliferation of […]

By Joyce Chimbi     Climate Action Network International action at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. The issue of fossil fuels was contentious until the end. Photo by COP28 / Christopher Pike DUBAI, Dec 13 2023 (IPS) […]

By Cecilia Russell   Joshua Amponsem, co-director of the Youth Climate Justice Fund, believes it is time to ensure climate finance and social justice issues are elevated to the top of the agenda and negotiations at COP28.   Joshua Amponsem, […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah      Dr Jasdev Singh Rai brings his concepts of reforestation and diversity to COP28. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS DUBAI, Dec 11 2023 (IPS) – Dr Jasdev Singh Rai, an accomplished ENT doctor who hails from […]

By Joyce Chimbi     African researchers want African issues to be front and center as the continent comes to grips with climate change-induced impacts. Credit: COP28/Neville Hopwood DUBAI, Dec 11 2023 (IPS) – African scientists and researchers are concerned […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah     On Arborek Island, Indonesia, shrubs and coral blocks are planted to prevent erosion of the beach. Credit: Alain Schroeder/Climate Visuals DUBAI, Dec 11 2023 (IPS) – There is an irreparable connection between culture and […]

By Emilio Godoy     The so-called “Green Zone” at COP28, which brings together pavilions of non-governmental organizations and companies that are not officially accredited by the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, features a clean […]

By Stella Paul      A mask seller in an Indian food market in Kerala during a recent zoonotic disease outbreak. COP28 is the first climate negotiation where the majority of the countries have agreed to declare their commitment to […]

By Joyce Chimbi      In Nahoualakaha, Côte d’Ivoire, rice productivity increased with drought-resistant seed. With the endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Declaration by 130 countries at COP28 in Dubai there is the opportunity to address the nexus between […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah      Five fishers pray for a benevolent sea in Dublar, Bangladesh. Credit: Rodney Dekker/Climate Visuals DUBAI, Dec 11 2023 (IPS) – Wealthier nations must deliver the finances so developing countries can adapt—the time for excuses […]

By Joyce Chimbi      Climate-induced disasters continue to have severe economic and social impacts on vulnerable countries in Africa. The Loss and Damage Fund is expected to boost recovery efforts. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS DUBAI, Dec 8 2023 (IPS) – […]

By Alison Kentish     Activists Digo Bikas Institute at COP28 demand reparations rather than loans for loss and damage. Experts believe while the agreements on Loss and Damage Fund on the first day of the conference there is a […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah     Faith leaders gather at COP28 to add a spiritual dimension to resolving issues related to climate change. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS DUBAI , Dec 7 2023 (IPS) – For the first time at COP28, […]

By Stella Paul     Workers, some from regions impacted by climate change, joined queues for accreditation outside Expo 2020 in Dubai, where COP28 is being held. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS DUBAI, Dec 7 2023 (IPS) – With COP23 underway, researchers […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah     Three programmes were announced at COP28 including a greening and forest partnership. This picture shows an example of landscaping for urban spaces and high-rises in Singapore. DUBAI, Dec 6 2023 (IPS) – In the […]

By Joyce Chimbi   Pro-Africa financial infrastructure could help Africa feed the world. Africa is home to an estimated 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS DUBAI, Dec 6 2023 (IPS) – Although long profiled as […]

By Joyce Chimbi      In Africa, the average amount of time spent collecting firewood is 2.1 hours, which robs women and girls of hundreds of hours every year. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS DUBAI, Dec 5 2023 (IPS) – Across the […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah     #ActOnThe Gap, the COP28 Gender Responsive Just Transitions and Climate Action Partnership was lauched at the climate negotiations in Dubai. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS DUBAI, Dec 5 2023 (IPS) – Women bear the brunt […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah      Aditi Agarwal moved from the world of tech to a youth-led initiative in India dedicated to recycling PET bottles through a circular economy approach. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS DUBAI, Dec 5 2023 (IPS) – […]

By Isaiah Esipisu     Dr Agnes Kalibata, the President of AGRA, and a member of COP 28 Presidency Advisory Committee. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS DUBAI, Dec 5 2023 (IPS) – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced the release of […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah     Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity plans to mobilize high-impact investment for this continent-wide transformation, including the largest conservation effort globally. Credit: Pacific Community DUBAI, Dec 4 2023 (IPS) – Pacific people live at the nexus […]

By Joyce Chimbi      ECW’s Executive Director Yasmine Sherif, ECW’s Executive Director at COP28 where she is appealing to the states and participants to contribute to the education of children impacted by climate-change related disasters. Credit: Joyce Chimbi/IPS DUBAI, […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah     A feminist coalition called for feminist approaches to combating climate change. Credit: Umar Manzoor Shah/IPS DUBAI , Dec 2 2023 (IPS) – The Feminist Green New Deal Coalition has highlighted feminist climate solutions and […]

By Umar Manzoor Shah    Yamide Dagnet, the Director for Climate Justice at Open Society Foundations, delves into the intricacies of the negotiations at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 27th session of the Conference of Parties […]