Climate & Environment
Oil and the Rule of Law
The Inter‑American Court found that extraction in adjacent blocks increases risks of contact, disease, displacement, and cultural extinction for the Tagaeri and Taromenane, and it…
A Looming Environmental Catastrophe
The ramifications of environmental damage extend far beyond national borders, placing immense strain on global health and collective efforts to protect our planet’s ecological integrity.
Indonesia, West Java Landslide, Search Continues
Local authorities ordered evacuations in known landslide-prone areas; ongoing rainfall complicates access and threatens further slope failures. The event is part of an increasingly frequent…
Mozambique, Flooding, and Imminent Dam Risk
The United Kingdom dispatched search-and-rescue teams on Tuesday and Thursday to support Mozambican authorities, underscoring an international response to a fast-moving humanitarian emergency.
United States, Winter Storm, Transport Paralysis and Federal Emergency Declarations
President Donald Trump approved federal emergency disaster declarations for 12 states: South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana and…
Human Rights, Floods, and the Erosion of Basic Services in Africa
Ongoing assessments aim to quantify infrastructure damage and humanitarian need; the disruptions threaten education, health access, and conservation, compounding existing vulnerabilities.
Drought and Donor Fatigue Push the Horn of Africa to the Edge
The stakes extend beyond borders. As water and food scarcity deepen, migration pressures will increase, conflict over grazing land may flare, and regional instability could…
The Climate Ledger Comes Due
The question floating over the conference, uncomfortable but unavoidable, is whether the world’s wealthier governments can treat climate finance not as charity but as a…
The World’s Climate Crossroads: COP30 in Brazil
Already, billions are living on the front lines of climate disruption. Droughts, floods, and searing heat have deepened food insecurity, displaced communities, and strained health…
Typhoon Hits the Philippines
The weather service predicted it would strike Leyte Island, around 500km south-east of the capital Manila, bringing 120-kilometre per hour winds and gusts of up…
UN Committee Links Human Rights to Environmental Protection
The Committee warns that climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are already undermining rights to food, health, housing, education, and cultural life, disproportionately affecting the…
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