Human Rights & Public Liberties

Human Rights & Public Liberties

Newsletter
Published on: 13 Jan, 2021

Climate & Environment

Drinking water/An environmental action plan

Experts warn the demand for fresh water could reach 36 million gallons per day to support the larger communities upstream.

Published on: 4 October, 2023

The Pope’s document on the environment

Through October, The Vatican is hosting a Synod – meeting – of Bishops, one of the church’s most important meetings.

Published on: 4 October, 2023

Decarbonization

The report highlights the “pressing need for cleaner fuels, digital solutions and an equitable transition to combat rising carbon emissions and regulatory uncertainty in the ..

Published on: 27 September, 2023

El Nino storm

This year’s dry season is expected to be the most severe since 2019, with thousands of people facing food shortages as a result.

Published on: 17 September, 2023

Climate Ambition Summit

Activists want to heighten UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ call for countries to commit to no new fossil fuels and to end subsidies for fossil ..

Published on: 17 September, 2023

Africa Climate Summit

“We must see in green growth, not just a climate imperative but also a fountain of multi-billion-dollar economic opportunities that Africa and the world is ..

Published on: 6 September, 2023

WMO Report

The report will link air quality, climate change and heatwaves, arguing that they should be monitored together, not separately.

Published on: 6 September, 2023

Day 2 of the Africa Climate Summit

  The summit will among other things aim to produce a common plan for tackling climate change and propose a new international financing framework, which ..

Published on: 5 September, 2023

Day 1 of Africa Climate Summit

Africa’s environmental problems are well charted: water scarcity, biodiversity loss, drought etc. Along with much of the global south, it’s seeking money from the West ..

Published on: 4 September, 2023

Hurricane Idalia aftermath

The National Hurricane Center called it ‘extremely dangerous’, capable of leaving the area uninhabitable ‘for weeks or months’ – It is the first hurricane to ..

Published on: 31 August, 2023

Climate change and drought

Earlier in 2023, the Panama Canal’s authority began imposing restrictions, causing a backlog of vessels waiting to pass. To conserve water, canal authorities are limiting ..

Published on: 28 August, 2023