Countries unable to withstand ecological threats among world’s least peaceful, analysis finds More than 1 billion people face being displaced within 30 years as the climate crisis and rapid population growth drive an increase in migration with “huge impacts” for both the developing and developed worlds, according to an analysis. The Institute for Economics and
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9 September 2020
Climate crisis could displace 1.2bn people by 2050, report warns
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9 September 2020
Caring for Poorest and Most Underserved Children Vital for Creating a Better World
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Raju, a young child who was rescued from traffickers by women child rights’ activists in in Andhra Pradesh, India. There is an urgent need for fund allocations to protect the world’s most marginalised and vulnerable children gravely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS By Stella PaulHYDERABAD, India, Sep 8 2020 (IPS) Kerry Kennedy
8 September 2020
Extinction Rebellion ‘criminals’ threaten UK way of life, says Priti Patel
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Home secretary tells police superintendents she will not allow XR ‘anarchy’ on streets The home secretary, Priti Patel, has claimed Extinction Rebellion activists are “so-called eco-crusaders turned criminals” who threaten key planks of national life. The government’s rhetorical venom against XR was triggered by the blockading of newspaper print works at the weekend, which disrupted
8 September 2020
COVID-19: Lessons from the Losses
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Clementine, a community health volunteer, meets with a mother and child. Credit: Lys Arango for Action Against Hunger, Kenya By Dr Patrick AmothNAIROBI, Kenya, Sep 7 2020 (IPS) If countries considered Universal Health Coverage (UHC) a central policy in their health systems, the COVID-19 has surely demonstrated the need for its urgent and widespread roll
7 September 2020
Africa’s Great Green Wall just 4% complete halfway through schedule
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Report calls for more support if plan to plant 100m hectares of vegetation is to be realised The world’s most ambitious reforestation project, the Great Green Wall of Africa, has covered only 4% of its target area but is more than halfway towards its 2030 completion date, according to a status report. More funds, greater
7 September 2020
Ben Jennings: fear of a blue planet – cartoon
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6 September 2020
More than 600 arrests made at Extinction Rebellion protests in London
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Climate campaigners stage a range of public events over five days despite Covid restrictions More than 600 people have been arrested during five days of climate crisis protests in central London, police have said. Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion (XR) reignited its efforts to highlight the dangers of climate crisis this month after they were
4 September 2020
UNESCO urges action to meet rampant $200 billion annual funding gap for education in poorest countries due to COVID-19
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By PRESS RELEASEPARIS, Sep 4 2020 (IPS-Partners) New research by the Global Education Monitoring Report at UNESCO shows an increase in the annual funding gap for education in the poorest countries to as much as US$200 billion a year. These findings are published in the new paper, Act Now: Reduce the impact of COVID-19 on
3 September 2020
Overexploitation Risk in “Green Mountains and Clear Water”
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Publication date: January 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 179 Author(s): Su Xiu Xu
3 September 2020
‘Ground zero of lies on climate’: artists protest at London thinktanks
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Mark Rylance and Zadie Smith join Writers Rebel event against Tufton Street lobbyists A group of artists and writers including Zadie Smith and Sir Mark Rylance have spoken out against thinktanks and lobbyists at the heart of Westminster, gathering with hundreds of protesters near their offices on Wednesday night. Speakers from Writers Rebel, a group