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Africa: UCT Highlights Rights and Climate Justice Globally

eriinfo.com2 days ago010 mins

The University of Cape Town (UCT), through the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), participated in the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit on 5 June. This global 24-hour event brought together institutions from across the world to address the intersection of climate change and human rights. UCT’s two-hour session, “Championing human rights-based research…

Africa

Africa: Pacific Leaders Call for Bold Climate Action in Ocean Conference

eriinfo.com4 days ago05 mins

Nice, France — “There is no climate action without ocean action,” President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands told reporters, as she and other representatives of Pacific island states reiterated that countries must honor their climate action agreements. “The ocean is bearing the brunt of our failure to address climate change and transition away from…