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Africa: Experts Call for Greener Cities As Climate Change Fuels Health Crisis in Africa

eriinfo.com1 year ago05 mins

As climate change continues to exacerbate health inequalities across Africa, experts are now calling for cities to integrate more green infrastructure to cushion urban populations from its dire consequences. Speaking during a cross-border media café on the climate-health crisis in Africa, health and environmental experts emphasised that increasing urban temperatures, fuelled by unsustainable development, are…

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African Women Are Key to Fighting Climate Change – These Are the Green Skills They Will Need

eriinfo.com1 year ago011 mins

Women are an important and often underutilised human resource in Africa. They’ve faced many problems historically. Limited access to land, finance, education and decision-making platforms have meant that women across Africa haven’t been able to take part fully in the green economy. A green economy is one that enhances well-being and social equity while reducing…

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Africa: Human Rights Can Be a ‘Strong Lever for Progress’ in Climate Change, Says UN Rights Chief

eriinfo.com1 year ago07 mins

The UN’s top rights official on Monday urged the international community to confront the growing human rights implications of climate change. Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, High Commissioner Volker Türk asked Member States whether enough was being done to protect people from the escalating impacts of climate change “Are we taking the…

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Africa: It’s Only Fair That Polluters Pay for Climate Change Costs

eriinfo.com1 year ago08 mins

With the costs of climate change impacts rapidly rising, the billions pocketed by the fossil fuel industry is an insult to the communities worst hit by extreme weather. It’s time to make polluters pay for the damage they’ve caused Climate disasters are getting worse, and we know exactly what’s driving them: burning fossil fuels. But…

Over a third of people on sinking Tuvalu seek Australia’s climate visas

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia, according to official figures. Tuvalu’s ambassador to the United Nations, Tapugao Falefou, told Reuters on Sunday he was “startled by the huge…

Six dead, thousands displaced as floods hit southwestern China | Climate News

eriinfo.com1 year ago04 mins

‘Exceptionally large floods’ swept through Guizhou’s Rongjiang county, forcing some 80,000 people to flee their homes. At least six people have died and more than 80,000 people were evacuated from their homes after floods inundated China’s Guizhou province, state media reported, as a tropical depression made landfall in the island province. State broadcaster CCTV reported…

Death toll from rain-fuelled landslide in Colombia rises to 11 | Climate News

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

Authorities say that rescue workers continue to search for the missing and assist residents in town outside of Medellin. At least 11 people have been killed and 15 remain missing after a landslide in the city of Bello in Colombia’s northwest, according to authorities. Evacuation orders and rescue efforts continue a day after the landslide,…

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Africa: Experts Urge Tax Subsidies On Crop Inputs As Global Hunger and Climate Crises Converge

eriinfo.com1 year ago06 mins

Global leaders attending the SB62 Climate Summit in Bonn are under growing pressure to reconfigure agricultural subsidies in favour of crop production, as leading food systems advocates and UN agencies warn that current policies are driving hunger, poor diets, and environmental degradation. Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and…

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Africa: How Many Developing Countries Are Forging Paths to Climate Accountability At Sb62

eriinfo.com1 year ago012 mins

Srinagar & Bonn — A packed conference room buzzing with the energy of over 300 national experts, negotiators, and implementers discussed their submissions of the First Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) during the 62nd session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SB62) negotiations taking place in Bonn, Germany. The workshop was convened as part of the…

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Africa: UK-Africa Clean Energy Partnerships Tackle Generator Reliance At London Climate Event

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

London, UK — UK and African innovators are ramping up efforts to replace fossil fuel generators with renewable energy solutions, as showcased at the ZE-Gen: Powering Productivity, Accelerating Investment event during London Climate Action Week. UK Special Representative for Climate, Rachel Kyte, highlighted the wide-ranging benefits of such partnerships, including economic growth, improved health, and…