Topic: Climate Justice

 

ETHIOPIA EL NIÑO DROUGHT: In eight weeks, millions will have no food if funding gap persists

23 February 2016: Ethiopia is now firmly in the epicentre of the global El Niño crisis, with widespread drought severely impacting large swathes of the north, central and eastern highlands. With a gap in the supply fast approaching, over 10 million are at risk of going without food by April. CARE International today classified Ethiopia as Type 4 emergency, the most severe.

 

GLOBAL Countdown starts for Paris climate deal

The endgame for the UN climate deal has begun with only a few days left until countries are expected to adopt a new agreement to tackle climate change. In response to the draft Paris outcome text released on the 9th of December, Sven Harmeling, Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator for humanitarian aid organisation CARE International, made the following statement

 

GLOBAL World Leaders Must Match Words With Action on Loss and Damage as Talks Get Serious

Three major civil society groups demand that the UN climate talks follow through on leaders’ calls for action to help the world’s most vulnerable people. This call follows the Climate Vulnerable Forum’s Declaration to upscale national climate action and a series of statements from richer countries at COP21 promising to help populations already suffering the effects of climate change.