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Eroding our homes and farmland
No commentsLife is precarious in for people in the Amucha community in Southern Nigeria. Homes and farmland have collapsed into massive gullies in the earth. Soil experts say this erosion is getting worse – caused by deforestation and increasingly unpredictable weather. Ugochi Anyaka travelled to the region to see the problem and hear some possible solutions.
»Redd: Problems and Prospects
No commentsThe Mexican ocean resort of Cancun is the scene of the 2010 UN climate talks. Almost 200 nations are negotiating on how to reduce carbon emissions which scientists say causes global warming. To many people who have arrived for the conference the choice of Cancun is a little incongrous – a holiday destination of unlimited development, all-inclusive package holidays, and an awful lot of concrete. The local forest was cut down, pushing the indigenious Mayan population further into Mexico’s natural habitat. Ironically, the subject of deforestation has been one of the main topics discussed at the Climate Change summit being held here. Ugochi Anyaka reports from the white beaches and sapphire seas of the Gulf of Mexico.
»Vietnam raises its voice at UN climate talks
No commentsVietnam’s first-ever side event was held here yesterday at landmark UN climate talks in the Danish capital, just days after the country was listed in the top ten most vulnerable countries to climate change.
»Don’t Sign Bad Climate Deal, Maathai Tells Leaders
No commentsAs the UN climate change talks enter their final phase, the respected environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Wangari Maathai has urged leaders to work hard for an ambitious, comprehensive and legally binding deal. But if it is impossible to agree, she says, leaders should continue negotiations rather than sign up to a bad deal.
»African negotiators accuse Europe of trying to kill Kyoto
No commentsAfrican negotiators have accused European countries of attempting to drop commitments they made under the Kyoto protocol to cap their greenhouse gas emissions.
»International campaign on climate refugee rights launched at UN talks
No commentsCivil society groups Friday launched an International Campaign on Climate Change Refugees’ Rights on the sidelines of climate talks here in the Danish capital.
»Climate refugees of the future
1 commentBangladesh is calling for the rights of environmental refugees to be recognised as the country battles rising sea levels and chronic poverty.
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