By Global Issues BAKU, Nov 16 (IPS) – Life in remote, marginal areas, drylands and deserts is increasingly becoming difficult because rural people are in the crosshairs of an unprecedented climate onslaught. A substantial number of lives and livelihoods are on the line, as nearly half of the world’s population, 3.3 billion, lives in rural […]
By Global Issues BAKU, Nov 14 (IPS) – “Though I come from a ‘no worries’ island, climate change is deeply worrisome for us,” Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell told IPS in an exclusive interview at COP29 currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. Read the full story, “‘Show Me the Money’—Grenada PM Calls for Climate Justice”, on […]
By Global Issues BAKU, Nov 14 (IPS) – Climate change and its impact on public health hasn’t made the top of the agenda even at a forum like the UN Climate Conference, but is should, say the health community. Read the full story, “Make Health Top of Climate Negotiations Agenda—Global Climate & Health Alliance”, on […]