Climate Change

Money Pipeline Flowing Between U.S. Congress and Big Oil

By Kitty Stapp
With battle lines sharpening over the stalled Keystone XL pipeline, a new analysis details the intense industry lobbying of both houses of the U.S. Congress since 2013 – to the tune of 58.8 million dollars by five refinery companies alone.

U.N. Touts 2015 as Milestone Year for World Body

By Thalif Deen
The United Nations, in a sustained political hype, is touting 2015 as a likely breakthrough year for several key issues on its agenda - primarily development financing, climate change, sustainable development, disaster risk-reduction and nuclear non-proliferation.

OPINION: People Power, the Solution to Climate Inaction

By Rob McCreath
Nothing is more important to farmers like me than the weather. It affects the growth and quality of our crops and livestock, and has a major impact on global food supply.

Local Pollutants Compound Threats to Coral Reefs

By Leila Lemghalef
A recent study suggests that one of the multiple threats to coral reefs contains both the problem and solution.

A New “Republic” to Save Chile’s Glaciers

By Marianela Jarroud
Chile’s more than 3,000 glaciers are one of the largest reserves of freshwater in South America. But they are under constant threat by the mining industry and major infrastructure projects, environmentalists and experts warn.

Row Erupts over Jamaica’s Bid to Slow Beach Erosion

By Zadie Neufville
A plan that government says will slow the rate of erosion on Jamaica’s world-famous Negril beach is being opposed by the people whose livelihoods it is meant to protect.

Ending Hunger in Africa

By Martha van der Wolf
While Africa’s economies are among the world’s fastest growing economies, hundreds of millions of Africans are living on or below the poverty line of 1.25 dollars a day, a principal factor in causing widespread hunger.

OPINION: The Future of Wetlands, the Future of Waterbirds – an Intercontinental Connection

By Jacques Trouvilliez
The first global treaty dealing with biodiversity was the Ramsar Convention – predating the Rio processes by 20 years.

Marine Resources in High Seas Should be Shared Equitably

By Dr. Palitha Kohona
After almost 10 years of often frustrating negotiations, the U.N. ad hoc committee on BBNJ decided, by consensus, to set in motion a process that will result in work commencing on a legally binding international instrument on the conservation and sustainable use, including benefit sharing, of Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction.

Antiguan Shanty Dwellers Ask if Poverty Will Be the Death of Them

By Desmond Brown
It was early on a Saturday morning and there was no sign of life in the community. The shacks erected on both sides of the old, narrow road that winds through the area are all surrounded by zinc sheets which rise so high, it’s impossible to see what lies on the other side.

U.S.-India Partnership a Step Forward for Low-Carbon Growth

By David Waskow and Manish Bapna
India garnered international attention this week for its climate action.

After Nine Years of Foot-Dragging, U.N. Ready for Talks on High Seas Treaty

By Thalif Deen
After four days of intense negotiations - preceded by nine years of dilly-dallying - the United Nations has agreed to convene an intergovernmental conference aimed at drafting a legally binding treaty to conserve marine life and govern the mostly lawless high seas beyond national jurisdiction.

Three Minutes Away from Doomsday

By Leila Lemghalef
Unchecked climate change and the nuclear arms race have propelled the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock forward two minutes closer to midnight, from its 2012 placement of five minutes to midnight.

A “Rosetta Stone” for Conducting Biodiversity Assessments

By Zakri Abdul Hamid
This month saw an important milestone reached by the U.N.’s young Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES): Publication of its first public product.

The Bahamas’ New Motto: “Sand, Surf and Solar”

By Kenton X. Chance
When it comes to tourism in the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM), The Bahamas -- 700 islands sprinkled over 100,000 square miles of ocean starting just 50 miles off Florida -- is a heavyweight.

Final Push to Launch U.N. Negotiations on High Seas Treaty

By Thalif Deen
The United Nations will make its third - and perhaps final - attempt at reaching an agreement to launch negotiations for an international biodiversity treaty governing the high seas.

Caribbean Youth Ready to Lead on Climate Issues

By Desmond Brown
At 24 years old, Stefan Knights has never been on the side of those who are sceptical about the reality and severity of climate change.

Pacific Islands Call for New Thinking to Implement Post-2015 Development Goals

By Catherine Wilson
As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set of poverty-alleviation targets set by the United Nations, come to a close this year, countries around the world are taking stock of their successes and failures in tackling key developmental issues.

Children Starving to Death in Pakistan’s Drought-Struck Tharparkar District

By Irfan Ahmed
The main entrance to the Civil Hospital in Mithi, headquarters of the Tharparkar district in Pakistan’s southern Sindh Province, is blocked by a couple of men clad in traditional dress and turbans. They are trying to console a woman who is sobbing so heavily she has to gasp for breath.

In the Shadow of Glacial Lakes, Pakistan’s Mountain Communities Look to Climate Adaptation

By Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio
Khaliq-ul-Zaman, a farmer from the remote Bindo Gol valley in northern Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has long lived under the shadow of disaster.

Island States Throw Off the Heavy Yoke of Fossil Fuels

By Desmond Brown
The Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, on a quest to become the world’s first sustainable island state, has taken a giant leap in its programme to cut energy costs.
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