climate change
Crucial Copenhagen
Posted by Tom Arnold in Tom Arnold’s Blog | 16 December 2009 |
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Yesterday, I talked on RTE Radio 1 about climate change and the conference in Copenhagen.
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Hard bargaining in Copenhagen
Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 15 December 2009 |
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Talks were suspended yesterday for five hours at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. Suspicions were raised by the African group, supported by the G77 – representing 130 developing nations - the conference was in danger of collapsing the Kyoto Protocol.
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Appealing to Copenhagen
Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 7 December 2009 |
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The largest and what is being considered the most important UN climate conference opens today 7 December. To coincide with this, 56 national newspapers in 45 countries are sharing a common editorial – an appeal to Copenhagen.
The Climate Chaos Wave
Posted by Lizzy Noone in Get Active! | 19 November 2009 |
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My boyfriend has a tattoo of a wave on his arm. He acquired it for free from a guy called Tattoo Lou. Now, I’m far too unromantic to dream about a matching tattoo, but an upcoming event in Dublin has me thinking of waves and tattoos.
Kenya on the brink: video
In the Kajiado district in southern Kenya, the rains have not come for the fourth year in a row. Drought, rising food prices and climate change are combining to threaten the lives of the Maasai herders who call Kajiado home. This video tells their story.
Need for real leadership over hunger
17 November 2009Heads of states and governments gathered in Rome on Monday, for the third World Food Summit. They unanimously adopted a declaration pledging a renewed commitment to eradicate hunger.
Climate change and Tanzania
Posted by Isla Gilmore in Concern Blog | 5 November 2009 |
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Unless you’re a devoted environmentalist it can be confusing keeping up with all the forums, summits and conferences dedicated to the reduction of climate change.
At the Coalface of Climate Change
Recently I was privileged to spend a few days in the company of a remarkable man. I first met Kenny Matampash in Kenya in May. A member of the pastoralist Maasai people, he runs a local NGO – Neighbours Initiative Alliance – that provides support to his fellow Maasai.
“Extremely alarming” levels of hunger in poorest countries
15 October 2009Recent global recession, financial crisis and climate change are a “deadly cocktail” of hunger and malnutrition according to the new Global Hunger Index report.
Climate change and hunger
Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 14 October 2009 |
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Today, as part of Blog Action Day, thousands of people are blogging about climate change. For Concern Worldwide’s entry, I’ve decided to write about how climate change is affecting world hunger.
