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Crucial Copenhagen

Posted by Tom Arnold | in Tom Arnold’s Blog | 16 December 2009 | 0 comments
Crucial Copenhagen

Yesterday, I talked on RTE Radio 1 about climate change and the conference in Copenhagen. Read more

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Hard bargaining in Copenhagen

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 15 December 2009 | 0 comments
A cow on arid land. courtesy PELUM

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.  Read more

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Appealing to Copenhagen

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | in Concern Blog | 7 December 2009 | 0 comments
Appealing to Copenhagen

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. Read more

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The Climate Chaos Wave

Posted by Lizzy Noone | in Get Active! | 19 November 2009 | 0 comments
Lizzy with fellow campaigners. Join them on 5 December.

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. Read more

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Kenya on the brink: video

Posted by Alan O Reilly | in Concern Blog | 19 November 2009 | 1 comment
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. Read more

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Need for real leadership over hunger

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | 17 November 2009
Inaugural ceremony

Heads 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. Read more

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Climate change and Tanzania

Posted by Isla Gilmore | in Concern Blog | 5 November 2009 | 0 comments
COP15 United Nations Conference logo

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. Read more

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At the Coalface of Climate Change

Posted by Caroline Hickson | in Concern Blog | 3 November 2009 | 1 comment
Airfield Farm, Dublin, farm manager Eamon and Kenny

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. Read more

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“Extremely alarming” levels of hunger in poorest countries

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh | 15 October 2009
cover of report

Recent global recession, financial crisis and climate change are a “deadly cocktail” of hunger and malnutrition according to the new Global Hunger Index report.  Read more

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