Tag: climate crisis
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South Korea’s Historic Court Ruling is a Hopeful Step towards Climate Justice
[Simi Garewal] South Korean court’s decision signals to other governments that failing to address climate change adequately could result in legal and constitutional challenges, potentially driving more comprehensive climate policies.
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Poor People’s Participation in Climate Change Discussion
[Simi Garewal] Poor people are perhaps more concerned about the adverse affects of climate change, but what’s lacking is their participation to save our planet from such adverse affects.
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Australia’s Water Emergency: Putting People before Profit
[R. Quentin Grafton and Dr John Williams] The current drought in Eastern Australia has focused the attention of all Australians on water but effective policy responses are missing in action. Isn’t it time to call it a water emergency? Quentin Grafton and John Williams write.
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Himalayas: Need for Global, Regional, and Local Climate Change Efforts more Pressing than Ever
[Aditi Mukherji] We can still step up our game and ensure that we bequeath a Himalaya which is no less majestic than the Himalayas that our ancient sages described in epic tales of the past. We owe it to our children.
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Pacific’s Climate Change Refugees Need Adequate Legal Protection
[Dr. Ian Fry] Unrecognised by the global community as ‘refugees’, those who are displaced by climate change-related events are unlikely to receive adequate legal protection.
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Drought and Conflict can Spur Climate Refugees
[Tim Radford] How do you identify climate refugees? And is climate change at the heart of the flow of asylum-seekers? Statistics can offer a cautious answer.
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It’s Climate Crisis
[Alex Kirby] The climate crisis is no longer a future problem – we need to tackle it now, and every day matters.
Environment Observer 