Written by Dr Nirmalie Pallewatta of the University of Colombo, a paper on coastal zones sheds light on the impact of climate change.
Tag: climate change
Senegal MDG plan ignores climate change
Senegal’s progress review of its Poverty Reduction Strategy overlooks the risks posed by climate change.
Stream of climate consciousness from Nigeria
A series of 5 Climate Factsheets unhesitatingly predict the impacts of climate change in Nigeria.
Clooney sickness puts global warming on South Sudan agenda
Last Friday’s revelation that Hollywood superstar, George Clooney, contracted malaria during a visit to observe the South Sudan referendum may deliver an unintended wake-up call to the architects of the new state.
Climate sceptics should try economics
One moment governments are spending their way out of recession; the next moment they’re imposing austerity cuts of historic proportions. The science of economics is in a far bigger mess than climate science.
Africa tackles soccer and climate change
Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte-d’Ivoire, Ghana and South Africa are sub-Saharan Africa’s representatives in the World Cup finals. They also have in common the threat of flooding by rising tides.
Niger food crisis and climate change
We should not blame climate change for the current food security crisis in the West African Sahel region. But a study of the circumstances in Niger raises awkward questions.
Extract the rights from mother earth
Setbacks for environmental campaigners in Brazil and Alaska illustrate why the idea of earth rights advocated by the Bolivian president, Evo Morales, deserves serious consideration. But last week’s People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth has been widely ignored by western media.
Bolivia stirs up politics of climate change
At last we can engage in stimulating debate about climate change. The World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in Cochabamba offers a breath of fresh air in its radical agenda.
The shock doctrine of climate activism
Never let a good crisis go to waste is the inspiration of the Robin Hood Tax campaign. Does this imply that climate change campaigners must bide their time until the next Hurricane Katrina?