Tag: Climate
UAE: Migrant Worker Abuses Linked to Broader Climate Harms
Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates are exposed to escalating climate risks, especially working in extreme heat without adequate protections.
Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women and children
United Nations says pregnant women, babies and children are faced with extreme health risks from climate catastrophes that warrant urgent attention.
COP28: Climate action requires upholding rights – Rights Watch
Participants in the 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) have urged UAE, the host, to end its repression of independent civil society.
Rich countries trample on equity, trust in global climate agreement
Deadlock on L&D Funding: Rich Countries again tramples on equity and trust in the global climate agreement
Floods: Expert urges commitment to climate change mitigation
Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Director, Center for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ebonyi State, has urged the government to put climate change at the center of its economic growth plan.
Africa Climate Summit: A critical opportunity for collective action on climate change
As an African, I have seen first-hand the devastating effects of climate change. I have met communities displaced by floods in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. I have spoken to farmers from Northern Kenya who have lost their crops to drought.