Global IssuesNews headlines for “Nature and Animal Conservation”, page 2
Survival at Stake: Caribbean Calls For Just, Fair Financing For Small Island States at COP
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - Communities living in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) pay the price of climate change in lives, livelihoods, and stunted sustainable development.
Rebuilding Trust, Dialogue, Collaboration Key to COP29's Success, Says Barbados Minister
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - "This Finance COP has to deliver. I think this is a crucial moment for the COP process," said Shantal Munro-Knight, Barbados Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.
The World Depends on a Healthy Southern Ocean
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (IPS) - It is a hectic week for UN environmental conservation talks with simultaneous meetings occurring around the world: Climate change negotiations are entering their second week in Baku, Azerbaijan and the G20 takes place in Rio de Janeiro November 18-19—so, it's understandable other important issues could get lost in the mix.
COP29: Ambitious Climate Finance Goal is not Enough – the Funds must also Reach the Right Communities
- Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 18 (IPS) - The 29th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP29) currently underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, is a key global milestone for agreeing on a new compromise to reduce emissions and to provide to the Global South the much-needed finance to address the devastating consequences of the climate crisis.
Methane Mitigation at COP-29—Pathways to Climate Action
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - Methane emissions have emerged as a focal point of discussion as global leaders congregate at COP29 in Baku to tackle the escalating climate crisis.
COP29 Must Set New Global Climate Finance Target, Says UNDP Adaptation Head
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - Empowering communities, fostering innovation and integrating socio-economic contexts into climate strategies are crucial for effective adaptation to climate change, says Srilata Kammila, Head of Climate Change Adaptation at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Peace Talks—Delegates Turn To Climate Summit for Insights Into What Really Makes People Safe
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 18 (IPS) - At a time when the COP29 summit is primarily focused on climate finance as a tool to cool catastrophically high global temperatures and reverse consequences for all life on earth, delegates—alarmed and concerned by the state of world peace and stability—are seeking ways to enhance safety.
Breakthroughs, Setbacks in COP29's First Week of Ambitious Pursuit of Climate Consensus
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 17 (IPS) - It has been a high-profile packed agenda in Baku, Azerbaijan, marked by milestone events designed to complete the first enhanced transparency framework and the new collective quantified goal on finance, among other top priority matters.
Climate Finance Loans a Disaster for Climate-Burdened African Communities
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 16 (IPS) - African environmental activists at the ongoing climate summit (COP29) in Baku have called on climate financiers to stop suffocating poor countries with unbearable loans in the name of financing climate adaptation and mitigation on the continent.
Robust Negotiations Needed to Push Rich Countries to Honor Financial Commitments
- Inter Press Service
BAKU, Nov 16 (IPS) - The irony is that at forums like COP29, dubbed the finance COP, rich countries often behave as though they can sidestep their financial obligations, Yamide Dagnet, Senior Vice President, International at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), says.
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