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Brasilien: Wasserversorgung im Nordosten droht wegen Dürre zusammenzubrechen
Von Nadia Pontes
SAO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS/BRASILIEN (IDN) – Die Dorfschule in der Landgemeinde Pacheco im Nordosten Brasiliens ist in diesen Tagen ein viel besuchter Ort. Denn nirgendwo anders fließt in der dürregeplagten Gegend noch Wasser aus einer Leitung. Der Nachschub, der rasch zur Neige geht, muss aus etwa 40 Kilometern Entfernung geholt werden.
Vulnerable Communities Reject Proposed COP21 Accord
PARIS (IDN) – Leaders from the U.S. and Canadian grassroots and indigenous communities have expressed their opposition to the proposed global climate agreement, saying that it falls far short of what is needed to avoid a global catastrophe.
With more than 100 delegates from dozens of climate impacted communities across the U.S. and Canada, the It Takes Roots delegation is calling on world leaders to emerge from COP21 in Paris with an agreement based on real solutions. COP21 is the 21st session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change from November 30 to December 11, 2015.
Vulnerable Communities Reject Proposed COP21 Accord
By Jaya Ramachandran | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
PARIS (IDN) – Leaders from the U.S. and Canadian grassroots and indigenous communities have expressed their opposition to the proposed global climate agreement, saying that it falls far short of what is needed to avoid a global catastrophe.
With more than 100 delegates from dozens of climate impacted communities across the U.S. and Canada, the It Takes Roots delegation is calling on world leaders to emerge from COP21 in Paris with an agreement based on real solutions. COP21 is the 21st session of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change from November 30 to December 11, 2015.
Entwicklung: UN-Generalsekretär fordert neuen Marshall-Plan für Konfliktstaaten
Von Ramesh Jaura
BERLIN/NEW YORK (IDN) – Während Europa und die USA eine hoch emotionale Debatte über internationalen Terrorismus führen und Bestrafungsaktionen durchführen – wobei der französische Präsident François Hollande erklärt, dass “Frankreich sich im Krieg befindet” – wirken die Ausführungen von UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki-moon weitaus rationaler. Bekanntermaßen arbeitet er an einem umfassenden Aktionsplan zur Verhütung von gewaltbereitem Extremismus, der im nächsten Jahr der UN-Vollversammlung vorgestellt werden soll.
Costa Rica: Mit Aufforstung und Artenschutz zum ersten klimaneutralen Staat
Von Fabíola Ortiz
SAN JOSE (IDN) – Naturschützer und Wissenschaftler wollen aus Costa Rica einen riesigen Naturpark machen. Der Schutz der Artenvielfalt und die Wiederaufforstung von Wäldern würden nicht nur den lokalen Gemeinschaften wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung ermöglichen, sondern das Land auch seinem Ziel näher bringen, die erste klimaneutrale Volkswirtschaft der Welt zu werden.
Thinking or Not Thinking About Tomorrow
BERLIN (IDN) – A series of interviews with the German Economic Affairs and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and with leading representatives of energy industries of the country, broadcast by the German public television network in run-up to COP21 in Paris, seemed to prove what critics of climate change conferences often claim: The governments of industrialised countries model their opinions and policies on the criteria laid down by private businesses.
Thinking or Not Thinking About Tomorrow
By Julio Godoy* | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
BERLIN (IDN) – A series of interviews with the German Economic Affairs and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel and with leading representatives of energy industries of the country, broadcast by the German public television network in run-up to COP21 in Paris, seemed to prove what critics of climate change conferences often claim: The governments of industrialised countries model their opinions and policies on the criteria laid down by private businesses.
79-Nation ACP Group Set to Become a Global Player
By Ramesh Jaura | IDN-InDepthNews Analysis
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Lesotho Finance Minister Dr. ‘Mamphono Khaketla |
ACP Secretary General Dr Patrick I. Gomes |
BERLIN | BRUSSELS (IDN) – The 79-nation group of Afrian, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries is determined to become a global player within and outside the United Nations system and at the same time bring the Brussels-based Secretariat closer to the seven ACP regions by participating in regional summits, on-going discussions within the group reveal.
79-Nation ACP Group Set to Become a Global Player
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| Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama |
Lesotho Finance Minister Dr. ‘Mamphono Khaketla |
ACP Secretary General Dr Patrick I. Gomes |
BERLIN | BRUSSELS (IDN) – The 79-nation group of Afrian, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries is determined to become a global player within and outside the United Nations system and at the same time bring the Brussels-based Secretariat closer to the seven ACP regions by participating in regional summits, on-going discussions within the group reveal.