Tag: Environment
nearly 1.5 million people affected by unprecedented floods
In South Sudan, the toll from floods continues to rise. Nearly 1.5 million people have been affected and more than 379,000 displaced, announces the UN Office of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha).…
the heads of state of several world powers will not make the trip
Emmanuel Macron, Xi Jinping, Joe Biden, Lula, Narendra Modi… Several important heads of state will not go to COP29 on climate change which begins Monday and is due to end…
Rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon at its lowest level in nine years
The rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 30.6% over one year between August 2023 and July 2024, according to data presented on Wednesday by the government of…
The Minister of the Environment likes Harris’s marijuana post
Updated 22.27 | Published 22.26 share-arrowShare unsaveSave expand-left full screen Romina Pourmokhtari (L) “liked” a post about legalizing marijuana. Photo: Lotte Fernvall Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) likes a post…
anger of the affected populations who are looking for culprits, tensions between the government and the opposition
Faced with the slow arrival of aid in the Valencia region, a chain of solidarity orchestrated by the network of “Casa Regional Valenciana” has been set up for several days.…
COP16 biodiversity ends in Cali, failure of negotiations on financing
The COP16 biodiversity ended on Saturday November 2 in Cali, failing to obtain an agreement on the financing of the roadmap that humanity has set to stop the destruction of…
significant reinforcements of the army and police in the disaster areas, announces Pedro Sanchez
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday the sending of 10,000 additional soldiers and police officers to the south-east of Spain to come to the aid of the victims…
new pollution record recorded in the city of Lahore
Air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan’s second city, reached a record on Saturday: more than 80 times higher than that considered acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO), a government official…
what role for the European Union?
In Cali, Colombia, discussions between the more than 190 countries gathered for COP16 Biodiversity are getting tough, although they are supposed to end this Friday, November 1. The irritating subjects…
Valencia and Letur ravaged by a deadly and historic “cold drop”
The Spanish government announced, Wednesday October 30, a three-day national mourning following the atmospheric depression, tornadoes and dramatic floods which left nearly 100 dead – unheard of – in the…