Philippines: Asia and the Pacific: Weekly Regional Humanitarian Snapshot (31 December 2019 - 6 January 2020)

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 10:27:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

PHILIPPINES. Two weeks after Typhoon Phanfone (locally named Ursula) made landfall as a category-2 typhoon and crossed the Visayas region, over 2.8 million people are affected in more than 2,900 villages (barangays). As of 6 January, over 133,000 people remain displaced, of whom 71,000 are taking shelter in evacuation centres.

Protecting human rights amid the climate crisis

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 04:34:00 +0100inquirer (en)

Will the Christmas storm Ursula awaken many and join the legions of activists here and abroad to push government and the business sector to do what is right and urgent – by drastically reducing carbon emissions, protect habitats and people, and stop projects that destroy our natural life support....

Climate change

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 08:14:00 +0100pakobserver (en)

Dr Zuhair Hasnain. MASSIVE research and evidence have shown that climate is changing rapidly and overall influence of this change is negative on rice productivity. Asia is vitally important continent which comprises majority of rice producing countries extending from Pakistan to Japan.

Clima, Filippine denunciano 47 società per violazioni dei diritti umani: rischiano il processo anche Eni e Italcementi

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 09:51:00 +0100ilfattoquotidiano (it)

Lo ha annunciato a Madrid, nel corso della Cop25, la Commissione sui diritti umani delle Filippine (CHR), rappresentata dal commissario Roberto Cadiz. Tra le major attive nel mercato dei combustibili fossili, oltre alle due aziende italiane ci sono anche Shell, ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, Repsol e....

Past decade of ‘exceptional heat’ likely to be hottest on record: Report

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:32:00 +0100expressindia (en)

A firefighter on property protection watches the progress of bushfires in Old Bar, New South Wales, Australia November 9, 2019. AAP Image/Shane Chalker/via REUTERS. The decade 2010-2019 is likely to go down as the warmest on record due to exceptional global heat driven by greenhouse gas emissions, a....

WMO: 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weather

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 16:02:00 +0100yubanet (en)

Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit a record level of 407.8 parts per million in 2018 and continued to rise in 2019. CO 2 lasts in the atmosphere for centuries and the ocean for even longer, thus locking in climate change. Sea level rise has accelerated since the start of....

World: 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat and high-impact weather

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:39:00 +0100reliefWeb (en)

Madrid, 3 December 2019 - The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels driven by greenhouse gases from human activities. Average temperatures for the five-year (2015-2019) and ten-year (2010-2019) periods are almost certain to be the highest on record.

Breaking climate news: World Meteorological Organization releases new global statistics

Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:56:00 +0100clickondetroit (en)

The year 2019 concludes a decade of exceptional global heat, retreating ice and record sea levels driven by greenhouse gases from human activities. Average temperatures for the five-year (2015-2019) and ten-year (2010-2019) periods are almost certain to be the highest on record.

Displaced - The Climate Exodus

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 20:56:00 +0100deutschewelle-en (en)

The number of climate refugees is rising - and yet the status of ‘climate refugee’ has yet to be officially recognized by national or international law. One factor is illustrative of the devastating impact of climate change on countries and communities: water. Recent years have seen an increasing number of floods and droughts.

Poor nations paying price of ‘climate chaos’: Oxfam

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:47:00 +0100taipeitimes (en)

Fiercer weather and worsening wildfires drove more than 20 million people from their homes over the last decade — a problem set to worsen unless leaders act swiftly to head off surging climate threats, anti-poverty charity Oxfam International said yesterday.

Greta Thunberg is still sailing as COP 25 climate meeting opens with displacement 'chaos' report

Mon, 02 Dec 2019 17:02:00 +0100abc-au (en)

Ms Thunberg broke the news of her late arrival to the conference of the parties on Monday: "We're speeding towards Europe! "Estimated time of arrival right now is Tuesday morning [local time]. We'll be arriving at Doca de Alcantara, Lisbon. We are all looking forward to see you there!" The first day....

CCC bats to bring down climate change issues to grassroots

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 08:48:00 +0200pna (en)

CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change launches a special report on climate change and land-related impacts/risks at the Sulo Rivera Hotel, Quezon City on Wednesday (Oct. 23, 2019). The report highlights the risks of climate change with land degradation,....