Climate Change Archives - Page 16 of 22

Importance of adapting to climate change in Kenya

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Climate Change, Food, Kenya by Caritas Communications

By Samson Malesi Shivaji, National Livelihoods Coordinator, Caritas Kenya Unusual rain, inconsistent water supply, high temperatures overall and extreme heat in some places, windy conditions, reduced farming outputs with greater costs, conflict and people forced from their homes. In Kenya, the definition of climate change to the ordinary person in the village is devoid of ...

Climate change and disasters in Mexico

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Climate Change, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Food, Latin America, Mexico by Caritas Communications

By Salvador Urteaga, Consultant Emergency for Caritas Mexico Mexicans have recently experienced larger and more frequent natural disasters previously unknown in our history. The list includes hurricanes, heavy rains, landslides and floods in some regions and water scarcity in others. The most disadvantaged peoples are being affected the hardest. Aside from those living in rural ...

Catholic Climate Ambassadors in USA

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Climate Change, Food, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

By Kathy Brown, Regional Coordinator, Caritas North America In December, the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change trained their first “Catholic Climate Ambassadors”. They are leaders from around the country who will reach out, educate and empower people in their local dioceses, parishes, schools, and religious communities to be engaged in this critical issue. They will ...

Research project will put science at heart of climate change response

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Climate Change, Europe, Food, United Kingdom by Caritas Communications

By CAFOD Caritas England and Wales (CAFOD) is working in partnership with University College London, one of the UK’s top universities to be able to better respond to climate change. They’re trying to see the threats climate change poses in the context of other hazards. Melanie Duncan is leading the research at the university. Since ...

Seeing the wood for the trees in Uganda

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Africa, Climate Change, Food, Uganda by Caritas Communications

Uganda is already experiencing out of season flooding in the eastern region which destroyed crops and spread disease, heat waves, reduction in water levels, unpredictable rain, and prolonged drought in many parts of the country.

Good news on climate justice from Cancun

24/11/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events, Latin America, Mexico by Caritas Communications

The Cancun summit has not delivered climate justice for poor countries, but it has produced a way forward for a future deal to safeguard the lives of the poor and future generations. The pressure will continue on governments to produce a legally binding deal in Durban South Africa next December. Climate justice will mean deep ...

Caritas Mexico gets ready for climate summit

13/10/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events, Latin America, Mexico by Caritas Communications

With Climate talks scheduled for December in Cancun, Caritas Mexico is keeping busy in their planning to raise awareness. Bishop Gustavo Rodriguez Vega, the President of Caritas Mexicana was part of the Caritas Internationalis delegation last year at the climate talks in Copenhagen and is eager to mobilize civil society organisations and the Church in ...

Brazil’s rainforest in danger

13/10/2010 Brazil, Climate Change, Food, Latin America by Caritas Communications

By Carlos García Paret, a climate activist from the Brazilian Amazon The situation in Brazil regarding climate change is quite different from that in industrialised nations with higher emissions, such as China, the USA and the EU. As the world’s fourth highest producer of greenhouse gases, 50 percent of Brazil’s emissions derive from deforestation and ...

Who’s under your Carbon footprint?

13/10/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Food, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

By Kathy Brown, Catholic Charities USA The news from the United States on passing legislation on climate change that would protect the poor throughout the world is not good. Throughout the past year, key Senators have been asked to include and strengthen provisions in climate legislation that would protect poor and vulnerable people, in our ...

Money will talk at Cancun climate summit

13/10/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Development, Food, High-Level Meetings and Events, Latin America, Mexico by Caritas Communications

By Christine Campeau, Caritas Internationalis Financing climate adaptation in developing countries is a must. It will determine the success of the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 16th Conference of the Parties (COP 16) in Cancun, Mexico in 29 November to 10 December 2010. There is widespread pessimism over the lack of ...