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The state of play in the USA on climate justice

26/05/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Food, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

By guest writer Walter E. Grazer, Special Adviser for National Religious Partnership for the Environment US politics surrounding climate change remains contentious and uncertain. While the US House of Representatives passed climate legislation in the summer of 2009, all eyes are now on the US Senate that is in a state of virtual political paralysis. ...

A perfect storm in Latin America

26/04/2010 Climate Change, Food, Guatemala, Latin America, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

Scientists predict that hurricanes will continue to become more frequent and intense as a result of climate change, turning a difficult situation into a dire one.

Bringing a unique voice to the American climate debate

26/04/2010 Advocacy, Climate Change, Food, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

By Kathy Brown, Regional Coordinator for Caritas North America The average person in the United States produces 20 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide annually. The average person in Tanzania in East Africa produces 0.1 tonne (according to the United Nations Development Programme). Tanzanians may contribute least to climate change, but are likely to suffer many of ...

Adaptation activities in Latin America

26/04/2010 Climate Change, Food, Latin America, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States and is a member of Caritas Internationalis. CRS and Caritas are helping the poorest and most vulnerable families address some of the many challenges related to climate change and environmental degradation through a variety of programmes: Emergency programs provide ...

Erica Dahl-Bredine, Mexico Country Representative for Catholic Relief Services during the Tabasco Flood

3/11/2008 Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Latin America, Mexico, North America, United States by Caritas Communications

The only way Erica Dahl-Bredine could reach the trouble spots of flooded Tabasco last November was by army helicopter. “As we flew into Villahermosa, the capital city of Tabasco, everything as far as the eye could see was under water. Whole villages, farmland, almost everything,” says Ms. Dahl-Bredine, Mexico country representative for Catholic Relief Services ...

Imagine globalisation based on solidarity: One world

16/10/2008 Advocacy, Development, High-Level Meetings and Events, North America, Poverty Elimination, SDG, United States by Caritas Communications

Extract from Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez’s speech at the High-level Event on the Millennium Development Goals at the UN in New York, 25 September 2008 “Of course, for the majority of us, we don’t need the Millennium Development Goals to know what poverty is. In Honduras, where I come from, we experience its limitations daily. “We ...

MDG Call to action

17/08/2008 Advocacy, Development, North America, SDG, United States by Caritas Communications

One year ago British Prime Minister Gordon Brown travelled to UN headquarters in New York to meet with Secretary-general Ban ki-Moon to urgently challenge Member States and the UN to pursue the Millennium Development Goals with much greater urgency. He offered a compelling “Call to Action” to confront the looming lethargy and inaction. Sanctioned by ...

Holy See diplomat calls for greater solidarity on MDGS

4/04/2008 Advocacy, Development, High-Level Meetings and Events, North America, Poverty Elimination, SDG, United States by Caritas Communications

“At the halfway point, while much has been done towards achieving the goals, abject poverty, hunger, illiteracy and lack of even the most basic healthcare are still rampant, indeed worsening in some regions,” said Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, in an address delivered to the 62nd session ...