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Global Outlook: Climate Change and Conflict
Civil Society, Climate Action, and the State in China
By Robert Mizo | 24 June, 2022
Civil societies are key actors in the fight against climate change. They provide a fillip where state agencies and intergovernmental processes lag and have the potential to hold these actors accountable in the fight against climate change. The People’s Republic of China, despite all its trappings of being a communist authoritarian state, has allowed a considerable yet well-defined space for environmental civil society organisations, including those working on climate change.
Climate Change Threatens First Nations – Their Perspectives Must Be Heard
By Karin Gerhardt, Jon Day, Larissa Hale and Scott F. Heron | 13 June, 2022
Australia’s First Nations people face many threats from climate change, ranging from impacts on food availability to health. For instance, rising seas are already flooding islands in the Torres Strait with devastating consequences.
Labour Migration and Climate Justice?
By Carol Farbotko, Taukiei Kitara and Olivia Dun | 07 May, 2022
Migration is a potentially adaptive response to climate change. Adaptive migration responses do not involve only permanent movement away from a climate vulnerable site; temporary migration, when migrants may bring or send back additional funds, new knowledge, upgraded skills and other resources, can help to build resilience among communities in climate vulnerable areas.
IPCC Mitigation Report, 2022: What it Implies for Developing Countries
By Robert Mizo | 01 May, 2022
There is no doubt that climate change needs to be addressed by all countries in a concerted manner. The fact remains, however, that there is a wide variance among countries both in terms of capacity to address and culpability for the problem. Developing and least developed countries are likely to suffer disproportionately the effects of climate change.
Grave Concern for Environmental and Climate Damage Caused by Russian Invasion of Ukraine
By Kazuo Matsushita | 22 April, 2022
War is the worst destruction of the environment and human rights. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is truly a humanitarian crisis. In addition, the war has caused extensive damage to the environment, the effects of which are feared to be long-lasting. Even if the war were to end, the environmental devastation and pollution will make reconstruction difficult.
The Latest IPCC Report: No Good News for Pacific Islands Countries
By Volker Boege | 01 April, 2022
The latest IPCC report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability shows that the effects of climate change are more severe than previously thought, that the situation will deteriorate globally faster than expected if no decisive action is taken now, and it highlights that low-lying island nations and islands will be hardest hit and be faced with truly existential threats. This is bad news particularly for the Pacific Island Countries (PICs).
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.
Civil Society, Climate Action, and the State in China
By Robert Mizo | 24 June, 2022
Civil societies are key actors in the fight against climate change. They provide a fillip where state agencies and intergovernmental processes lag and have the potential to hold these actors accountable in the fight against climate change. The People’s Republic of China, despite all its trappings of being a communist authoritarian state, has allowed a considerable yet well-defined space for environmental civil society organisations, including those working on climate change.
Climate Change Threatens First Nations – Their Perspectives Must Be Heard
By Karin Gerhardt, Jon Day, Larissa Hale and Scott F. Heron | 13 June, 2022
Australia’s First Nations people face many threats from climate change, ranging from impacts on food availability to health. For instance, rising seas are already flooding islands in the Torres Strait with devastating consequences.
Labour Migration and Climate Justice?
By Carol Farbotko, Taukiei Kitara and Olivia Dun | 07 May, 2022
Migration is a potentially adaptive response to climate change. Adaptive migration responses do not involve only permanent movement away from a climate vulnerable site; temporary migration, when migrants may bring or send back additional funds, new knowledge, upgraded skills and other resources, can help to build resilience among communities in climate vulnerable areas.
IPCC Mitigation Report, 2022: What it Implies for Developing Countries
By Robert Mizo | 01 May, 2022
There is no doubt that climate change needs to be addressed by all countries in a concerted manner. The fact remains, however, that there is a wide variance among countries both in terms of capacity to address and culpability for the problem. Developing and least developed countries are likely to suffer disproportionately the effects of climate change.
Grave Concern for Environmental and Climate Damage Caused by Russian Invasion of Ukraine
By Kazuo Matsushita | 22 April, 2022
War is the worst destruction of the environment and human rights. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is truly a humanitarian crisis. In addition, the war has caused extensive damage to the environment, the effects of which are feared to be long-lasting. Even if the war were to end, the environmental devastation and pollution will make reconstruction difficult.
The Latest IPCC Report: No Good News for Pacific Islands Countries
By Volker Boege | 01 April, 2022
The latest IPCC report on Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability shows that the effects of climate change are more severe than previously thought, that the situation will deteriorate globally faster than expected if no decisive action is taken now, and it highlights that low-lying island nations and islands will be hardest hit and be faced with truly existential threats. This is bad news particularly for the Pacific Island Countries (PICs).
The views and opinions expressed in Global Outlook are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Toda Peace Institute.