Features / Victims of climate change
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17 November 2013 | Interviews | Victims of climate change
Zero Responsibility
COP 19: Interview with Sarah-Jayne Clifton of Friends of the Earth International
On Friday, at the end of the first week of the 19th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, which is taking place in Warsaw, Poland, Real World Radio interviewed Sarah-Jayne Clifton, coordinator of the Climate Justice and Energy Program of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI). Read more
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15 November 2013 | News | Victims of climate change
Japan Going Against the Current
Friends of the Earth Strongly Condemns Japan’s Inaction At Climate Talks
Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) strongly denounced on Friday the Japanese government’s lack of action to tackle climate change, since the country admitted it will not fulfil its promise to cut greenhouse gas emissions at the United Nations COP 19 on Climate Change, which is taking place in Warsaw, Poland. Read more
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23 July 2013 | Special reports | Victims of climate change
Increasing Dependence
Association Agreement Between EU and Central America Enters into Effect after Ratification by El Salvador
With the recent ratification by the Salvadorean members of the House of Representatives, the Association Agreement between Central America and the European Union (EU) will enter into effect on August 1st. The agreement has been strongly rejected by social organizations. Read more
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4 January 2013 | Interviews | Victims of climate change | International Conference - El Salvador | Land grabbing
“They Shall Not Pass”
Uruguayan environmental activist warns about advance of agribusiness and land grabbing in the world
“The policies of our governments have not really tried to address the structural causes of the food crisis, but on the contrary, they encouraged what is causing even more trouble: the advance of agribusiness and land grabbing”, said activist Karin Nansen, member of the executive committee of Friends of the Earth International. Read more
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28 December 2012 | Interviews | Victims of climate change
“Dams, peoples rights and impunity”
Interview with Daniel Vazquez, member of the jury of the PPT – Mexico
The jury of the "Dams, peoples rights and impunity" pre-hearing of the Environmental devastation and peoples rights Table at the Permanent Peoples Tribunal (PPT) – Mexico concluded in the past days. Read more
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27 December 2012 | Testimonies | Victims of climate change | International Conference - El Salvador
Threatened Rivers
Hydroelectric megaprojects and their impacts on the climate crisis
Marco Von Borstel from Mexico analyzes why hydroelectric megadams, far from being a “clean energy mechanism”, are fundamental pillars of the climate crisis and the global temperature rise through greenhouse gas emissions almost at the level of the aeronautics industry. Read more
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26 December 2012 | Chronicles | Victims of climate change | Land grabbing | Social activists at risk
Time of Change
“Isla del Sol Manifesto” and a platform for future struggles
Bolivian president Evo Morales called for a celebration in Isla del Sol, Titicaca Lake, on Friday, summer solstice, considered by native cultures of the American continent as the beginning of a new era. Several representatives of Latin American progressive governments and social movements participated in the event where Evo Morales read the “Isla del Sol Manifesto”. Read more
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17 December 2012 | Interviews | Victims of climate change | COP 18 on Climate Change
Empty Shell
Developed Countries to Blame For Failure of COP 18 on Climate Change
For environmental federation Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) the blame for the failure of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change that took place in Doha, Qatar, lies squarely on developed countries, which are historically responsible for the climate crisis as a result of their dirty development since the mid 19th century. Read more
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13 December 2012 | News | Victims of climate change | COP 18 on Climate Change
Another Failure
Outcomes of UN Climate Talks: Business As Usual
Environmental federation Friends of the Earth International has strongly condemned the governments of industrialized countries for blocking action on the climate crisis at the failed UN climate summit in Qatar. Read more
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5 December 2012 | Interviews | Victims of climate change | COP 18 on Climate Change
No Significant Progress
COP 18: In the Path Towards Irreversible and Catastrophic Climate Change
There is no sign of significant action from developed countries towards a commitment to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions or providing climate finance for the communities already suffering from the impacts of climate change, says environmental activist and Friends of the Earth International’s spokesperson, Asad Rehman, at the United Nations Climate Conference that is taking place in Doha, Qatar. Read more
