Speaking before Amazon summit, Lula calls on industrialised countries to provide financial help to halt deforestation . guardian.co.uk, Friday 27 November 2009 12.02 GMT . Brazil’s president said today that “gringos” should pay Amazon nations to prevent deforestation, insisting rich western countries had caused much more environmental destruction than the loggers and farmers who cut [...]
Tagged : Brazil, Climate Change, COP15
26 November 2009, Rome – Climate change is projected to impact heavily on agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the Pacific islands, leading to increased food insecurity and malnutrition, FAO warned today ahead of the UN summit on climate change in Copenhagen. The agency urged governments and donors to immediately start implementing robust and action-oriented climate change [...]
Tagged : Adaptation, Climate Event, Climate Refugees, COP15
BARCA – Brazilian Action / Resilience, Climate Adaptation is going to participate in two formal sessions at Copenhagen climate activities. The first will happen on Dec 10th from 15:00 to 21:00 during Klimaforum activities and the other on Dec 14th during an open space organized by Survival Academy. The events will hold an open space [...]
Tagged : Adaptation, Brazil, Climate Change, COP15