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Climate change

Accountability

United We Stand to Achieve Sustainable Development

What works in one country may not work elsewhere, but true collaboration allows for learning from mistakes and sharing successes. This is where the...

Inter Press Service - 13 September 2022

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Shows How Long-Term Investments in Risk Reduction Save Lives, Says World Bank

After 50 years of providing it support on climate resilience and disaster management, the World Bank feels that Bangladesh needs to continue investments to...

OWSA Contributor - 13 September 2022

Climate change

Flooding in Pakistan Shows That Climate Adaptation Requires International Support and Regional Co-Operation

Despite the geopolitical tensions in the region, shared responses to humanitarian crises can be a mechanism to build mutual co-operation and trust. By Zafar Adeel ...

OWSA Contributor - 9 September 2022

Climate change

Pakistan’s Climate Catastrophe: Lessons for the World

The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water and with more than 33 million...

OWSA Contributor - 8 September 2022

Civil society

Eight International Development Priorities for the New UK Prime Minister

While the FCDO’s long-awaited International Development Strategy was published in May, the vision it set out broadly failed to meet the scale of the global challenges...

Inter Press Service - 7 September 2022

Climate change

Century’s First “Triple-Dip” La Niña Likely Say Meteorologists

All naturally occurring climate events now take place in the context of human-induced climate change, which is increasing global temperatures, exacerbating extreme weather and...

OWSA Contributor - 6 September 2022

Climate change

First person: Surviving a Deadly Hurricane in New York

As extreme weather events grow in intensity and frequency, nowhere is guaranteed to be safe from danger, as New Yorkers discovered on 1 September...

OWSA Contributor - 2 September 2022

Climate change

Need to Work for Stronger Recovery and Resilience, Says Bhupender Yadav at G20 Environment Forum

India's minister for environment, forests and climate change said that the climate change phenomenon is deeply unfair as those who contributed least to it...

OWSA Contributor - 2 September 2022

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