Climate change

The Awyu and Moi protest in front of the Supreme Court, which must examine their appeals against some mega-concessions approved by the government that would lead to massive deforestation of the forests where they have always lived. The complaint of the NGO Forum for Development: ‘This would be ecocide’.

About 76 per cent of the land is degraded, while 86 per cent of the water used for irrigation is extracted from the ground. Droughts are expected to occur more frequently in the near future. Excessive groundwater use increases the risk of landslides. Caritas is pursing various projects to protect the land.

For the first time since post-COVID reopening, emissions fell in March by 3 per cent. Stabilised thanks to increased solar and wind power generation, they fell by 8 per cent in the steel industry and 22 per cent in construction. Still, several coal powered plants are in the planning stage.

May 1 in many Asian countries coincides with temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius. Increasingly frequent conditions that - as a study by the Global Labor Institute on textile companies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam explains - risk compromising workers' health and productivity without adequate mitigation measures.

The Indian activist, 43, started a movement that saved 445,000 acres of forests in Chhattisgarh from the establishment of 21 coal mines. Awarded the 'Green Nobel Prize' for two decades of commitment to biodiversity and the cultural identity of the Adivasi people. A battle that has become 'a model of environmental justice ninth only in India'.

According to a study by German researchers, the large quantities of dust originating from the drying out of what was once the great lake between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are causing a cooling of the ground during the day, and a warming effect at night. Making desertification caused by drying out a problem not only local

In many regions of the two countries, rivers have been flooding since the beginning of April. Among the worst affected areas are the Kazakh region of Atyrau and the Russian city of Orsk. Astana rejects the criticism that it did not manage the discharge of snow accumulations properly. There is controversy over the Russian civil defence not taking measures to mitigate the impact of the water.

An investigation by Sibir.Realii recounts the hardships in the lives of the ethnic groups that have lived in this region of the Russian Far East since time immemorial and today are grappling with serious difficulties caused by climate change and the industrial exploitation of natural resources. With the sanctions that have hit Gazprom, the authorities are no longer distributing subsidies, while their fishing grounds are being bought by the Chinese.

Smog, particulate matter reach record levels in the Thai capital and even the north. Artificial rain, halting vehicular circulation in urban centres, and cleaning of roads in areas with the greatest dust accumulation have been of little avail. More decisive measures are needed, such as renewing the car fleet and getting businesses to reduce energy use.

At the inauguration of the newly formed organization-which unites experts, activists and civil society-also the archbishop of the capital. Who recalls how the "climate emergency" has cost a lot in terms of human lives in the country. In 11 points, the work plan, which also includes a role as a guarantor for transparency and accountability on environmental initiatives.

Human exploitation drives salinity and erodes the watercourse. Turbine action and the multiplication of dams for electricity production are affecting it. Action Aid Vietnam: the population is losing 'many of its livelihoods'. Local communities are planning reforestation with mangroves.

The experts' warning linked to the severe drought that will hit the island early next year. "Failure would make it much more difficult to get out, given the country's economic crisis compounded by climate change. We estimate that 70 percent of people have difficulty eating regularly and properly," said Renuka Jayatissa, a clinical nutrition specialist.