Justicia climática ya

Por Emilio Godoy *

CANCÚN, 30 nov (IPS/TerraViva) – La hondureña Analucy Bengochea y otras mujeres de la etnia garífuna partieron de cero para enfrentar al demoledor huracán Mitch en 1998, en la costa atlántica de esa nación centroamericana. Continue Reading

Mabira Forest, Uganda. Credit: S A Perez/Wikicommons/

By Rosebell Kagumire*

KAMPALA, Nov 30, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – Uganda has lost more than two million hectares of forest since 1990, mostly converted to farmland by a growing population of smallholders. Carbon finance through the REDD programme is often presented as one way to arrest this destruction, but only if the benefits clearly translate to the grassroots. Continue Reading

Ganado uruguayo pastando. Crédito: Cortesía Sociedad de Criadores de Hereford del Uruguay.

Por Marcela Valente

BUENOS AIRES, nov (Tierramérica/TerraViva) – Algunos de los grandes productores de vacunos de América Latina trabajarán en equipo desde 2011 para cuantificar las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero de la actividad ganadera y para plantear opciones de mitigación. Continue Reading

Posted by Tinus de Jager
November 29, 2010

In this Podcast:
- Agriculture researchers want to make their results more practical
- Africa expects a three to four degree rise in temperature
- And using different crops could have positive results

Delegates at the Pre-COP Ministerial Meeting. Credit: COP16

By Stephen Leahy

CANCÚN, Nov 29, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) This year will likely be the warmest ever recorded, with soaring ocean temperatures resulting in a near record die-off of tropical corals, extreme heat and drought in Russia and massive flooding in Pakistan – all signs that climate change has taken hold. Continue Reading

Construction has begun on Medupi, a new power plant that will produce 4,800 MW - and 26 million tonnes of CO2 - per year. Credit: Eskom

By IPS Correspondents

JOHANNESBURG, Nov 29, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – South Africa is Africa’s largest economy and the continent’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. The country’s emissions per capita are on par with those of the United Kingdom, and more than twice as high as China’s emissions by the same measure.
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Maurice Strong

Por Maurice Strong *

BEIJING, 29 nov (IPS/TerraViva) – Como el Ártico se convirtió en preocupación de la opinión pública mundial recientemente, nos falta mucho para comprender la verdadera naturaleza y la magnitud de los cambios que están afectando al Ártico. Continue Reading

The refurbished Tere Yam community shelter in Riviere Cyrique, Dominica is a multi-use facility serving 595 villagers. Credit:Joan Joyce/IPS.

By Zadie Neufville*

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 28, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – Residents in the communities around Trinityville in the eastern parish of St. Thomas, Jamaica are used to being stranded for several days at a time. Continue Reading

Por Kanya D’Almeida

NUEVA YORK, 26 nov (IPS/TerraViva) – La 16 Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP 16) comenzará la semana próxima en el sudoriental balneario mexicano de Cancún en un ambiente de pesimismo.
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By Kanya D’Almeida

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 25, 2010 (IPS/TerraViva) – On Nov. 29, the 190-member Conference of Parties (COP) will flock to the Moon Palace Hotel, an all-inclusive luxury coastal resort in Cancún, Mexico, to discuss governments’ progress on climate change.
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