Category: Climate change
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By Andreea Lauricella Pivasu ABSTRACT As environmental degradation accelerates and issues such as resource scarcity and ecological collapse drive violent conflict and migration, global initiatives such as international agreements, renewable energy programs, and ecosystem preservation efforts have been launched worldwide. Among these ambitious solutions is the African Union’s Great Green Wall project, which was designed…
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Analaura Ransdale Nov 27, 2021. Updated: Feb 25, 2023 We have long known that immediate action is needed to shift the course of climate change. Yet, world leaders have gathered this month in Glasgow for the 26th time at the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP26) to decide on the next steps to…
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Malak Albaw Apr 29, 2020 The Arab region is the most water-stressed region in the world. Population growth and climate change will increase and contribute to further the groundwater depletion, loss of arable land for agricultural production, and the movement of people when water resources are insufficient to support health, welfare and livelihoods. In the…
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Chiara Palmisano Apr 29, 2020 On the 29th March, the UNESCO Venice Office held the presentation of the Symposium on Water equity in South-East Europe and the Mediterranean with over 40 experts and representatives from 10 countries. The goal of the UN is to improve water resources management and access to safe clean water for…