Carbon sequestration and disaster risk reduction

Newsom Signs California’s Sweeping New Climate Change Package – NBC Bay Area

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a suite of bills Friday intended to mitigate the effects of climate change, reduce pollution and hasten the state’s transition to renewable energy use. California is now legally bound under a law Newsom signed to become sustainably carbon neutral by 2045 at the latest. As

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WTO chief stresses on importance of free trade at Africa Adaptation Summit | Africanews

Director-General of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks to AFP at the Africa Adaptation Summit, where she stresses the importance of the "free flow of trade" in achieving the goals of the summit.

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Helen’s Daughters Does Its Part To Reduce Water Insecurity in Saint Lucia - St. Lucia Times News

Helen’s Daughters is doing its part to reduce water insecurity in Saint Lucia, with the provision of 1,000-gallon water tanks to several of the organization's members on farms across Saint Lucia. The non-profit organization which seeks to mobilize rural women through empowerment and entrepreneur

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FEMA Kicks Off Preparedness Month with Campaign Targeting African American Communities | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Preparing for disaster is not just about protecting people and property, it’s about safeguarding the lives we’ve built and the legacy we will leave to our children and the generations to come,” FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks told the NNPA’s Let It Be Known live morning news

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Southern Africa: SADC Seeks Robust Solutions to Natural Disasters

[AIM] Maputo -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has pledged to seek robust mechanisms to reduce the risks of natural disasters, in order to respond to the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and to protect communities.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Why is access to clean, safe water such a problem in majority-Black cities?

Water is Earth’s most essential resource, yet access to it has been historically elusive for many Black and brown communities The post Why is access to clean, safe water such a problem in majority-Black cities? appeared first on TheGrio.

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Expand Access to Safe Drinking Water for All Communities - Los Angeles Sentinel

In many communities of color, severe drought conditions result in a lack of safe and reliable drinking water for families that are already struggling to meet their day-to-day needs. According to the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), more than 250 water systems serving nearly a million

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Nature Seekers receives US$1.5m from Canadian NGO - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

VISHANNA PHAGOO Nature Seekers, a non-profit community-based organisation in Matura, was given a donation of US$1.5 million by the Age of Union Alliance that hails from Montreal, Canada to continue protecting the leatherback turtles. The alliance is a conservation group that was established

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SA, US leaders vow cooperation after Russia-Ukraine discord | News24

Starting his visit over breakfast with Vice President Kamala Harris, President Cyril Ramaphosa voiced gratitude to the United States for its "considerable support" during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote Initiative Launches New Youth Voter Campaign

The joint nonpartisan initiative will educate young voters about the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act, which incentivizes the domestic production of clean energy sources like solar, wind and clean

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Historic Climate Legislation Called A Game Changer For Black America - The Seattle Medium

As the U.S. House of Representatives takes up the more than $700 billion economic package that includes healthcare, tax, and climate change, White House officials and climate justice activists said the bill would greatly benefit people of

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Puerto Rico reels from Fiona, with 1.3M without power amid deluge, flash floods

Heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding battered much of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Fiona made landfall Sunday afternoon, creating an island-wide blackout, with over 1.3 million customers still in the dark as of Monday morning. Fiona made landfall at 3:20 p.m. Sunday with hurricane-force

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#BTColumn – We must save ourselves - Barbados Today

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Lenrod Nzulu Baraka Christian eschatologists are having a field day as the world drifts from one crisis to the next. David Beasley’s imagery of a tsunami on top of a tsunami

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Gauteng launches renewable energy, climate change school in Sedibeng | News24

Gauteng education official says the Dr Molefi Oliphant Maths, Science and Information and Communication Technology School of Specialisation is a true example of a future school.

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NNPA President Join North Carolina Activists to Commemorate ‘Birth of Environmental Justice Movement’

By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire When Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. arrived in Warren County 40 years ago, the Oxford native had no intention of going

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Source: Voice and Viewpoint – Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador | Africanews

Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate was named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In taking her appointment the 25 vowed to continue to speak up for the most vulnerable. She also promised to put "the human face of climate change" under the spotlight since leaders tend to "forget" it.

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Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Patagonia founder gives away company, ensuring profits go to fight climate change

The founder of the outdoor brand Patagonia has relinquished his ownership in the business and directed its profits to fight climate change. Yvon Chouinard, who became famous for alpine climbs in Yosemite National Park and then as a manufacturer of outdoor gear, has transferred his

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Source: Homepage news - The Black Chronicle

‘I don’t want to be fine in a society where 90% are not’

“Hi, I am Dickon Mitchell,” he said with hand outstretched at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, arriving with no fanfare, airs or stuffiness. Just three months after taking the reins of government in Grenada, Mitchell engaged in a wide-ranging discussion...

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Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Scientists fight to protect therainforest in DRC | Africanews

Scientists gathered in DRC to discuss ways to protect the rainforest and prepare COP-27 taking place in November

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Africa - Rich Nations Pledge Funds At Climate Crisis Summit

[DW] Africa generates less than 3% of all greenhouse gas emissions, but experts say it is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Wealthy nations say they'll do more to help African nations cope with climate shocks.

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Source: allAfrica.com

We Can Make America Better

Benefits of a long life include lived memory and perspective. Today, it is easy to despair about America – with its extreme inequality, its continuing racial divide, its fragile democracy, The post We Can Make America Better appeared first on The Seattle Medium.

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Egypt: Government Undermining Environmental Groups

[HRW] Beirut -- COP27 Countries Should Press Cairo to End Restrictions, Enable Participation

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Source: allAfrica.com

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Water Crisis in Jackson Miss. Reflects Vicious Neglect

By The Rev. Jesse Jackson In sweltering heat, 150,000 residents of Jackson, Mississippi, the state’s capital and its largest city, had no running water, after suffering under a “boil only” order for weeks. The last catastrophe came after extreme rainfall in Jackson swelled the Pearl River and

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Source: The Birmingham Times

Op-Ed: Five Years Later a Transformative VI Is Still Possible

Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett recaps the history of hurricanes Irma and Maria, their aftermath, the work that has been done to rebuild the USVI, and the work that still needs to be accomplished.

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Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard gives away company

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced Wednesday that he is giving away the outdoor-apparel company — an unorthodox move intended to help combat climate change and the environmental crisis. In a letter posted to the company’s website, Chouinard wrote that ownership of the company, which was

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Source: Homepage news - The Black Chronicle

West Africa: Hunger Grips Lake Chad Basin in the Face of Terrorism

Analysis - The Lake Chad Basin Governors' Forum must prioritise the perfect storm threatening its stability and development plans.

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Source: allAfrica.com

The Weight of Trump

Across the ideological spectrum, midterm voters lament a shared albatross.

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Source: https://www.theatlantic.com

Dallas flooding leaves 1 dead, heavy damage in drought-stricken Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared a disaster Tuesday for stretches of Texas after rare and intense flooding caused widespread damage and left at least one person dead. Floodwaters and severe storms in several north Texas counties caused “widespread and severe property damage, injury, and loss of

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Gambia: Human Rights Committee of National Assembly Tours Detention Facilities Across Gambia

[The Point] Members of the Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly have recently visited detention facilities across the country. The visit was aimed at getting first-hand information about the conditions of detention centres across the country.

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Source: allAfrica.com

Addressing The Country’s Infrastructure Woes Means Tackling Climate Change

"After studying the issue of climate change impacts on infrastructure for two decades, with climate projections getting worse, not better, I believe addressing the multiple challenges to the nation’s infrastructure requires systemic change," writes civil engineer Paul

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