Two thirds of the people living in the drought-prone Naogaon area of Bangladesh are dependent on agriculture for their earning and employment. During the lean period when there is a significant...
If you could save a life from the threat of disaster, what would you do? Disasters can be natural such as earthquakes and floods, or man-made – for example civil war and oil spills. In some...
Outrage is a great motivator, says Robert Chambers, sitting back in his chair matter-of-factly.Professor Chambers, a pioneering academic who has pushed the voices of the poverty-stricken and...
Today, as the UN Climate Change negotiations close, six of the world’s largest environmental and development organizations condemned politicians in particular from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Japan, Russia and Poland for blocking any progress, and the EU and Australia for failing to live up to their responsibilities on emissions cuts and finance.
On Tuesday, Typhoon Bopha struck the Philippines, killing hundreds. This comes only a year after the Philippines was devastated by Typhoon Washi, which killed a staggering 1,300 people.With this as...
After witnessing the devastating impacts of Hurricane Sandy in Cuba, Haiti and the United States, I was hoping to find developed countries, engaged in the climate negotiations in Doha, to be serious...
The current and future scale of climate change implies serious loss and damage, especially to the lives and livelihoods of those who are poor, most vulnerable and least to blame. Still developed...
Over the past few years, disasters and shocks have increased dramatically worldwide. Ninety per cent of these disasters were in lower income countries, disproportionately affecting people living in...
