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As disaster hits the Philippines again, a farmer’s sorrow reveals the stakes [Washington Post]
As disaster hits the Philippines again, a farmer’s sorrow reveals the stakes [Washington Post]

As disaster hits the Philippines again, a farmer’s sorrow reveals the stakes [Washington Post]

admin2022-09-27T11:08:28+08:0026 Sep 2022|Tags: climate change, Jhesset Enano, KardingPH, loss and damage, Philippines, Rebecca Tan, Regine Cabato, The Washington Post, Typhoon Noru, vulnerable countries|

PALAWAN, Philippines — The skies were still clear when the farmer went to take a final look at his crops. A massive tropical cyclone was hours away from making landfall in the northern Philippines, and the province of Nueva Ecija, known as the “rice granary” of the country, was in the center of its path. Officials warned that more than a million hectares (2.47 million acres) of farmland could be flattened just before harvesting season, devastating the poor, rural communities that have increasingly shouldered the brunt of the country’s natural disasters.

As cost of climate change rises, UN urges compensation [Washington Post]

admin2022-09-12T12:30:01+08:0009 Sep 2022|Tags: AP, Climate Vulnerable Economies Loss Report, CVF, Elizabeth Wathuti, floods, Ghana, loss and damage, Pakistan, The Washington Post, Wanjohi Kabukuru|

From drought to floods and sea level rise, the cost of damage caused by climate change will only get higher as the world warms, sparking concerns from both top officials and activists about how to pay for it. “Loss and damage from the climate crisis is not a future event. It is happening now, all around us,” said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on a visit to Pakistan, which recently suffered from devastating floods that displaced hundreds of thousands of people and left over a thousand dead.

Japan seeks climate leadership at G-20 summit but can’t kick its coal habit

admin2019-07-01T17:09:57+08:0028 Jun 2019|Tags: coal, Coal Energy, G20, investments, Japan, stranding, The Washington Post|

By Simon Denyer (Published June 27 in The Washington Post) TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to burnish his green credentials. Japan, he said, will exercise “firm leadership” on climate change at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka this week, with a focus on “disruptive innovation” that generates economic growth. It also was [...]