Aktuelles- Brazil Sets Up an Innovative Model to Reverse Land Degradation 22. September 2018Viewpoint by Prof. Dr. Valdemar Rodrigues The writer is Director of Sustainable Rural Development of the Ministry of Environment of Brazil, National Director of the UNDP / GEF / MMA Program and National Director of the FAO / GEF / MMA Program. Prior to joining the Ministry, he was he was a Professor at the […]
- Global Compact Pays Heed to Migrants Fleeing Degrading Lands 22. September 2018Viewpoint by Mariam Traore Chazalnoël The writer is a specialist in environmental and climate migration at the International Organization for Migration (IOM)'s Office to the United Nations in New York. She has been working since 2013 on the global governance of environmental migration and regularly publishes on the topic. This article first appeared in UNCCD […]
- When Climate Change Dishes Up a 'Toxic Stew' 21. September 2018By William S. Becker* MILWAUKEE, USA (IDN) – It happened in July 2016. A flash flood roared through Ellicott City, Maryland, killed two people and caused tens of millions of dollars in damages to the historic buildings along Main Street. The experts said it was one of those rare 1,000-year flood events. The city set […]
- Brazil Sets Up an Innovative Model to Reverse Land Degradation 22. September 2018