4 January | Interviews | Victims of climate change | Land grabbing | International Conference - El Salvador | Resisting neoliberalism | Human rights | Climate Justice and Energy | Food Sovereignty
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“The policies of our governments have not really tried to address the structural causes of the food crisis, but on the contrary, they encouraged what is causing even more trouble: the advance of agribusiness and land grabbing”, said activist Karin Nansen, member of the executive committee of Friends of the Earth International.
28 December 2012 | Interviews | Victims of climate change | Water | Human rights
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The jury of the "Dams, peoples rights and impunity" pre-hearing of the Environmental devastation and peoples rights Table at the Permanent Peoples Tribunal (PPT) – Mexico concluded in the past days.
27 December 2012 | Testimonies | Victims of climate change | International Conference - El Salvador | Water | Climate Justice and Energy
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Marco Von Borstel from Mexico analyzes why hydroelectric megadams, far from being a “clean energy mechanism”, are fundamental pillars of the climate crisis and the global temperature rise through greenhouse gas emissions almost at the level of the aeronautics industry.
26 December 2012 | Chronicles | Victims of climate change | Land grabbing | Social activists at risk | Water | Resisting neoliberalism | Human rights | Food Sovereignty
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Bolivian president Evo Morales called for a celebration in Isla del Sol, Titicaca Lake, on Friday, summer solstice, considered by native cultures of the American continent as the beginning of a new era. Several representatives of Latin American progressive governments and social movements participated in the event where Evo Morales read the “Isla del Sol Manifesto”.
17 December 2012 | Interviews | Victims of climate change | COP 18 on Climate Change | Resisting neoliberalism | Human rights | Extractive industries | Climate Justice and Energy
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For environmental federation Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) the blame for the failure of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change that took place in Doha, Qatar, lies squarely on developed countries, which are historically responsible for the climate crisis as a result of their dirty development since the mid 19th century.
13 December 2012 | News | Victims of climate change | COP 18 on Climate Change | Resisting neoliberalism | Human rights | Climate Justice and Energy
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Environmental federation Friends of the Earth International has strongly condemned the governments of industrialized countries for blocking action on the climate crisis at the failed UN climate summit in Qatar.
5 December 2012 | Interviews | Victims of climate change | COP 18 on Climate Change | Resisting neoliberalism | Forests and biodiversity | Human rights | Climate Justice and Energy
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There is no sign of significant action from developed countries towards a commitment to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions or providing climate finance for the communities already suffering from the impacts of climate change, says environmental activist and Friends of the Earth International’s spokesperson, Asad Rehman, at the United Nations Climate Conference that is taking place in Doha, Qatar.
29 November 2012 | Interviews | Victims of climate change | COP 18 on Climate Change | Resisting neoliberalism | Human rights | Climate Justice and Energy
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Thursday is the fourth day of official talks of the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change which is being held in Qatar’s capital, Doha.
28 November 2012 | Interviews | Victims of climate change | Climate Justice and Energy
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One of the activities organized as part of the Friends of the Earth International Biennial General Meeting (BGM) held at the Ecocentro of Friends of the Earth (FoE) El Salvador / CESTA in El Salvador, dealt with “movement building”.
26 November 2012 | Interviews | Victims of climate change | COP 18 on Climate Change | Resisting neoliberalism | Human rights | Extractive industries | Climate Justice and Energy
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“From the carnage wrought by Hurricane Sandy to the devastating flooding in Nigeria, the impacts of climate change are now evident for all to see, and alarmingly more frequent. Carbon dioxide levels have reached a record high, setting us on track for a terrifying 6 degrees of warming", said the international coordinator of the Climate Justice and Energy program of Friends of the Earth International (FoEI), Sarah-Jayne Clifton.
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