Tag: Climate Change

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Protection against Climate Change is now a Human Right – The Impact of ECtHR’s Swiss Climate ruling

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The European Court of Human Rights gave a historic verdict, acknowledging Switzerland’s failure in addressing the issue of climate change and protecting its citizens, especially the vulnerable population from its harmful effects. The ruling, in compliance with and upholding the European Climate Law, provides a new precedent for courts, both European and international, and serves as a beacon of hope for climate activists across the world.

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Ambushing the Environment: The Russo-Ukrainian War

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When it comes to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the major focus of masses is understandably on the immediate atrocities against civilians and war crimes, it is exceptionally essential to throw light and bring the issue of environmental degradation and climate change associated with the military to the mainstream discourse.

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Global (In)Governance: The Yasuni ITT Failure

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The failure of the Yasuni ITT initiative demonstrated a missed opportunity for a global governance approach to encourage environmental conservation. What lesson can be learned for future global emergencies?

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(Analysis) Australia in the Pacific: How can Canberra Regain Influence?

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The South Pacific has historically been a maritime expanse dominated by the influence of Western powers, including Australia. However, China is seeking to change the status quo through its economic and security diplomacy in the region causing concern for future of the rules-based order and its long-standing presence over climate change.

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[ANALYSIS] Japan-France Bilateral Partnership: What Future Direction for Strategic and Non-Traditional Security Cooperation?

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France and Japan have long maintained close political and economic ties. Growing competition from China on the economic and security fronts, coupled with the increasing concern over the effects of climate change, requires France and Japan, two nations in the Indo-Pacific region and members of the G7, to leverage their cooperation to safeguard peace and stability of this maritime zone.

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Let’s Tune In: Two Journalists Shot Dead with Hunting Ammunition in Brazil

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The Javari Valley has become known for illegal fishing, mining, logging, and drug-trafficking activities. The region is known for violent conflicts between these various criminal groups, government agents and indigenous people. These are the specific conflicts that Mr Phillips and Mr Pereira, two journalists who lost their life, were documenting.

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Climate Change effect on Africa’s Agriculture

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Agriculture is an important part of the economic growth in Africa, and the effects of climate change can generate significant instability in economic growth via the alteration of agricultural economies. This article aims to further dive into how climate change affects African nations and poses a challenge as well as looking at the way forward in dealing with this issue of climate change in Africa through adaptation.

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Plundering in South Sudan: The Achilles’ heel of the world’s newest nation

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South Sudan has entered the peace process and aims to bring stability back to the country and its people. Although the civil war has passed and steps to move forward have been made, the country still struggles with the threats of corruption and the effects thereof.