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Cultural Heritage is a Human Right. Climate Change is Fast Eroding It.

Union of Concerned Scientists

Climate impacts as human rights violations It’s widely accepted that climate change is the cause of human rights violations for millions of people, including their rights to adequate housing, healthy working conditions, safe drinking water, education, and a healthy environment.

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The Stream, August 4, 2021: Experts Say Rising Sea Levels and Flooding Could Make Lagos Uninhabitable

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Lagos, Nigeria , could be uninhabitable by the end of the century as flooding events worsen and sea levels continue to rise. Climate change and drought is a catalyst here. Rising Sea Levels and Erosion Threaten To Drown Lagos. And lurching too across Acre state, a highway heaves its concrete girth.

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COP28 took steps toward safeguarding cultural heritage from climate change

Union of Concerned Scientists

The group specifically referenced the inclusion of heritage impacts in the IPCC’s 6 th Assessment Report and the International Meeting on Culture, Heritage and Climate Change co-sponsored by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and UNESCO, held in December 2021.

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Climate Change, Danger Seasons and the Need for Global Action

Union of Concerned Scientists

Deadly heatwaves, extreme drought, food and water shortages, catastrophic flooding, rapidly intensifying tropical storms, raging wildfires—around the world, climate change is exacerbating extreme conditions and their harsh toll on people and ecosystems. The fearsome toll of climate impacts is already clear, leading U.N.

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2021-2022 California Environmental Legislation: What’s Been Enacted?

Legal Planet

Climate Change Mitigation. The Governor approved a notable slate of climate legislation with a package that includes more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets and measures designed to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. A Few Notable Vetoes.

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Delaware River Basin Commission Releases New Tool To Help Communities Understand Local Impacts Of Extreme Precipitation Events

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"Sharing data-backed information in a user-friendly tool is critical to helping the many local officials, policymakers and planners in the Basin struggling to understand how to take action in the face of climate change," said Kristen Bowman Kavanagh, DRBC’s Deputy Executive Director and project lead.

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The Stream, December 10, 2021: Extreme Drought and Internal Conflict Are Displacing Somalians

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Hope for government relief is weaning among Ghanaians displaced by rising sea levels and flooding. “By Seaside towns and cities like Keta have slowly been eroding over the years due to rising sea levels. The Year in Water, 2021: Water Crises Take Center Stage. By Sunday at dawn, the water was everywhere.

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