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The Climate Overshoot Commission Releases its Report

Legal Planet

General Assembly and a collection of high-level climate and environment events, including the Sustainable Development Goals Summit , 18-19 Sept, and the Climate Ambition Summit , 20 Sept. The Climate Overshoot Commission recently completed its work, releasing its report at the United Nations last Thursday, September 14.

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UN Conference on Water Aims to Rally Support for Ambitious Goals

Circle of Blue

The political dimension is a huge part of the solution to the water crisis,” said Federico Properzi, chief technical adviser of UN-Water. He said that game changers will be those supported by money or political power, or those that can be applied at scale, across multiple areas.

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What today’s students think about climate change

Legal Planet

Some states, like California, Louisiana, or Alaska may be feeling the impacts more acutely earlier on, but it does not feel like things have become bad enough for political will to be marshalled. But it beats a structure in which political paralysis is so severe that nothing, whether adaptation or mitigation, can be done.

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A Year After the Deadly Pakistan Floods Began, Hard Lessons About Climate Loss and Damage

Union of Concerned Scientists

A more recent study found that the intense multi-day rainfall was associated with two atmospheric rivers drawing moisture from the Arabian Sea. It also found that ‘ The southern provinces of Pakistan received more than 350% of average precipitation in July and August based on the 2001–2021 mean.’ The country is on track for GDP growth of 0.29

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How climate change offers opportunities to revitalize and reconnect with rural communities

HumanNature

Guest Post by Shae Rupinsky 2021-2022 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. Student in the Department of Political Science at Colorado State University How climate change offers opportunities to revitalize and reconnect with rural communities Rural voices are increasingly lamented as forgotten and unacknowledged. Environment?:

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The Year in Water, 2021

Circle of Blue

Coming out of the summit, climate campaigners accused political leaders of another compact phrase — of being too timid. Even as the global poverty rate rose for the first time in two decades and more people in developing countries were thrust into poverty, utilities proved more resilient than expected. Brett Walton.

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Tackling Ghost Gear in Mexico Waters

Ocean Conservancy

Additionally, artisanal fishermen must take ownership of the projects and the sustainable development of their own communities. For this, it is clear that the conditions for creating capacities for these communities are key factors. and supported by a grant from the U.S. Promote trilateral collaboration.

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