By Global Issues NAIROBI, Nov 07 (IPS) – The United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 2024 Adaptation Gap Report has warned that adaptation actions are not keeping pace with the surging demands of a warming planet. Released ahead of the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, the report—titled Come Hell and High Water—projected a bleak future where […]
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By Global Issues ROME, Nov 04 (IPS) – On December 12, 2022, a group of Azerbaijani environmentalists blocked the only road connecting Armenia with the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. The news went largely unnoticed by mainstream media, perhaps because it was difficult to understand. Read the full story, “Azerbaijan’s Climate Conference Brings a Mild Autumn for Armenians”, […]
By Stephen McGrath and Vadim Ghirda / AP CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in a pivotal presidential runoff against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race that was overshadowed by claims of Russian interference, voter fraud, and intimidation in the European Union candidate country. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] With nearly […]