A United Nations official says her experience in negotiating an end to decades of conflict in her native Colombia may help her as she seeks to rekindle negotiations over Cyprus’ ethnic division Source: UN envoy says her experience in Colombia deal may help her efforts in restarting Cyprus talks Category: International
By Annie Correal and Genevieve Glatsky Firefighters, many of them volunteers, have been confronting dozens of blazes amid high temperatures this month. The conditions have been linked to climate change. Source: Colombia, Normally a Wet Country, Battles Widespread Wildfires Category: Fires and Firefighters, Forests and Forestry, Global Warming, Wildfires, Weather, El Nino Southern Oscillation, Drought, […]
By Agence France-Presse More than 340 forest blazes – including near the capital Bogota – have been recorded in recent weeks, spurred by drought, with residents near burnt areas advised to avoid going outside due to poor air quality. Source: Over 17,000 hectares in Colombia destroyed by forest fires in hottest January for decades