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Month: March 2019

UN Food and Agriculture Organization Marks International Day of Forests with Education Initiatives

03/21/2019 Don Wallace

Marking the 2019 International Day of Forests, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization launched new forestry education initiatives aimed at raising…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Forests, International Policy

Fourth United Nations Environmental Assembly Finds Environment Worsening But Not Hopeless

03/20/2019 Don Wallace

The sixth Global Environment Outlook, released on March 13 at the Fourth United Nations Environmental Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, provides…

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Posted in: Climate, Energy, Food, Policy, Recycling Filed under: International Policy

UN’s top disaster risk reduction official calls Cyclone Idai‘s strike on Mozambique “worst extreme weather event so far this year”

Don Wallace

According to UN Special Representative for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori, Cyclone Idai is a clear demonstration of the exposure and…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Weather Event

Midwest Flooding Driven by a Perfect Storm of Extreme Weather and Climate Change

03/18/2019 Don Wallace

The flooding in the Midwest, has forced thousands of people in Iowa and Nebraska to flee their homes. In this…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Weather Event

KCMO to Make Its Government 100 Percent Carbon-Free by the End of 2020

Don Wallace

The City Council of Kansas City, Missouri, on March 7, 2019, voted unanimously to transition all its municipal electricity to…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Local Policy

Johnson County Kansas Leaders Plan Climate Action Summit to Address the Climate Change Impacts

Don Wallace

What started off as a one-time workshop last December for those interested in studying the problem has since transformed into…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Climate Action, Local Policy

The UN Secretary General Takes Hope from the Voices of Young Climate Action Activists

03/15/2019 Don Wallace

In the wake of Friday’s demonstrations by schoolchildren across the world against climate change inaction, the UN Secretary-General has said he understands…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Climate Action, International Policy

UN Deputy Secretary-General Urges Conference to Make 2019 the Year of ‘Transformative Solutions’ to Avert Disastrous Climate Change

03/14/2019 Don Wallace

It is within our power to make 2019 the “year of transformative solutions” and “avoid the disastrous effects of climate…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: International Policy

Damage by Human Activity to Planet Puts Human Health at Risk, UN Environment Programme Warns

Don Wallace

Human activity is damaging the planet so badly, exacerbated by climate change, that it will increasingly put our health at risk,…

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Posted in: Climate, Policy Filed under: Human Health, Human Security, International Policy

Mission Statement, Demands, and Solutions of the Youth Climate Strike

03/13/2019 Don Wallace

With the March 15 worldwide protest, the Youth Climate Strike organizers have posted statements regarding their mission, demands, and proposed…

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Posted in: Climate Filed under: Climate Action

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