Pacific Island nations are arguing before the International Court of Justice, calling for an advisory opinion on the legal obligations of countries to fight climate change. As VOA’s Jessica Stone reports, the cost of inaction is most acute for Pacific Islanders.
Judges will attempt to clarify legal obligation of states to stop climate change and pay for damage
A landmark climate change case opened at the U.N.’s International Court of Justice this week aimed at clarifying the legal obligations of states to prevent climate change and to pay for any damage it causes. Several small island nations argue their very survival is at stake. Henry Ridgwell reports.
UNESCO is calling for more studies and closer working relations between journalists and scientists to ensure the effects of climate change are understood and can be mitigated, especially in poorer African countries
The International Court of Justice was asked to issue an opinion on countries' legal responsibility for the negative impact of climate change
Hearings to focus on what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat the phenomenon and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact
Afghanistan is among the countries most vulnerable to global warming, despite minimal emissions, and the Taliban government have argued that their political isolation should not bar them from international climate talks
Officials warn of dangerous conditions for Thanksgiving travelers trying to return home in parts of New York and Pennsylvania
Potatoes are crucial to global food security because of their high yield relative to other staple crops
Cabinet ministers were barred from going on vacation and have been instructed to help in flood-prone areas
Producers turn the insects into protein-rich feed for free-range chickens and fertilizer for gardens
Representative Jamie Raskin pledges to work with rights groups to free Vietnamese environmental activist Dang Dinh Bach
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