By Christine Campeau, Caritas Climate Change and Food Security Advisor The latest United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) inter-sessional took place in Bonn, Germany from 31 May to 11 June 2010. While some issues moved forward, there was only limited progress in more contentious matters, such as how to manage new financing, how to [...]
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June 8, 2010
Ethiopia Climate conference wrap-up
By Christine Campeau, Addis Ababa There is an interconnectedness that flows through all life on Earth. Failing to recognize this interconnectedness disconnects us from the rest of creation and leads to crisis; such as the global crises we are facing now with climate change. This notion sets the foundation for discussions at the Ethiopian Catholic [...]
June 7, 2010
World Environment Day in Pakistan with special children
Caritas Pakistan marked World Environment Day with the special children on the 5th June 2010 in close collaboration with TSA Special Education School at TSA Hall Race Course Road Lahore. Meanwhile, relief efforts by Caritas Pakistan were also being rushed to help 25,000 people left stranded in a June 4 mudslide that killed at least [...]
June 2, 2010
Seeking climate justice in Ethiopia at Caritas meeting
By Patrick Nicholson, Addis Ababa “Ethiopia is experiencing increasing hardships due to climate change,” said Bishop Abrham Desta of Meki. “The Catholic Church has a moral obligation to be engaged in the issue.” Currently 60 percent of Ethiopians live in drought affected areas, the temperature is rising 0.37 centigrade a decade, and the country lacks [...]
June 1, 2010
Climate change washing away years of development in Ethiopia
By Patrick Nicholson, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia As you make your way to Erer, you notice how green and lush it is, with its mango, orange and lemon trees. Millions of Ethiopians are reliant on food aid each year just to survive, but that had not been the case here. You also notice the steady stream [...]
May 29, 2010
Ethiopia’s harsh climate
By Patrick Nicholson, Dire Dawa in Ethiopia “There used to be droughts every ten years,” said Suliman Aden, a herder in Ethiopia’s Eastern Shinile zone. “Now they’re every year or every two years.” He lost 11 of his 15 cattle in a drought earlier this year. He works with a veterinary clinic supported by the [...]
April 23, 2010
Climate Justice: Back to work after Copenhagen
Posted by Liz Gallagher, CAFOD Head of Climate Finance Policy It’s been seven months since I last ventured by train to Bonn, where the majority of the UN climate change negotiations take place. Last August, I bid farewell to the city, which had for most of last year had become like a second home for [...]
February 4, 2010
Climate accord fails to deliver
By Christine Campeau, UN Delegate, Caritas Internationalis The Copenhagen summit on climate change brought together 115 Heads of State and Government and more than 40,000 people applying for accreditation, which far exceeded the conference center’s 15,000 capacity, to reach a meaningful deal. No legally binding deal was reached and what was agreed fell sort of [...]
December 18, 2009
Words must match deeds on emission reductions
Rich countries’ words must match deeds on emission reductions Catholic development agencies call for integrity on final day of Copenhagen climate talks CIDSE and Caritas Internationalis, the largest development alliance in the world, say that the leak late yesterday of a UN report that proved that there is a significant gap between developed country rhetoric [...]
