by Deborah Phelan | Oct 10, 2015 | Climate Change, Climate Justice, COP21, Global Health
One day before the huge November 29 Climate March in Paris, Place To B throws open its doors to create a new way of looking at the world through “green glasses.” There is still space for you to be one of the 600 participants in this one-of-a-kind scramble...
by Deborah Phelan | Jul 13, 2015 | Climate Change, Food Security, Global Health, Hunger, UN SDGs, Youth and Climate Change
London. July 13, 2015.(College of the Atlantic) Representatives of climate-impacted communities and social movements in the global South are collaborating with international faith, labour, development, and environment NGOs to issue a clear “litmus test” of...
by Deborah Phelan | Jun 8, 2015 | Climate Change, Food Security, Global Health, mitigation
A new analysis released today at the G7 summit provides a ‘bread and butter’ overview of how national climate action plans will benefit everyday citizens in terms of better jobs, longer lives and a cleaner atmosphere. The report was issued hours before G7...
by Deborah Phelan | Mar 16, 2015 | Children, Climate Change, DRR, Food Security, Global Health, Youth
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, speaking at the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) in Sendai, Japan, yesterday emphasized the need to “embed Disaster Risk Reduction into the very DNA of our sustainable development framework.”...
by Deborah Phelan | Mar 4, 2015 | Children, Climate Change, Global Health
Young Climate Change Mappers continue work through the end of this week, uploading geolocations and images as key contributions to UNICEF’s global digital chart highlighting climate change and disaster risk reduction throughout the world. They will come together...
by Deborah Phelan | Feb 28, 2015 | Children, Climate Change, Food Security, Global Health, Our Blog
The failure of government officials to adequately represent the necessity to actively involve youth within the framework of the Sustainble Development Goals (SDGs) is further fueling collaboration among numerous organizations championing the rights of youth to...
