by Deborah Phelan | Feb 16, 2017 | Climate Change, Drought, Food Security, Global Goals, Hunger
The same region in the Horn of Africa which experienced severe famine back in 2011 is once again devastated by a record breaking drought, which threatens to undermine success gained in helping communities cope with the ravages of extreme weather and climate change....
by Deborah Phelan | Dec 27, 2016 | Climate Change, Climate Justice, Disaster Risk Reduction, DRR, Food Security, Global Goals, Global Health, Hunger, UN SDGs
End extreme poverty. Fight inequality and injustice. Fix climate change. In just 17 steps. Over the course of 15 years. Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is 17 aspirational “Global Goals,” which are also referred to as the 17...
by Deborah Phelan | Aug 13, 2016 | biochar, Climate Change, DRR, Food Security, Global Health, Hunger, mitigation, Take Action
2050kids Cookstove Challenge kicks off this month with Boy Scouts signing up to join a select group of cookstove test drivers from around the world. The scouts from Troop 118 in Sacramento, CA picked up their starter kits and instructions August 9 to begin building...
by Deborah Phelan | Jul 5, 2016 | Climate Change, COP21, Food Security, Hunger, Ideas, Live Your Life, mitigation, Our Blog, Take Action, Youth and Climate Change
What are the heroic actions that can save the planet from climate chaos? Solar panels? Electric cars? COP climate talks? All these heroes have been celebrated for decades – whilst the damage from climate instability continues to worsen mercilessly. We urgently...
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 | Jan 30, 2015 | Children, Climate Change, Food Security, Global Health, Hunger, Our Blog
The United Nations launch of The World We Want calls on citizens everywhere to sign up and share their priorities to build “a collective vision that will be used directly by the United Nations and World Leaders to plan a new development agenda launching in 2015,...
