By World Wetland Network The non-government NGO sector and civil society greatly appreciates this opportunity to address the 12th Conference of...read more
Accountability and Transparency, Capacity Building, Climate Change | 28 May 2015
In regions across the Americas, water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource. Baja California and other parts of Mexico are experiencing water...read more
Colombia’s Minister of Health on April 27, 2015 recommended that his nation’s counternarcotics agency immediately suspend the use of aerial spraying...read more
Climate Change, Freshwater Sources, Mining | 23 March 2015
More than 70 percent of the world’s fresh water is frozen in glaciers, [1] making these giants the most important freshwater reserves on the planet...read more
Climate Change, Human Rights, Large Dams | 24 February 2015
Inequality has increased in the last decades in Latin America, and this clearly is an obstacle for democracy. Latin America remains the region with...read more
Observing the UN Climate Negotiations is like entering another world. Governments, organizations and individuals advance their agendas, and all are...read more
Accountability and Transparency, Capacity Building, Climate Change | 23 December 2014
The 20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP20) was held this month in Lima, Peru, with the...read more
Accountability and Transparency, Capacity Building, Climate Change | 15 December 2014
The impact of climate change on human rights is clear. Yet no international treaty on climate change makes reference to human rights, nor does any...read more
Accountability and Transparency, Capacity Building, Climate Change | 3 December 2014
The amount of money required to confront the effects of extreme climate changes is much larger than currently sought in global negotiations. Clearly...read more
Accountability and Transparency, Capacity Building, Climate Change | 2 December 2014
By Víctor Quintanilla, AIDA Communications Coordinator, @vico_qs All countries have an obligation to fight climate change. But they must also protect...read more
