paris
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30 November Nov 2015 1138 30 November 2015 How will the Paris attacks affect the outcome of the Climate Change talks?
"Beyond questions of security, the attacks are likely to have much broader impacts on the climate change talks, which are a make or break moment in the effort to prevent runaway global warming", writes Duncan Green, strategic adviser for Oxfam GB.
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30 November Nov 2015 1101 30 November 2015 Bernd Nilles (Cidse): "Paris is just a milestone for bigger change"
In the run up to the COP21 Summit in Paris, Vita International spoke to the secretary general of CIDSE Bernd Nilles in Brussels, in order to understand civil society’s message and strategy ahead of talks in Paris, as well as better understand his position as a member of the Vatican's twelve-person delegation to the summit.
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27 November Nov 2015 1114 27 November 2015 The Think Tanks warm up the debate
At a glance' note brings together recent commentaries, analyses and studies by major international think tanks on climate policies and efforts to reach a climate agreement in Paris
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27 November Nov 2015 1011 27 November 2015 EGA: Risks and opportunities for the environment
The Environmental Goods Agreement (Ega) would help make it easier to trade internationally in environmental goods and technologies that contribute to environmental protection.
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26 November Nov 2015 1657 26 November 2015 Business and NGOs together for an ambitious climate agreement
The odd couple joins forces. Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and EUROCHAMBRES, representing 44 million European citizens and 20 million businesses, call on the EU to put every effort in the climate negotiations in Paris and ensure the adoption of a comprehensive, inclusive and ambitious climate agreement.
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26 November Nov 2015 0956 26 November 2015 COP21: what about a gender-responsive climate agreement ?
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges that the world faces, and affects us all.Women are half of the world’s population: it is obvious that the planet won’t be saved without women’s leadership and full participation. The European Women’s Lobby takes a stand.
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26 November Nov 2015 0857 26 November 2015 The Pinocchio Climate Awards challenge companies on sustainability
Organised by Friends of the Earth France, in partnership with the CRID and Peuples Solidaires-Action Aid France, the Pinocchio Awards want to highlight and denounce the negative impacts of multinational companies through online voting
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23 November Nov 2015 1224 23 November 2015 When multiculturalism becomes monoculturalism
The excessiveness of good intentions, and the reaction towards globalizaton. What has contributed to changing the commune of Molenbeek into a monocultural zone ? Vita International speaks to Jan De Volder, head of office of The European Federation of the Community of Sant’Egidio,the international movement of Christians.
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19 November Nov 2015 1343 19 November 2015 EU-Africa: common challenges against terrorism
With the world focused on ISIS, there is little space in the news for anything other than the aftermath of the Paris attacks. However, in a report published by global affairs watchdog International Crisis Group (ICG), we are being warned of the growing threat of Al-Shabaab on the African continent. They are also offering some solutions.
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19 November Nov 2015 0958 19 November 2015 What terroristic attacks mean for the economy
The impact of terrorism on the economy and the financial markets, is probably of less significance in terms of media coverage than the death toll. However, we can’t ignore the fact that in addition to the physical destruction, to the loss of human lives and the creation of a climate of fear and mistrust, terrorists seek to inflict economic damage upon the societies they target.