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- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 01/09/2020
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Community leadership in Rio’s favelas: a showcase for resilience0
- International Relations and Global Affairs, Op-ed
- 13/07/2016
Rio de Janeiro has recently taken considerable initiative to better adapt to climate change and to make favelas more resilient. Yet, the positive effects have been limited. It is time to realize that the key to achieving true resilience lies within communities themselves.
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Closing the doors on refugees; who will be our brothers’ keeper?0
- Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
- 28/03/2016
The EU-Turkey deal has set a bad precedent to other countries in the world especially those hosting large numbers of asylum seekers and refugees. The deal has the implication that asylum seeking is no longer a right (at least not in the EU) and neither are the provisions of the 1951 Refugee Convention nor the 1967 Protocol binding to state parties.
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Climate change, cities and heat waves: how soon is now?3
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 05/01/2016
On a hot summer day city dwellers rely mainly on unsustainable adaptation solutions like energy-hungry air conditioning, which make our cities not only greyer, but contribute significantly to climate change. Green adaptation solutions can help save energy and mitigate the worst effects of climate change – now!
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Climate change and human rights: the role of justice0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 29/09/2018
National efforts to reduce emissions and fight climate change are still largely inadequate. Citizens and organizations are taking action and bringing governments to court to push for more ambition.
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Climate change and biodiversity: Two global challenges for the price of one0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 01/05/2017
Healthy ecosystems and vibrant biodiversity are crucial elements to life on this planet. Ecosystems are delicately balanced and even slight shifts in temperature can have considerable knock-on effects. Substantial losses to biodiversity and a range of ecosystem functions are projected if we continue with a ‘business as usual’ approach.
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Climate Case: the heat goes on0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed
- 02/11/2015
Something noteworthy happened in June in the Netherlands, where an activist organization successfully sued the state over its lack of commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. While unprecedented and unparalleled, the Climate Case won’t save the climate but pits government against court.
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