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Forbes: Fair COP? The African Women Showing Why Gender Justice Equals Climate Justice

November 10, 2021

While women and girls are bearing the brunt of increasingly brutal climate impacts in the developing world, they also hold the key to taking decisive action against climate change and building resilience against its effects.

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Northern Kenya Faces a Looming Disaster as Drought Intensifies

November 4, 2021

Nairobi, Kenya 4 November, 2021 - Following the late onset of the rainy season and uneven and poor distribution of rains across many parts of Kenya an estimated 2.1 million people are now facing acute food insecurity and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in the next six months, warns CARE International.

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COP26: Time for climate finance commitments that meet the scale of the humanitarian crisis we face

October 26, 2021

The COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow must bring clarity on how developed countries will deliver on their climate finance obligations up to and beyond 2025, so marginalised communities have the means to cope with the escalating humanitarian crisis caused by climate change

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Water Crisis and Drought Threaten More Than 12 Million in Syria and Iraq

August 23, 2021

More than 12 million people in Syria and Iraq are losing access to water, food and electricity and urgent action is needed to combat a severe water crisis.

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CARE on IPCC report: ‘Every fraction of a degree matters to those already on the frontlines’

August 9, 2021

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its latest report, WG1, under the Sixth Assessment cycle (AR6). This report covers the latest peer-reviewed physical science on the changing state of the climate system, human influence on the climate system, and the future global climate. This is the only IPCC report to be published before COP26 in Glasgow.

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New CARE research shows women disproportionately affected by the drought in Afghanistan

August 5, 2021

Afghanistan has experienced periodic drought over the past 30 years, but none occurring simultaneously with widespread insecurity and a global pandemic—until now. The combined effects of this triple crisis are having a devastating impact on people throughout the country, particularly on women and girls.

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The Washington Post: As leaders gather for G-7, a key question: Will rich countries help poor ones grapple with climate change?

June 16, 2021

On Thursday, the humanitarian aid group CARE International released a separate analysis of climate finance plans by developed countries, calling them largely “hollow commitments.” The report found that “developed countries are not on track” to deliver the promised $100 billion annually, and many wealthy nations have yet to detail how they will ramp up such support.

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The World: Luxembourg takes the lead on climate finance

June 16, 2021

Luxembourg — the small country nestled between Belgium, France and Germany — is making big changes to center itself as a global leader in green finance. While it’s smaller than Rhode Island and has fewer than 700,000 residents, it has the highest per capita carbon dioxide emissions in Europe. Now, as an international hub for banking, finance and investment funds, it’s focused on funneling money toward investments that help poorer countries build green energy and deal with the impacts of climate change.

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TIME: The G7 Want to Save the World from Climate Change. But Are They Willing to Pay for It?

June 16, 2021

A June report by Danish charity Care International found that only three countries—the U.K., New Zealand and Luxembourg—have announced plans to increase their spend, meaning international climate finance would increase by just $1.6 billion in 2021 and 2022. It called on G7 countries to double their international finance by 2025.

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CARE Fears for Safety of Rohingya Refugees in Lockdown as Cyclone Yaas Looms

May 24, 2021

CARE is concerned for the safety and well being of thousands of Rohingya refugees who are in the middle of a strict week-long lock down after an alarming spread of COVID cases was detected in recent days. Social distancing is incredibly difficult in the camps as refugees share water, sanitation and other facilities and live in close proximity to one another. We fear that any new COVID cases could spread very quickly.

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Forbes: Fair COP? The African Women Showing Why Gender Justice Equals Climate Justice

Climate

Northern Kenya Faces a Looming Disaster as Drought Intensifies

Climate

COP26: Time for climate finance commitments that meet the scale of the humanitarian crisis we face

Climate

Water Crisis and Drought Threaten More Than 12 Million in Syria and Iraq

Climate

CARE on IPCC report: ‘Every fraction of a degree matters to those already on the frontlines’

Climate

New CARE research shows women disproportionately affected by the drought in Afghanistan

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The Washington Post: As leaders gather for G-7, a key question: Will rich countries help poor ones grapple with climate change?

Climate

The World: Luxembourg takes the lead on climate finance

Climate

TIME: The G7 Want to Save the World from Climate Change. But Are They Willing to Pay for It?

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CARE Fears for Safety of Rohingya Refugees in Lockdown as Cyclone Yaas Looms

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