UNHCR report reveals climate change is a growing threat to people already fleeing war
Baku – People forced to flee war, violence and persecution are increasingly finding themselves on the front line of the global climate crisis, a new report warns, exposing them to a lethal combination of threats but without the funding and support to adapt. The...
Climate change fuels deadly conflict in Nigeria’s Middle Belt
As world leaders gather at the COP29 summit, climate change has reduced the availability of natural resources in Nigeria, aggravating clashes between communities in Benue State and displacing some half a million people By Kristy Siegfried in Makurdi, Nigeria At Ichwa...
Indigenous leader takes her people’s fight for survival to biodiversity summit
Esneda Saavedra’s Yukpa community has endured decades of conflict and displacement. With the climate and biodiversity crises now threatening their survival, she is raising her voice at COP16. By Johnny Meneses and Biel Calderón in Serranía del Perijá, Colombia For...