Paris Agreement is not ‘renegotiable’

The Paris Agreement was almost three decades in the making. It was designed for maximum flexibility and universal participation. It even allows countries to adjust their climate plans based on national circumstances. If the US wishes to change its contribution, that would be unfortunate but is its prerogative. Renegotiating the entire agreement, however, is not… Continue reading Paris Agreement is not ‘renegotiable’

This is climate change: Floods, Fighting and Famines

This is climate change. Earlier than usual rainfall in Bangladesh that flooded 400,000 hectares of agricultural land in the country’s northeast destroyed 2 million tonnes of rice, sending the price of the staple crop soaring at the market and raising of a food shortage. The government has started to make emergency plans to make up… Continue reading This is climate change: Floods, Fighting and Famines

Small Islands Highlight Urgency and Benefits of Climate Action in Bonn

For Immediate Release: 5 May 2017 At the opening of the latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations in Bonn, Germany, the first talks since COP 22 in Morocco, Thoriq Ibrahim, Chair of the Alliance of Small Island States, a coalition of island and coastal nations that are highly vulnerable to climate change impacts,… Continue reading Small Islands Highlight Urgency and Benefits of Climate Action in Bonn

Transcript of Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Statement

Transcript of statement delivered on 23 March by Amb. Ahmed Sareer Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Agenda United Nations Headquarters New York City 23 March 0930 in Trusteeship Council Chamber President of the General Assembly, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, Excellencies, Colleagues, Let me start by thanking Ambassador Peter Thompson, the President of the… Continue reading Transcript of Climate Change and the Sustainable Development Statement

The Climate Change and Sustainable Development Nexus

This article originally appeared on The Reuters Foundation site. By Thoriq Ibrahim The relationship between excessive carbon dioxide emissions and severe climate change impacts is well documented: In the past few years alone, the atmospheric concentration of CO2 reached its highest level in 2 million years. At the same time, we witnessed the hottest global… Continue reading The Climate Change and Sustainable Development Nexus

Coral Bleaching Conditions Persist

The devastation persists. The longest-running coral bleaching event in history, which has impacted reefs across the globe, will continue into 2017, according to a troubling forecast from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coral Reef Watch. The alert isn’t as severe as in recent years after average sea surface temperatures have cooled following a significant… Continue reading Coral Bleaching Conditions Persist

Zika, Climate Change, and Me

This article is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post, in conjunction with the U.N.’s 22nd Conference of the Parties(COP22) in Morocco (Nov. 7-18), aka the climate-change conference. The series will put a spotlight on climate-change issues and the conference itself. To view the entire series, visit here. I never thought that my work and… Continue reading Zika, Climate Change, and Me

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PRESS RELEASE: Small Islands Call on Marrakech to Live Up To Action COP Billing

At the opening of COP 22 in Marrakech, Morocco, which beyond all expectations will now serve as the first meeting of parties to the Paris Agreement after the first treaty committing nearly all nations to lowering greenhouse gas emissions became international law last week, Thoriq Ibrahim, Environment Minister for the Maldives and Chair of the… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Small Islands Call on Marrakech to Live Up To Action COP Billing