In the Media
El Universal: Denmark, Ireland and New Zealand are the leading humanitarians (Spanish)
Source: El Universal De acuerdo con el reporte Índice de Respuesta 2010, de la organización DARA, estos países son los que brindan mayor ayuda humanitaria BRUSELAS, Bélgica | Martes 07 de diciembre de 2010 EFE | El Universal20:44 Dinamarca, Irlanda [...] Read more...
ReliefWeb: U.S. near bottom in humanitarian donor list
Source: ReliefWeb 07 Dec 2010 Source: alertnet // Olesya Dmitracova LONDON (AlertNet) - The United States came second to last in the Humanitarian Response Index 2010, which ranked 19 rich countries and the European Commission on the effectiveness of their [...] Read more...
Secours Catholique and AFP: Humanitarian assistance from governments often politicized and exploited (French)
Source: Secours Catholique and AFP Selon un rapport rendu public le 7 décembre à Bruxelles, l’aide humanitaire que les gouvernements octroient aux populations dans le besoin manque de respect aux principes de neutralité et d’indépendance. [...] Read more...
Mother Jones: Climate change – adapt or die?
Source: Mother Jones Global warming could kill a million people a year by 2030. So why's the US stalling on a deal that would help countries adapt? —By Kate Sheppard Mon Dec. 6, 2010 4:00 AM PST In the next decade, the effects of a rapidly warming [...] Read more...
British Medical Journal: Deaths from climate change will triple in next 20 years if inaction continues, warns report
Source: British Medical Journal Zosia Kmietowicz The number of deaths attributable to climate change will reach one million a year by 2030—up from 350 000 this year—if efforts to limit worldwide rises in temperature are not speeded up, warns a new report [...] Read more...
International Business Times: Climate Change Will Lead to 5 Million Deaths by 2020 – Report
Source: International Business Times Approximately 5 million people will die over the next ten years due to climate change. They are currently dying at a pace of 350,000 per year, and that rate will increase to one million fatalities per year by 2030, according [...] Read more...
Green Economy: Climate change will lead to 5 million deaths by 2020 – Report
Source: Green Economy Approximately 5 million people will die over the next ten years due to climate change. They are currently dying at a pace of 350,000 per year, and that rate will increase to one million fatalities per year by 2030, according to a [...] Read more...
China Daily US: Cancun data highlights global warming
Source: China Daily US By Li Xing, Wu Chong and Lan Lan (China Daily) Updated: 2010-12-06 07:17 CANCUN, Mexico - A series of figures released on the sidelines of the ongoing Cancun climate talks highlight the serious impact of climate change on people, cities [...] Read more...
Beijing Review: State of climate crisis report launched in Cancun
Source: Beijing Review DARA, a leading humanitarian research organization, and the Climate Vulnerable Forum, a group of committed most vulnerable countries, Friday launched a major new global report on the state of the climate crisis. The "Climate Vulnerability [...] Read more...
Al Jazeera: Climate change – who cares?
Source: Al Jazeera As delegates from 193 nations meet in Cancun, public concern about climate change appears to be declining. David Poort Last Modified: 05 Dec 2010 11:25 GMT As delegates from 193 nations are meeting in Mexico for the Cancun climate summit [...] Read more...