Tag: Rio Earth Summit

Vatican stand on RIO Conference

The Vatican has taken a stand against the proposed universal right to education including references to gender equality, family planning and reproductive health.

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5th May..Climate impact day..Connecting the dots..

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Freak weather is not climate change… up to a point..when it suddenly becomes clear fromn all the evidnce, that runaway climate change is happening.

Finally we can join up the dots.

Thousands worldwide to “connect the dots” between climate change and extreme weather this weekend Anyone and everyone can participate in this day.

Many of us do not live in Texas, the Philippines, or Ethiopia — places deeply affected by climate impacts. For those communities, there are countless ways to stand in solidarity with those on the front-lines of the climate crisis: some people will giving presentations in their communities about how to connect the dots.

Others will do projects to demonstrate what sorts of climate impacts we can expect if the crisis is left unchecked. And still others of us will express our indignation to local media and politicians for failing to connect the dots in their coverage of “natural disasters.”

Jeremy Hance mongabay.com May 03, 2012 Continue reading “5th May..Climate impact day..Connecting the dots..”