[JUNE 10 - 14] Top 5 climate change and sustainability news of the week
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Check out the top 5 climate change and sustainability news stories of the week!
The week of June 10 brought important news related to climate change and sustainability, such as the first Forum on Gender Equality and Water Security, which had rural and Amazonian women of Peru as protagonists. Also learn about green investments and what we talk about when we talk about sustainable financing. This week we commented on the «Law that promotes and regulates the use of bicycles as a sustainable means of transportation» and also, Peruvian fishing companies presented the first sustainability report of the Peruvian fishmeal and fish oil industry. Read more about it below:
News summary
In deep Peru “it is women who ensure access to water”.”
The Peruvian Minister of Women's Affairs, Gloria Montenegro, highlighted on Tuesday the role of rural and Amazonian women in Peru in access to water and in decision-making in their communities, during the inauguration of the first national forum on Gender Equality and Water Security. Source: Montevideo Portal. See note.
Green investments: what are these sustainable financings?
The green finance market is growing rapidly in the world as a result of international agreements against global warming. Governments have set clear goals to reduce their polluting and greenhouse emissions and, in the process, are involving the private sector, especially the world's entire financial ecosystem. Source: Gestión. See note.
If 1% of Peruvians use bicycles, 19% of informal buses stop running
The «Law that promotes and regulates the use of bicycles as a means of sustainable transportation» could mark the beginning of working towards a greener city free of traffic congestion and CO2 emissions. Source: El Comercio. See note.
Peruvian fishing companies make sustainability report
The Sociedad Nacional de Pesquería (SNP) and its associated companies presented the first sustainability report of the Peruvian fishmeal and fish oil industry, becoming the only one of its kind in the world, which integrates the indicators of the prestigious Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). Source: El Tiempo. See note.
Floods in Paraguay are a living portrait of climate change, experts say
International organizations such as the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have long been warning about the effects of climate change in Paraguay. This year, the debate is once again gaining momentum after severe floods caused the mass exodus of up to 325,000 people. Source: France 24. See note.
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