[April 2-6] Top 5 climate change and sustainability news of the week
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Check out the 5 most shocking climate change and sustainability news stories of the week!
The week of April 2-6 brought important news on climate change and sustainability issues, such as the swearing in of Peru's new Minister of the Environment Fabiola Muñoz and the historic event that occurred in Colombia: for the first time its Amazon has the same rights as a person.
News summary:
The fact that a region in Colombia is considered a subject that has rights, just as an ordinary citizen has, is a historical fact in the country and a news item of worldwide interest. The Colombian Amazon has just received this category from the Supreme Court of Justice, which studied a tutela and resolved the case in what could be the first judicial ruling in Latin America against climate change at the international level. For the high court, the authorities in Colombia are not doing enough to protect the area from deforestation and the effects of climate change. Source: ConexiónCOP
The scientists analyzed rainfall data recorded across Africa from 1920 to 2013 and found that the Sahara, which occupies much of the northern part of the continent, expanded by 10 percent during this period when looking at annual trends. When the authors evaluated seasonal trends over the same time period, the most notable expansion of the Sahara occurred in summer, resulting in a nearly 16 percent increase in the average seasonal area of the desert over the 93-year span covered by the study. Source: Ecoticias
Fabiola Muñoz took office today as head of the Ministry of the Environment (Minam), highlighting the work carried out by the sector to ensure the sustainable use, conservation of natural resources and environmental quality for the benefit of the citizens. In a meeting attended by the directors, officials and heads of the seven agencies attached to the Ministry of the Environment, the minister stressed that she will continue working to implement the Framework Law on Climate Change, which was approved by the Congress of the Republic. Source: Andina
Since World War II, per capita food availability has increased by about 40%. Today there is enough food in the world to feed everyone adequately. The Green Revolution that took place in the late 1960s played a key role in this regard, as it provided the right solution to the challenge of the time: increasing production and productivity through input-intensive agriculture. And it worked: it saved hundreds of millions of people from hunger. But, almost 50 years later, its limits have become apparent. Source: El País
A new World Bank Group report concludes that by 2050 the increasing impacts of climate change in three densely populated regions of the world could force the displacement of more than 140 million people within their respective countries, causing an imminent humanitarian crisis and threatening the development process. Source: Construible.es
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