Climate change is an undeniably dangerous aspect of our present and future. This shift in global weather patterns – mostly caused by human activity – is taking place rapidly. Although the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in lockdowns and economic slowdown, these factors did not decrease the expediting negative impacts of climate change, according to a report …
Extreme rainfall has affected livelihoods and claimed lives in India. This is evidence of the far reaching effects of climate change argues Kashvi Chandok, a 20-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from New Delhi, India. She says the government needs to support young people in their fight for the environment and a better tomorrow. The future of the …
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As the countdown to COP26 continues, young environmental activists and innovators, academics, experts and government officials from across the Commonwealth, joined a series of regional dialogues to help set the youth agenda at the conference. Organised by the Commonwealth Youth Programme and the Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network (CYCN) and supported by the Commonwealth Blue Charter, …
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Photo Credit: Sonika Agarwal via Unsplash ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. About Karishma Arora: My source of happiness is working for the vulnerable and underprivileged. I aspire to be a civil servant and contribute to public services. Some of my interests include creative writing, photography and debating.
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COVID-19, heart disease, stroke and lower respiratory diseases are responsible for high numbers of death globally but Erisa Sserwadda, a 25-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent from Uganda argues that diseases aren’t all that we need to be concerned about as the increase in the world’s population is threatening the survival of the human race. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Photo Credit: …
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Multi-national corporations have enormous influence over food production, writes David Masengesho, 26, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Kigali in Rwanda who is currently in the USA. At the same time, consumers are demanding accountability from those corporations. It is on Saturday, May 24, about 2:30pm EST, I am in Portland Public Library. I find myself unable …
Sri Lankans are embracing World Environment Day as part of their crowded calendar of special events, says Indooshan Shanthakumaran, 25, a Correspondent from Colombo in Sri Lanka, but while the growing environmental awareness is an encouraging first step much work remains to be done. Sri Lanka is a land where people have so many religious …
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Climate change has been regarded as an environmental or business issue, but Naman Sanghvi, 23, a Correspondent from India, argues that viewing it as an ethical issue changes the imperative for action. Can we evoke greater motivation among negotiators if climate change were to be treated as an ethical problem and not simply a leash on …
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Small island developing states are especially vulnerable to external economic and environmental shocks. At the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa, 1-4 September, the Commonwealth is partnering with the United Nations, governments and international organisations to help build the resilience of these countries. The unique natural life on small islands plays a …
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