Some Positive Outcomes of Rio+20
The widely reported failure of Rio +20 to produce substantive directives can be viewed as especially disheartening given the current state of perpetual humanitarian crises. However, Rio +20 can also […]
Category Archives: climate change
The Lost Count: Malaria Quantification and People on the Move
Live Savers: Mosquito nets help protect the most vulnerable, including pregnant women and infants. © UNHCR/Zalmaï In the global efforts to combat malaria, accurate assessment of the public health burden […]
Climate Change: A health hazard?
In November 2011, a group of ministers and senior representatives of governments from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific met in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to discuss the threat […]
Pakistan: Forced Displacement and Climate Change
Pakistan: Forced Displacement and Climate Change Manuel Carballo In the space of little more than 3 weeks, more than 5 million people in Pakistan have been displaced from their homes, […]
Climate Change, Migration, and Health
A Changing Universe: Climate change, especially global warming, will affect human society in many ways. Massive displacement of people will be one of the main ways, and mass migration will […]
