Flight to the future:One land's quest to defuse climate 'timebomb'As Somaliland battles worsening weather crises and growing migration within and out of the region, it is racing to find ways to stem a tide of climate migrants, keep people on ever-less-productive land and create new jobs for the unemployed |
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Failure to adapt to climate impacts will hike inequality, commission warnsInvesting $1.8 trillion in in projects to help communities adapt to the worsening impacts of climate change from 2020 to 2030 could generate $7.1 trillion in net benefits |
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Author Atwood said global politics led to 'Handmaid's Tale' sequelNew book sees Atwood pick up the story from her 1985 account of a totalitarian future in which fertile women are forced into sexual servitude to repopulate a world facing environmental disaster |
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Clean energy or food? Asian nations grapple with new demands on landWith many in Asia still dependent on farming and fishing, there is a real risk that large-scale renewable energy projects will change land use and hurt communities, say experts |
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INTERVIEW-African refugees held captive in Libya to go to Rwanda in coming weeks - UNHCRLibya has become the main conduit for Africans fleeing war and poverty trying to reach Europe, since former leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 |
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How polluted, noisy Barcelona could save lives by cutting trafficBarcelona's plan for "superblocks" - which reclaim space from cars and free it up for residents - would prevent several hundred deaths per year if implemented in full, a study says |
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Moroccan activists denounce arrest of journalist on abortion chargesThe case has shone a new light on Morocco's ban on abortion weeks before parliament is due to consider amendments to allow it in cases of rape, incest or malformation of the foetus |
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Japan parental leave case puts spotlight on workers' rightsJapan's parental leave policies are among the world's most generous but few men take it |
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WIDER IMAGE-'A storm is coming': One migrant family's bid to reach EuropeDozens of migrants have died during their journey via Turkey to Europe. Some drowned in the sea, others died in vehicle crashes, while many froze to death while trying to cross borders on foot. |
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Climate groups call for SUVs to be bannedCarmakers should stop developing large, heavy cars, a consortium of climate activists argued at an news conference on the eve of the Frankfurt auto show |
OPINION: We must change our relationship with land to solve climate and biodiversity crisesCommunities are breaking down due to the loss of life and livelihoods from land degradation and drought |
OPINION: The UK should ban surgery on intersex childrenThe United Kingdom should protect the rights of people with Variations of Sex Characteristics and ban unnecessary surgeries on VSC children |
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