Environment & Climate Change

A young girl collects food from a rubbish dump in Islamabad, Pakistan(PHOTO: AFP) Climate change profoundly affects child labour, ILO research finds: Children have been identified as one of the population groups at greatest risk from the systemic shocks caused by climate change. It finds that increased poverty is probably the most important link between climate change and child labour. The damage caused by climate change is significantly affecting livelihoods and living conditions, pushing more people into poverty and degrading the circumstances of those who are already poor and vulnerable. There is evidence that these conditions induce households to rely more on child labour, the paper says. Other key impact channels identified in the paper include: ▪️changes to agricultural productivity; ▪️climate-related extreme weather shocks; ▪️climate-driven migration and conflict; ▪️health issues, hazardous child labor; ▪️destruction or degradation of basic services infrastructure. Read more»» @Enviro_Climate

https://www.youtube.com/live/SIGgzhHTjdc?si=VYU3OV187iXFO28C The oceans are a major source of biodiversity and food. The preservation of the quality of the food chain, as well as of life underwater in general is a primary concern for society. However, observing water media routinely is a complex task that remote sensing technology empowered by AI can unlock. © ClimateChangeAI @Enviro_Climate

Why the floods in Libya were so destructive and deadly | DW News https://youtu.be/oaKcFWvgfV0?t=16 @Enviro_Climate

PETERPENCIL/GETTY IMAGES Human ancestors may have survived a brush with extinction 900,000 years ago About 1 million years ago, our distant ancestors hunted in small bands and gathered their food with sophisticated stone tools. Then, about 900,000 years ago, something happened: The number of breeding individuals dwindled to only about 1300, according to a new study modeling ancient population sizes. Our ancestors came within a hair’s breadth of extinction, and populations remained that low for the next 100,000 years or more, researchers argue today in Science. Read more »» science.org @Enviro_Climate

Photo by: Dr. Richard Bartlett Forgotten Species: the fiery Luristan Newt The biggest threat for the Luristan newt is “illegal collection for the pet trade,” explains Dr. Theodore Papenfuss, a research specialist of herpetology (the study of amphibians and reptiles) at the University of California, Berkeley. “Several hundred specimens have been smuggled to Europe in the last few years. Some have appeared in the US pet trade.” ©news.mongabay.com @Enviro_Climate

Media coverage of climate change research does not inspire action Ⓒwp.unil.ch Media coverage of scientific advances on climate issues does not activate the mechanisms known in psychology to trigger action in individuals and groups. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by social scientists and geoscientists from the University of Lausanne (UNIL – Switzerland). @Enviro_Climate

Capitalism cannot solve the climate crisis since capitalism is the principal cause of the crisis. Ⓒ thetricontinental Capitalism Created the Climate Catastrophe; Socialism Can Avert Disaster. READ THE NEWSLETTER THEN LEAVE YOUR COMMENT DOWN BELOW👇🏿 @Enviro_Climate

https://join.skype.com/EPdMPdPv5mUU Relative Sea-Level Rise Scenario for 2100 along the Mediterranean costs @Enviro_Climate

Rich nations owe reparations to countries facing climate disaster, says Pakistan minister Rich polluting countries which are predominantly to blame for the “dystopian” climate breakdown have broken their promises to reduce emissions and help developing countries adapt to global heating, according to Pakistan’s minister for climate change, who said reparations were long overdue. Read more »» @Enviro_Climate

“Future or fantasy? All you need to know about Saudi Arabia’s new NEOM megacity, touted to be 33 times larger than NYC” Read more»» @Enviro_Climate