by Omega | Dec 17, 2023 | Environment
When representatives from 197 countries arrive in Dubai this month for the latest round of climate negotiations, they will have to confront a basic question: are nations meeting the goal they set of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels? Jeff...
by Omega | Dec 17, 2023 | Economy
In recent months, the world has been bombarded with reports of attacks on major dams and civilian water systems in Ukraine, water being used as a weapon during the violence in Gaza and the West Bank, unrest and riots in India and Iran over water scarcity and drought,...
by Omega | Dec 17, 2023 | Economy
We’re seeing the effects of years of poor water resources management – due to politics, lack of financial resources, debt, corruption, conflict or other priorities – together with the effects of climate change, and this is leading to more intense competition over...
by Omega | Dec 17, 2023 | Resilience
The list below summarizes the advice Donella Meadows was able to give after more than 30 years of working in the field of sustainability consultancy, research and education. It is an excellent set of guidelines that could help you to improve your own practice,...
by Omega | Dec 17, 2023 | Environment
To achieve climate justice, biodiversity, and health equity goals, most societies need rapid change. From equitable policies and low-carbon infrastructure to values like collaboration and fairness, we need deep shifts, and we need them soon. As many examples in this...
by Omega | Dec 17, 2023 | Resilience
Understanding climate risks to infrastructure systems is becoming extremely important. Shocks in one sector, such as energy, can have significant impacts in other systems, such as transport – causing major disruption and damage. So financial regulators increasingly...
by Omega | Dec 17, 2023 | Environment
Can you see it yet? The Earth systems horizon – the point at which our planetary systems tip into a new equilibrium, hostile to most lifeforms? I think we can. The sudden acceleration of environmental crises we have seen this year, coupled with the strategic...
by Omega | Dec 17, 2023 | Resilience
Resilience — or the ability of people, households, communities, countries and systems to manage adversity and change without compromising future well-being — is becoming more relevant and better known outside of food security circles as the world struggles to cope...
by Omega | Dec 17, 2023 | Environment
United Nations University ~ Institute for Environment and Human Security Because risks are interconnected, so are most potential solutions. Therefore, the report highlights overall changes we can make to our behaviours and values that would transform the way we use...
by Omega | Dec 16, 2023 | Environment
Theories of breakdown driven by climate change have proliferated in recent years, encouraged by the likes of Jared Diamond’s 2005 book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. The Roman Empire, for example, unraveled during a spasm of volcanic explosions,...
