Tag: Climate Change
World risks ‘collective suicide,’ UN chief warns climate summit
Heads of state and government are meeting, facing calls to deepen emissions cuts and financially back developing countries
Philippine green activists call for ‘safe, fair future’ as climate summit...
World leaders are urged to step up "to build the trust and plans" and to work together for the "collective well-being of people and planet”
Filipino priest backs call for ‘no meat Fridays’ for Catholics to...
“What is good for the planet is good for the body. What is good for the body is good for the planet,” said Father Anton Pascual
Climate refugees flee as Bangladesh villages washed away
Scientists say climate change has increased the severity and frequency of the floods, with more erratic rainfall causing more cyclones
Filipino Catholics launch ‘bamboo forest’ project to help fight climate change
“This is our humble contribution to help protect our environment,” said Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Caritas Philippines
Climate activist calls on Marcos to ‘lead by example’
“We want to see government policies and laws that will protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate crisis in the Philippines”
Catholic bishops in Pakistan call for help amid devastating floods
“Considering the extent of the flood emergency, it is urgent to show solidarity with the flood victims and people in need”
Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises
Officials say 1,061 people have died since June when the seasonal rains began, but the final toll could be higher
Pope Francis prays for victims of floods in Pakistan
Officials in Pakistan said this year's monsoon flooding has affected more than 33 million people, destroying nearly a million homes
Iraq’s Garden of Eden now ‘like a desert’
The reputed home of the biblical Garden of Eden, Iraq's swamplands have been battered by three years of drought and low rainfall