In July, InterAction released a report, The Nature of Development, explaining the link between the environment and development programs. With the various natural disasters occurring worldwide—floods, droughts, wildfires—this report comes at a critical time.
- As the effects of climate change make weather patterns harsher and more unpredictable, South Africa’s farmers are struggling to cope -- via AlertNet.
- Kristalina Georgieva—European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response—announced that 60 million Euros ($83.3 million) of new humanitarian funding will be released towards the Horn of Africa Drought -- via ReliefWeb.
- A new program created by the UN University Institute for Environment and Human Security in Bonn could help government and aid organizations understand vulnerability to natural hazards, with the aim of mitigating the impact of future disasters -- via ReliefWeb.
- The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization released a statement that Africa must face climate change head on to overcome its impacts -- via FAO.
- In 1992, the first global environmental summit was held in Rio de Janiero. In 2012, the latest environmental conference will be held in Rio once again, where environmentalists plan to focus on sustainable development -- via IPSNews.
For more information on the link between the environment and development, see InterAction’s report The Nature of Development. (Executive Summary available separately.)
