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How Sicily Is Tackling Wildfires Amid a Global Climate Crisis

Natalia Torres Garzon December 8, 2022 Natalia Torres Garzon

Over the last 14 years, Sicily has reported more than half of Italy's wooden (and non-wooden) burned area. Throughout the world, fires have intensified over the last 20 years, with more than 1 billion acres—or 11 percent—of tree cover lost. This not only affects biodiversity and human settlements close by. The greenhouse gasses emitted exacerbate the current climate crisis. Natalia Torres Garzon reports. Photography by Antonio Cascio.

A damaged building is seen after heavy monsoon rain in northwest Pakistan's Nowshera on September 6. At least 11 people were killed in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in the 24 hours prior to December 2 in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said / credit: Saeed Ahmad/Xinhua

‘The Ax Always Falls on the Most Vulnerable’: Pakistan Demands Debt Cancellation and Climate Justice

Tanupriya Singh December 5, 2022 Tanupriya Singh

More than 1,700 people have been killed in floods that continue to submerge parts of Pakistan. Amid this crisis, activists are demanding debt cancellation and climate reparations, reports Tanupriya Singh for Peoples Dispatch.

Egypt’s Repressive Regime Is Enabled by United States and Allies

Peoples Dispatch November 22, 2022 Peoples Dispatch

Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News explains how Egypt acts as a U.S. proxy in Africa and West Asia, and how Israeli and Western backing enables Egypt's government to continue repressive policies domestically.

Protesters from the Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development rallying on Energy Day, November 15, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, where COP27, the annual global climate conference, is taking place / credit: Twitter / AsianPeoplesMvt

COP 27: Weighty Presence of Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Raises Alarm

Sandipan Talukdar November 15, 2022 Sandipan Talukdar

Environmental activists and researchers say fossil-fuel lobbyists being granted access to policymaking processes poses the threat of slowing down climate action, Sandipan Talukdar reports for Peoples Dispatch.

Demonstrators in Berlin, Germany, gathered on August 8 to protest Egypt’s attempts to greenwash crimes with the upcoming COP27 conference / credit: Twitter / FreedomForAlaa

What to Expect from COP27 in Egypt’s Police State: An Interview with Journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Medea Benjamin November 4, 2022 Medea Benjamin

The global climate meeting called COP27 (the 27th Conference of Parties) will be held November 6-18 in the remote Egyptian desert resort of Sharm el Sheikh. Given the repressive nature of the Egyptian government, this gathering will likely be different from others, where there have been large, raucous protests led by civil society groups. U.S.-based activist Medea Benjamin spoke with Egyptian journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous.