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In September 2015, news broke that Volkswagen (VW) had been selling cars in the US that had a so-called “defeat device” installed in diesel engines. It could detect when they were being tested and change performance to improve results.
The German carmaker admitted to cheating emissions tests and it soon became clear that this was not just about US car sales. VW later admitted that about 11 million cars worldwide had also been fitted with the same software.
Modifying an environmental test and masquerading as ‘doing the right thing’ will obviously have no meaningful impact on the environment. You would expect that everyone would have learnt lessons from the car industry’s shameful episode.
UN Seeks $29.2 Million for Caribbean Island Sacked by Volcanic Eruptions
UN Seeks $29.2 Million for Caribbean Island Sacked by Volcanic Eruptions
United Nations has launched a $29.2 million global funding appeal to aid citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affected by the major eruptions spewing from La Soufrière volcano, pledging to remain a “steadfast partner”.
Volcanic eruptions in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, affected around 30,000 people, and left the entire population of the main island without clean water and electricity.
Reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), showed that about 30,000 evacuees on the Caribbean island are currently in need of shelter.
Caribbean Island: Volcano Displaces 20,000 Persons, Cuts-off Water, Electricity
Caribbean Island: Volcano Displaces 20,000 Persons, Cuts-off Water, Electricity
Around 20,000 persons have been displaced by a volcanic eruption on a Caribbean island. They are currently in need of shelter.
The entire population in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has been left without clean water and electricity since last week.
It is due to last week’s eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citing reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, pointed out that about 20,000 evacuees on the Caribbean island are currently in need of shelter.
Emerging Lessons from Implementing Climate-Related Peace and Security Mandates
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Six of the ten largest United Nations-led peace operations in 2020 were located in countries that are the most exposed to climate change. Both UN peacekeeping operations and special political missions are increasingly mandated by the UN Security Council to consider and respond to climate-related security risks.
In response, UN peace operations have tried to more effectively respond to climate-related peace and security challenges by adapting existing approaches and exploring innovative new ways in which to operationalize these tasks. Efforts to translate these climate and environmental-related mandates into policies and practices are a work in progress, and can benefit from ongoing learning, monitoring, and adaptation. In this regard, lessons and good practices for integrating climate-related security risks into policies, analysis, activities, and reporting are beginning to emerge.
Last week's eruption of La Soufrière volcano in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has left the entire population of the main island without clean water.