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Indigenous migrants in northern Colombia battle worsening droughts and floods
The Wayuu, the largest Indigenous group in Colombia, are facing the dual threats of climate change-driven droughts and floods. Scientists warn that more severe, prolonged drought periods punctuated by ...
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Colombia’s Receding Coastline
In Colombia, coastal erosion caused by a combination of climate change and environmentally destructive industrial agriculture is displacing the country’s poorest citizens. But the scale of the ...
Colombia's new defense minister vows to reclaim territory lost to rebel groups
Colombia’s newly appointed defense minister says he will focus on taking back territory lost to rebel groups that have forced ...
Peruvian farmer’s case against German energy giant RWE could reshape global climate accountability
A groundbreaking climate lawsuit is heading to trial in Germany next week, with Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya ...
Global banana supply at risk as climate change hits producers
RaboResearch warned the banana supply chain faced significant risks due to yield fluctuations, increased water demand, severe ...
Droughts, floods and economic uncertainty: Portraits of the Wayuu people in northern Colombia
Climate change is rapidly altering the way of life of the Indigenous Wayuu people, a semi-nomadic Indigenous group living in the arid La Guajira region, which spans northern Colombia and Venezuela.
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Indigenous migrants in northern Colombia battle worsening droughts and floods
Standing next to her makeshift home of scrap metal, wood and plastic tarp, 47-year-old Nelly Mengual recounts how severe flooding and winds tore off her roof a few months ago, leaving her knee ...
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Peruvian farmer's case against German energy giant RWE could reshape global climate accountability
BOGOTA, Colombia — As a crucial climate lawsuit ... precedent in the fight to hold major polluters accountable for climate change. Lliuya’s lawsuit against RWE argues that the company ...