According to him, the shrinking Lake Chad Basin remains one of the clearest examples of ecological degradation and its security implications.
“Communities dependent on the lake for survival experienced displacement, economic collapse, forced migration and social instability,” he said
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Why Habitat Rights Matter For Vulnerable Tribal Groups and Climate Justice
Sandeep Chachra
Infrastructure without tenure security does not resolve vulnerability. A road, a hostel, or an electricity connection cannot substitute for the legal recognition of a community’s habitat
https://thewire.in/rights/why-habitat-rights-matter-for-vulnerable-tribal-groups-and-climate-justice
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Fewer deals, bigger bets as Europe leads VC funding for climate tech
Startups from the continent raised almost half of the vertical’s deal value in Q1
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Ban private jets and cut speed limits to avert UK fuel crisis, say campaigners
Climate and transport organisations warn ministers not to ‘sleepwalk into crisis’ amid Iran war oil and gas shortages
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/15/ban-private-jets-cut-speed-limits-uk-fuel-crisis
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The call comes after a report by environmental group Transport and Environment (T&E) revealed that 750 private jet flights transported celebrities and executives to last year's festival
This resulted in the burning of two million liters of kerosene, equivalent to what 14,000 passengers would consume flying between Paris and Athens
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Two new studies show how simply planting more trees can provide huge temperature benefits, not to mention how the additional plant life would boost biodiversity and improve mental health for urbanites
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https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/15/news/urban-heat-tree-canopy-study-climate-change
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Neither party, though, is talking about the secret superpower of new apartment buildings: They’re much better for the planet than constructing single-family homes. According to a new report, these units are “an almost automatic form of building decarbonization,” because three-quarters of new apartments are heated electrically
https://grist.org/cities/the-surprising-climate-fix-that-democrats-and-republicans-both-love/
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Here are the top 10 most climate-resilient capitals and their respective scores:
Stockholm, Sweden: 6.7
Vilnius, Lithuania: 6.4
Riga, Latvia: 6.3
Tallinn, Estonia: 5.9
Helsinki, Finland: 5.8
Zagreb, Croatia: 5.8
Bratislava, Slovakia: 5.7
Warsaw, Poland: 5.7
Berlin, Germany: 5.6
Prague, Czech Republic: 5.5
https://www.byteseu.com/2021268/
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Solomon Islands say climate damage is costing nearly 9% of GDP every year
"For us in the Solomon Islands, and across the Pacific, climate change is not a theory; it is our lived reality."
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/solomon-islands-climate-damage-79-million/
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About 200 school students have marched their way through the capital to Parliament, calling on the government to do more to fight climate change
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/students-march-parliament-climate-change-protest-rnz
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Robert Sanscartier
