The world we inhabit is constantly changing sometimes through natural causes, for example through a volcanic eruption, and other times through human intervention, such as the draining of a lake to expand arable land. The world we inhabit is constantly changing sometimes through natural causes, for example a volcanic eruption, and other times through human intervention, such as draining a …

The effects of climate change are increasingly manifesting themselves in an intense and dramatic way. Episodes of heat waves, floods, earthquakes, and droughts are occurring more and more frequently. Even though the international community is examining different options and opportunities to try to mitigate the devastating effects caused by climate change, through annual meetings with the various countries of the …

The current situation in northern Syria is one of open desperation since little to no humanitarian is being actually given to the Syrians, with the vast majority of the aid coming from the West being almost entirely driven to Turkey and neglecting the thousands of Syrians that are in extreme need for help and aid. The Syrian regime has also …

There are conflicts that arise because the dispute that leads to armed confrontation has to do with the abundance of natural resources in the country or region of the country where the war is taking place. The abundance of natural resources per se is not the sole trigger for conflict, crisis, and civil war, but there are in fact other …

Bolsonaro’s rule of Brazil in recent years has not only had socio-economic effects on the country (increase in poverty, rise of racist and fascist groups, widening of the gap between the poor and the rich, etc.) but also great environmental effects which do not only affect Brazil but also the whole world. Brazil is almost entirely covered in its northwestern …

The first session of the UN negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty concluded in Uruguay in December 2022, which could be the single most important international environmental law treaty of the century. The treaty, which would aim to limit plastic production and use, could have an overarching effect on biodiversity and climate. While the treaty is still in its preliminary …

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), climate change and related disasters are, more and more, becoming a threat to humanity and, therefore, one of the most significant drivers for migration. Temperatures and sea-levels are rising significantly as frequent and violent wildfires, floods, storms, droughts, earthquakes, and tsunamis demonstrate (1). As for migration, it is not hard to believe …

To understand how we got to this extremely severe environmental situation, it should be specified that the international community has started to take action against climate change through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which entered into force on March 21, 1994. The Convention aims at formulating legal frameworks and principles for cooperation among States to mitigate …

According to the UN definition “climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns [that] may be natural. […] But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.” Climate change has led to a progressive increase of Earth’s temperatures and, above all, …

The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 which was completed less than a month ago in the Egyptian town of Sharm el-Sheikh sparked a lot of discussions on whether it brought any actual progress toward the sort of climate action required to restrict climate crisis and environmental degradation. As the second most attended climate summit of all years, with more …