Western Pacific Ocean showing location of Philippines, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Fiji
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Six Tiny Island Countries to Sue Big Oil for Disrupting the Climate
We, the people of Vanuatu, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Fiji, Solomon Islands and the Philippines continue to experience the impacts of climate change… We commit to bring a case that would investigate the human rights implications of climate change and hold the big carbon polluters accountable to appropriate international bodies or processes.
~ People’s Declaration for Climate Justice, Port Vila, Vanuatu, 8 June 2015, published by TruthOut.
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UN issues first-ever heat-wave warning guidelines as global temperatures soar
Published on July 2, 2015
NEW YORK, USA — Two United Nations agencies have unveiled a series of new guidelines aimed at addressing the health risks posed by the increasing number and intensity of climate change-related heat-waves affecting the planet, as warm weather alerts spread across Europe following soaring temperatures that killed hundreds of people in India and Pakistan last month.
The set of guidelines, jointly produced by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and entitled Heatwaves and Health: Guidance on Warning-System Development, will seek to alert decision-makers, health services and the general public through the systematic development of so-called heat-wave early warning systems that, in turn, will hope to trigger timely action in reducing the effects of hot-weather extremes on health. [read more – click link below]
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