Environmental Degradation and Droughts in Somalia: Urgent Call for Sustainable Solutions
For decades, Somalia has faced the most devastating droughts because of the deteriorating environmental conditions. The environmental degradation is attributed to intensive overgrazing, deforestation, and unsustainable land use practices leading to soil degradation and loss of vegetation, which diminished the fertile land. However, it was terrible for farmers to grow
Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is a legally binding agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to mitigate the effects of climate change. The protocol was adopted in 1997 and went into effect in 2005. Under the protocol, industrialized countries, known as Annex 1 […]
IPCC: The sixth assessment Synthesis Report
The IPPC produced the sixth assessment report (AR6) on the current state of climate change, its impact and ways forward to tackle the crisis. Here is a summary of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) Synthesis Report: 1. The report states that human influence has warmed the climate at a rate that is unprecedented in […]
ICE Institute Concludes Successful Week at LDC5 in Doha
The Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) was held in Doha, Qatar from 4-9 March2023. The conference brought together representatives from the world’s least developed countries, as well as development partners, academia, and other stakeholders, to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the LDCs and to develop a plan of