blogs.worldbank.org (23.08.2017) There is no denying that the country has suffered major losses due to climatic shocks as well as the civil war that had a huge impact on its social, economic and financial well-being.
Global Development Institute Blog (20.06.2017) Climate change is one of the biggest environmental and development challenges of the 21st century. But we will not all face this challenge in the same way, as the impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed; people that are marginalised in society are especially vulnerable to climate change because of intersecting social processes that create multidimensional inequalities.
reuters.com (19.06.2017) Some sovereign investors are reducing their exposure to fossil fuels or seeking clean alternatives to protect their portfolios from rising environmental risk.
Finanz und Wirtschaft (05.06.2017) Der Generaldirektor der internationalen Arbeitsorganisation ILO, Guy Ryder, hat an die Verantwortlichen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt appelliert, sich den Herausforderungen des Klimawandels zu stellen. Er sagte dies nur wenige Tage nach der Ankündigung des amerikanischen Präsidenten Donald Trump, sich aus dem Pariser Klimaabkommen zurückzuziehen.
Asian Development Blog (25.08.2016) Natural disasters bringing previously unimaginable chaos, heartbreak, and economic and social casualties are likely to increase in number and intensity in the coming years due to climate change.
Antigua Observer (03.09.2016) As government moves to enact the National Social Protection Bill, the country’s Minister of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development, Samantha Marshall, remains adamant that it will only benefit the poor and vulnerable.
thefinancialexpress (02.10.2016) Speakers at a discussion on Sunday underscored the need for making the existing social protection programmes more climate sensitive by taking community-based adaptive social protection schemes to address poverty and cope with the aftermath of any disaster
The Guardian (24.11.2016) Thinktank says the poorest 10% have been unable to recover from financial crisis because of falling real wages
ILO (14.12.2016) Currently, 4 billion people live in the tropical and sub-tropical belt regions that will suffer most from extreme heat. In particular, workers in sectors such as agriculture, construction, mining and oil refining are most vulnerable. Indeed, workers most affected are those who need to work continuously at high physical intensity, in manufacturing factories without cooling system facilities and migrants exposed to poor and informal working conditions.
Trust/News (21.02.2017) As most natural disasters are predictable to some extent, it makes sense to invest into government social protection schemes to build their long-term resilience
