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À Varsovie, Mark Rutte félicite les efforts de défense de la Pologne et encourage l’UE à suivre l’exemple

Euractiv.fr - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 15:02
Lors de leur rencontre en Pologne ce mercredi 13 novembre, le secrétaire général de l’OTAN, Mark Rutte, et le Premier ministre polonais, Donald Tusk, ont appelé à augmenter les dépenses de défense et à maintenir le soutien à Kiev dans le contexte du retour au pouvoir de Donald Trump.
Categories: Union européenne

EU Commission fines Meta €797.72 mln for Facebook Marketplace’s alleged antitrust breach

Euractiv.com - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 15:00
The way Meta tied Facebook Marketplace to its social media platform hindered competition, said the Commission.
Categories: European Union

First draft of general-purpose AI guidelines includes strict risk mitigation

Euractiv.com - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:59
Stakeholders will need to quickly analyse the draft, with short deadlines looming. 
Categories: European Union

I blame the Church for my brother’s death, says Zimbabwean sister of UK child abuser's victim

BBC Africa - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:57
John Smyth, a known child abuser in the UK, went to Zimbabwe and set up Christian holiday camps.
Categories: Africa

I blame the Church for my brother’s death, says Zimbabwean sister of UK child abuser's victim

BBC Africa - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:57
John Smyth, a known child abuser in the UK, went to Zimbabwe and set up Christian holiday camps.
Categories: Africa

‘I blame the Church for my brother’s death’ - Zimbabwe anger over child abuser

BBC Africa - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:57
John Smyth, a known child abuser in the UK, went to Zimbabwe and set up Christian holiday camps.
Categories: Africa

Ce que l'on sait du non-renouvellement de l'accord de pêche entre le Sénégal et l'UE

BBC Afrique - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:54
En 2014, le Sénégal avait signé un accord de partenariat pour une pêche durable avec l’Union européenne, en contrepartie de 1,7 million d’euros par an, permettant aux navires européens de pêcher dans ses eaux territoriales. Renouvelé en novembre 2019 pour cinq ans, ledit accord prend fin le dimanche 17 novembre 2024, à minuit, et ne sera pas renouvelé cette fois-ci.
Categories: Afrique

Polizei sucht Zeugen: Nackter Mann verfolgt Passanten in Beringen SH

Blick.ch - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:52
Ein Exhibitionist trieb am Mittwochmorgen in Beringen SH sein Unwesen. Er verschwand im Wald. Die Schaffhauser Polizei bittet um Hinweise aus der Bevölkerung.
Categories: Swiss News

Az otthon érzete az óvodában – színes és puha ovislepedők

Biztonságpiac - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:51

Vannak reggelek, amikor jó néhány kisgyerek fáradtan, körülményesen indul az óvodába. Ilyenkor még nehezebben búcsúznak el a szülőktől, nagyszülőktől, testvérektől. 

Ám mindez könnyebben átvészelhető, ha az ebéd utáni szundikálást az otthon melegét idéző ágyneműben tehetik. Kulcsfontosságú dolog, hogy a kisgyermekek bőrbarát anyagokkal érintkezzenek. A tiszta pamutból készült termékek különösképpen ajánlottak a piciknek, akár játékokról, ruházati cikkekről vagy párnáról, takaróról, lepedőről van szó.

A Happytextil ovislepedő kollekciójában megtaláljuk a gyerekeknek tetsző mintájú és bőrüknek ideális, 100% pamutanyagból varrt ovislepedőket. Nézzük át közösen, és válasszuk ki együtt a gyermekünk számára minden szempontból a legtökéletesebbet!

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Vigyünk az óvodába ovislepedőt!

Gyermekeink számára mindannyian kiváló minőségű termékeket szeretnénk választani. Azért is lényeges a tiszta pamutból készült ágynemű használata, mert a bőr sokkal jobban tud lélegezni a hatékonyabb légáteresztő képessége miatt. Az érzékenyebb bőrű kicsik számára szintén sokkal előnyösebb ennek az anyagnak az alkalmazása. 

Az ovislepedő a gumírozásnak köszönhetően gyorsan és könnyen felhelyezhető a kis ágyikókra. Mérete tökéletesen passzol az ovis fekhelyre. Mosás után hamar megszárad, az alakját, színét sokáig megtartja. Ez a lepedő puha és kényelmes, így alvás közben az óvodában is komfortosan érezheti magát gyermekünk.

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Categories: Biztonságpolitika

Ein Töff-Fahrer übertrieb es komplett: Kapo Bern gehen mehr als ein Dutzend Verkehrssünder ins Netz

Blick.ch - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:47
Die Kantonspolizei Bern hat in der Region Thun 16 Verkehrssünder angezeigt. Ein Töff-Fahrer wurde mit 102 km/h statt der erlaubten 50 km/h erwischt und musste seinen Führerausweis abgeben. Er wird sich vor der Justiz verantworten müssen.
Categories: Swiss News

Sudan death toll far higher than previously reported - study

BBC Africa - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:46
More than 61,000 people have died in Khartoum state, where the fighting began last year, researchers say.
Categories: Africa

Goalgetter Killian Mottet diese Saison noch ohne Treffer: «Meine Psychologin schiesst keine Tore für mich»

Blick.ch - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:43
Killian Mottet ist ein Sinnbild für die schwierige Saison von Fribourg. War er in den letzten 11 Saisons bei Gottéron stets für mindestens 9 Tore gut, wartet er in dieser Spielzeit noch auf seinen ersten Treffer.
Categories: Swiss News

Hydrocèle chez l’homme : Tout ce qu’il faut sur cette affection bénigne

Algérie 360 - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:41

Vous avez peut-être déjà remarqué un gonflement inhabituel au niveau du scrotum (Enveloppe cutanée des testicules) ? Ce symptôme pourrait être le signe d’une hydrocèle. […]

L’article Hydrocèle chez l’homme : Tout ce qu’il faut sur cette affection bénigne est apparu en premier sur .

Categories: Afrique

Twenty EU countries sign up to joint procurement scheme to replenish armies’ stocks

Euractiv.com - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:40
Those items have been considered consumables since the war in Ukraine started, considering the sheer amount used and needed on the battlefield.
Categories: European Union

Fast 800 Millionen Euro: EU verhängt Millionenstrafe gegen Meta

Blick.ch - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:38
Die EU-Kommission verhängt gegen den Facebook-Mutterkonzern Meta eine Strafe von 797,72 Millionen Euro. Das Unternehmen habe gegen die EU-Kartellvorschriften verstossen, teilte die Behörde in Brüssel am Donnerstag mit.
Categories: Swiss News

Publireportage: Champions League: Beste Fussballunterhaltung mit blue Sport

Blick.ch - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:27
Nur blue Sport zeigt alle Spiele der Champions League live. Noch bis zum 15.12. mit einem unschlagbaren Angebot: 6 Monate lang zum halben Preis im Jahresabo. Gleichzeitig verlost blue Sport eine Reise nach Glasgow zum Spiel YB-Celtic im legendären Celtic Park!
Categories: Swiss News

Neues Video nach Klopp-Eklat: Skandal um englischen Spitzen-Schiri wird immer grösser

Blick.ch - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:27
Nach einem Video, in dem der englische Schiedsrichter David Coote Jürgen Klopp übel beleidigte, taucht nun ein weiteres auf, das ihn beim Konsum von Kokain zeigen soll. Ermittlungen wurden aufgenommen.
Categories: Swiss News

COP29: African Countries Must Wake Up from ‘Distributed Carbon Emission Guilt’ to People-Centered Climate Action

Africa - INTER PRESS SERVICE - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:26

Dr Githinji Gitahi_Amref Health Africa Group CEO

By Dr Githinji Gitahi
Nov 14 2024 (IPS)

Global warming is no longer just an issue for the environment but a crisis of life itself. Yet, African governments’ climate action strategies, specifically those submitted under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), remain disproportionately focused on emission reductions—an approach that fails to address the most pressing health needs of African communities. For many Africans, it’s hard to explain why their leaders prioritize reducing emissions, which are rather low and insignificant when the immediate threat of climate change is not their carbon footprint but their vulnerability to its effects.

Consider the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). With a per capita carbon emission of just 0.04 metric tons, it would take an average Congolese citizen over 400 years to match the emissions of a citizen in a high-income country like the U.S., Canada, or Australia. However, DRC’s NDC includes an unconditional commitment to reduce emissions by 2%, with a conditional target of 21% by 2030. This ambitious reduction, aimed at emissions that are already minuscule, would come at a cost of $25.6 billion for mitigation compared to the $23 billion allocated for adaptation actions.

This isn’t an argument against the DRC’s commitment, but an example of the absurdity that is replicated across most of the African climate action strategies as stated in their NDCs. Across the continent, mitigation costs consistently overshadow adaptation investments, even though Africa’s contribution to global emissions is minimal. What impact would DRC’s 21% reduction from 0.04 to 0.0316 metric tons per capita emissions have on the global climate at a cost of $25.6 billion?

Ethiopia provides another example. With per capita emissions of 0.2 metric tons, Ethiopia aims to cut emissions by 68.8% by 2030. However, of its $316 billion climate action budget, $275.5 billion is dedicated to mitigation, while only $40.5 billion is allocated to adaptation. This imbalance overlooks Ethiopia’s pressing need for climate resilient infrastructure in health, water, and sanitation to protect millions from climate-induced floods and droughts.

The story continues in Malawi, where per capita emissions are only 0.1 metric tons. Malawi’s NDC targets a 6% unconditional reduction and a 51% conditional reduction by 2040, with $41.8 billion allocated for mitigation but only $4.5 billion for adaptation. This focus on mitigation underfunds Malawi’s immediate vulnerabilities, such as water scarcity, food insecurity, and a fragile agricultural sector.

Zimbabwe and Uganda follow similar patterns. Zimbabwe, with per capita emissions of 0.9 metric tons, aims to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030, budgeting $4.83 billion for mitigation compared to just $2.35 billion for adaptation. Uganda, with emissions at 0.1 metric tons per capita, commits to a 24.7% reduction by 2030, with $16.7 billion allocated for mitigation and $11.4 billion for adaptation, despite recurring droughts that jeopardise agriculture and health systems.

A more people-centered approach would give precedence to climate-resilient crops, effective water management, and adaptable healthcare systems that directly address the immediate needs of vulnerable populations.

This fixation on mitigation in countries with negligible emissions reveals what I call “distributed carbon guilt”—a shared sense of responsibility for a problem these countries did not create. African nations seem trapped in a “copy-paste” climate agenda that mirrors the priorities of high-emission countries rather than building strategies rooted in local needs.

It’s time for African leaders to rethink their climate strategies and make a decisive shift away from carbon metrics toward a people-centred approach. This human life crisis demands a bottom-up strategy focused on protecting lives and livelihoods, prioritising the safety and resilience of vulnerable communities facing growing health risks, water and food scarcity, and the loss of jobs and incomes.

Achieving this scale of change requires harnessing the power of citizen engagement to build a groundswell of advocacy that places people at the heart of climate negotiations. Empowered African voices—from grassroots activists to government representatives—are essential in holding wealthier nations accountable, demanding they honour their commitments for a just energy transition and provide the financial and technological support necessary to safeguard lives and strengthen the resilience of African communities.

The Pathway to Resilience

Climate adaptation and mitigation are not opposing approaches but mutually reinforcing strategies to tackle climate change and its impacts.  Each should be applied based on the specific needs of communities. For example, investing in adaptation in Africa provides immediate protection and reduces future risks, avoiding the escalating costs of inaction. According to the Global Commission on Adaptation, an investment of $1.8 trillion in areas like early warning systems, climate-resilient infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, and water resources could yield $7.1 trillion in benefits. If African farmers adopted solar-powered irrigation, resilient crop varieties, and weather alert systems, global agricultural yields could avoid a 30% decline by 2050. Clearly, investing in adaptation delivers significant co-benefits for both resilience and mitigation.

African governments should therefore refocus on five key areas: strengthening climate-resilient health systems, offering reliable, safe water and sanitation services, supporting sustainable agriculture, mitigation, especially where there are direct co-benefits and implementing social protection programmes. Climate-resilient health systems are vital to managing climate-driven pressures, including rising disease burdens from malaria, dengue, and respiratory illnesses linked to pollution and extreme temperatures. They are also critical for responding to health impacts from extreme weather events like droughts and floods.

Reliable water and sanitation infrastructure that can withstand prolonged droughts and unpredictable rainfall is essential for tackling Africa’s growing water scarcity. This is directly linked to health, as failing and overwhelmed sanitation systems increase the risk of diseases like cholera.

In agriculture, climate-smart practices—such as resilient crop varieties, agroforestry, improved irrigation, and early warning systems—are crucial for food security. Meanwhile, government-led people-centric social protection programmes offer a safety net for communities facing the economic impacts of climate shocks.

These priorities will form a central part of discussions at next year’s Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC25) in Kigali, where African leaders will host global health and development stakeholders to exchange best practices and innovative solutions for tackling these urgent challenges.

Calling for Accountability from High-Income Countries

Based on the widely accepted principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities,’ Africa should not bear this financial burden of adaptation alone. High-income countries, whose emissions have driven this crisis, have a moral obligation to compensate for the damage affecting developing nations. The Climate Convention mandates developed countries to provide this support, but funding is still not flowing at the scale or speed required. At COP29 in Baku, African leaders must stand united in demanding substantial, immediate financial support from wealthier nations to fund adaptation efforts across the continent as the world jointly works to slow down the global warming catastrophe.

As the next round of NDCs is due in early 2025, African policymakers must shift the focus to address their countries’ most pressing priorities.  Adaptation should be the primary consideration, guided by available data that highlights Africa’s urgent need for resilience. Mitigation should be pursued selectively where it offers direct benefits, such as reducing indoor air pollution. Meanwhile, G20 countries, especially the highest emitters, must lead on global mitigation efforts. Continuing to prioritize emission reductions in low-emission African nations is effectively adopting someone else’s agenda and diverts attention from Africa’s critical needs.

Africa’s climate commitments must prioritize lives, livelihoods, and resilience. The continent’s leaders must champion a strategy that safeguards its people, builds robust systems, and prepares for the climate impacts already upon us. In this crisis of life, Africa needs a climate action strategy centered on people—not carbon.

IPS UN Bureau Report

 


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Categories: Africa

Pass auf, was du online bestellst!: Schweizer Zoll führte grösste Paket-Kontrolle der Geschichte durch

Blick.ch - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:10
Das Wachstum von Online-Plattformen wie Temu hat das Bundesamt für Zoll und Grenzsicherheit (BAZG) zu einer Grosskontrolle des Online-Handels veranlasst, der grössten in der Schweizer Geschichte. Was den Beamten ins Netz ging und warum du am Schluss dafür gerade stehst.
Categories: Swiss News

Mauern überwinden: Kultur als Vermittler bei geopolitischen Herausforderungen

Euractiv.de - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 14:08
Gemeinsam legen Politik und Kultur den Grundstein für den europäischen Zusammenhalt. Auch in Zeiten von geopolitischen Herausforderungen nehmen Kulturschaffende eine Vermittlerrolle ein.
Categories: Europäische Union

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