Flash and Facts

10 April 2020

Pandemics and Climate Change put a double pressure on People’s Lives

In the event of a major crisis, politicians whether in power or belonging to the opposition stick together for the good of the nation. Authorities and elected leaders must assume the burden of ...

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10 April 2020

Traditions and Beliefs versus Science

With regard to the current health crisis, we need to address the issue of wildlife smuggling. There is a clear link between wildlife smuggling and infectious diseases. The Wildlife Conservation ...

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27 March 2020

Covid-19 will be a difficult Challenge but it is one that we must face

The worldwide news media are totally focused on Covid-19. The current situation is of course very serious, difficult and for the vast majority of us unprecedented. Nevertheless, we clearly cannot ...

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27 March 2020

The Arms Trade is still Flourishing

The arms trade industry is doing very well. Worldwide arms sales were up 4.6% in 2018. But of course this is also a clear sign of growing tensions and armed conflicts throughout the globe. The ...

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13 March 2020

A few brief Considerations about the current Global Health Crisis

There is growing public and international alarm about the potentially devastating effects of the COVID-19. Unsurprisingly, totalitarian and authoritarian regimes disclose the information in a non ...

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13 March 2020

Is the European Green Deal Plan overambitious ?

The European Green Deal is described as the most ambitious plan ever presented regarding environmental issues. In a nutshell, the European Commission (EC) led by Mrs von der Leyen wants the EU to ...

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28 February 2020

This is a Call for a Broad Coordinated Mobilization Worldwide to fight Climate Change

Today, there is a large scientific consensus that climate change should be at the top of the list of important policy issues. There is also a large scientific consensus that global warming was ...

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28 February 2020

Too many People in too many Countries still live in Poverty despite having a Job

Some 2 Billion people around the world -representing more than 60% of the global labour force- work illegally and very often under precarious conditions. This is one of the particularly striking ...

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14 February 2020

The impacts of Climate Change are already apparent and measurable

According to the World Bank it is estimated that natural disasters cost about US$ 18 Billion a year in low-and middle-income countries through damage to power generation and transport ...

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