climate Archives - Danny Sriskandarajah

Guardian: worsening humanitarian crisis in Somalia

22 June 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: aid, climate, humanitarian, hunger, politics

Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam Novib

Oxfam and other humanitarian agencies are sounding the alarm about a worsening humanitarian crisis in East Africa, driven by prolonged drought and extreme flooding related to climate change, as well as conflict and the pandemic. In some areas, people whose resources have been depleted are dying from hunger. A massive injection of funding for humanitarian … Continue reading “Guardian: worsening humanitarian crisis in Somalia”

The Guardian: Oxfam research reveals huge shortfalls in funding needed to tackle climate breakdown

7 June 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, humanitarian, politics

Gery Barbot/Oxfam

Oxfam’s new research lays bare the huge shortfalls in funding needed to tackle the escalating costs of climate breakdown. I was quoted in The Guardian urging wealthy countries like the UK need to take full responsibility for the harm their emissions are causing, and provide new funding for loss and damage caused by climate change … Continue reading “The Guardian: Oxfam research reveals huge shortfalls in funding needed to tackle climate breakdown”

Opinion: 100 days since COP26 climate action has fallen off the agenda

22 February 2022 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, humanitarian, politics

Pablo Tosco/Oxfam

One hundred days since the ink dried on the Glasgow Climate Pact, I wrote about why leaders must find the bandwidth to prioritise action on climate change alongside tackling other challenges, from Ukraine to Covid. We’re yet to see the urgent action needed to turn pledges into reality. Meanwhile, around the world, climate change is … Continue reading “Opinion: 100 days since COP26 climate action has fallen off the agenda”

OPINION: WHERE NEXT AFTER COP26?

16 December 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: activism, climate, Inequality, poverty

While the Glasgow Climate Pact does not go far enough to address the climate crisis already devastating the lives and livelihoods of the world’s poorest communities, I was given hope by the passion and determination of people and organisations from across the globe campaigning tirelessly for climate justice. I wrote this article reflecting on three … Continue reading “OPINION: WHERE NEXT AFTER COP26?”

FROM COP26 TO COP27

7 December 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, Inequality

The Climate Coalition invited me to chair a discussion reflecting on the outcomes of COP26, with experts involved in the negotiations for countries particularly affected by climate change. It was a great reminder of what’s at stake ahead of COP27, and how those of us in the UK can support the priorities of communities on … Continue reading “FROM COP26 TO COP27”

OPINION: THE WORLD MUST NOT RETREAT INTO SELF-DEFEATING VACCINE NATIONALISM

6 December 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, coronavirus, Inequality, refugees, vaccines

Andy Aitchison / The People’s Vaccine Alliance

This week a year ago, I felt excitement and hope as the first Covid-19 vaccine was administered. Yet that euphoria has faded to bitter disappointment after a year in which self-interest by the rich world has repeatedly trumped global justice, whether on the uneven distribution of Covid19 vaccines, our response to refugee flows, or insufficient … Continue reading “OPINION: THE WORLD MUST NOT RETREAT INTO SELF-DEFEATING VACCINE NATIONALISM”

DEBATE: SUSTAINABILITY AT GREENTECH CONFERENCE

16 November 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, Inequality, poverty

John Phillips/Getty Images for Greentech Show GMBH

I was invited to join a panel discussion at the Greentech Conference, held during the fortnight of COP26, discussing the challenges and opportunities around sustainability. There’s huge potential for technology to drive improvements in how we live, and to help build a fairer and more sustainable global economy. But there’s a also a real risk … Continue reading “DEBATE: SUSTAINABILITY AT GREENTECH CONFERENCE”

Interview: what is climate justice?

10 November 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, Inequality

Andy Aitchison/Oxfam

I spoke to Quartz about the three pillars of climate justice and why it’s so central to successful climate action. First, for high polluting countries who have done most to cause this crisis to make their fair share of emissions cuts. Secondly, to support communities on the frontline to cope and adapt to the changing … Continue reading “Interview: what is climate justice?”

Guardian: open letter calling for climate justice at COP26

4 November 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, politics

Andy Aitchison/Oxfam

If we fail to prevent runaway climate change, the increasing number and severity of cyclones, droughts, floods and heatwaves could overwhelm the global humanitarian system’s ability to protect people hit by disaster. Fellow leaders of Disaster Emergency Committee charities and I wrote an open letter urging governments meeting at Cop26 to reduce global emissions, meet … Continue reading “Guardian: open letter calling for climate justice at COP26”

ITV: we need action not hot air at cop26

1 November 2021 | Danny Sriskandarajah | Tags: climate, politics

Andy Aitchison/Oxfam

I was in Glasgow for COP26 with Oxfam colleagues pushing for action to protect the world’s poorest communities already hit by the devastating impacts of climate change. At our opening stunt, featuring world leaders dressed as a Scottish pipe band, I spoke to ITV News about how at this critical moment the last thing we … Continue reading “ITV: we need action not hot air at cop26”