Climate change is being undermined through various means, primarily driven by a combination of ignorance, vested interests, and short-term thinking. These undermining efforts hinder progress in addressing climate change and exacerbate its impacts. Who is undermining climate change and why? When discussing the undermining of climate change, it is important to note that it involves […]
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Climate change and sustainability have become pressing global concerns, urging humanity to take immediate action. The Earth’s climate is undergoing significant transformations, primarily due to human activities. This essay explores the interconnectedness of climate change and sustainability, highlighting the urgent need for collective efforts to mitigate the adverse effects and ensure a sustainable future for […]
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Dr. Essam Heggy has submitted a reply to the IOPScience‘s Environmental Research section, entitled on “Egypt’s water budget deficit and suggested mitigation policies for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam filling scenarios’. “The reply herein shows the factual incorrectness of the comment by Eladawy, Asefa and El Nour, which is primarily supported by mis-citations and misinterpretations […]
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VA’s input has been selected for inclusion in the Special high-level dialogue entitled “The Africa We Want: Reconfirming the Development of Africa as a Priority of the United Nations System” at UN Headquarters on 20 July 2022. The event was hosted by the UN General Assembly and UN Economic and Social Council. The event was held under the […]
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In the context of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development {HLPF ’22] organized by UN’s ECOSOC, Virtual Activism organized a panel entitled Egypt vulnerability to water stress & climate change: scientific and political perspectives. With a rising intrinsic water budget deficit due to rapid population growth and an increasing upstream damming on the […]
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