The Sustainability Dialogues by Dr. Parveen Kumar

  After three decades of pushing for compensation for 'Loss and Damage' caused by climate change, the 27 th Conference of Parties adopted the proposal. The parties agree to utilize the Santiago Network , established at COP 25 and to establish and operationalize a Loss and Damage fund particularly for nations most vulnerable to the climate crisis after nearly 40 hours of negotiation beyond the prescribed Friday deadline. A ‘transitional committee’ has been formed to work out the modalities regarding who will manage the fund, whether contributions are expected from large developing countries and what the fair share of contributors will be. The committee will make recommendations to enable the actual adoption of the fund at the next Conference of the Parties (COP) of the U.N.’s Framework Convention for Climate Change, to be held in the United Arab Emirates next year. India reacted to this by saying that World has waited for this too long. The agreement and pledges made on loss...

  RICH MAN’S SHAMPOO Vs POOR MAN’S PLATE ARE WE A HUNGRY NATION???   Dr. Parveen Kumar The world’s hunger is getting ridiculous. There is more fruit in a rich man’s shampoo than in a poor man’s plate. Does this quote of the yesteryear's still hold relevance? T he latest report of Global Hunger Index GHI 2022 raises serious question marks on our efforts towards ensuring food and nutritional security for all. The Global Hunger Index is a tool designed to comprehensively measure and track hunger at global, regional and national levels reflecting multiple dimensions of hunger over time. GHI is an a nnual Report Jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries. Welthungerhilfe is one of the largest private aid organisations in Germany, independent of politics and religion. It was first produced in 2006. It is ...