Climate change litigation has become a trend in international law, where legal action is taken to hold not only business organisations but also governments accountable for polluting activities. Climate litigation is a term referring to legal practices towards climate change mitigation. There is the conception that political views are evermore delaying the action on climate change, this article discusses how …

Contemporary issues such as the Ukrainian and Russian war, climate change, Covid-19 pandemic have shaken up the global food security system. It made everyone aware of the high level of dependency on basic sustainable items from foreign countries. The level of impact was the disruption of the global food supply chain. However, can an opportunity come out of such a …

Climate change is a global concern that is causing more widespread devastating effects; as a consequence, already existing grievances and inequalities are exacerbated by environmental changes and, therefore, are leading to climate related disputes. Such contentions are confronted in climate litigation cases that are, more and more, catching on around the world. As a matter of facts, people whose lives …

To say that climate change is the sole cause of conflict is to say something improper. In fact, there are always other factors that can contribute to the erosion of violence, such as political, economic, and social factors. However, the impacts of climate change might increase the risk of conflict: extreme weather conditions and related disasters can damage economies following …

The world we inhabit is constantly changing sometimes through natural causes, for example through a volcanic eruption, and other times through human intervention, such as the draining of a lake to expand arable land. The world we inhabit is constantly changing sometimes through natural causes, for example a volcanic eruption, and other times through human intervention, such as draining a …

The effects of climate change are increasingly manifesting themselves in an intense and dramatic way. Episodes of heat waves, floods, earthquakes, and droughts are occurring more and more frequently. Even though the international community is examining different options and opportunities to try to mitigate the devastating effects caused by climate change, through annual meetings with the various countries of the …

The current situation in northern Syria is one of open desperation since little to no humanitarian is being actually given to the Syrians, with the vast majority of the aid coming from the West being almost entirely driven to Turkey and neglecting the thousands of Syrians that are in extreme need for help and aid. The Syrian regime has also …

There are conflicts that arise because the dispute that leads to armed confrontation has to do with the abundance of natural resources in the country or region of the country where the war is taking place. The abundance of natural resources per se is not the sole trigger for conflict, crisis, and civil war, but there are in fact other …

Bolsonaro’s rule of Brazil in recent years has not only had socio-economic effects on the country (increase in poverty, rise of racist and fascist groups, widening of the gap between the poor and the rich, etc.) but also great environmental effects which do not only affect Brazil but also the whole world. Brazil is almost entirely covered in its northwestern …

The first session of the UN negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty concluded in Uruguay in December 2022, which could be the single most important international environmental law treaty of the century. The treaty, which would aim to limit plastic production and use, could have an overarching effect on biodiversity and climate. While the treaty is still in its preliminary …