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Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai, President of the Green Belt Movement, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
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Africa’s Stake in the Climate-Change Debate
Graca Machel, Wangari Maathai and Mary Robinson Series: Into Africa 2009-12-02While industrialized countries worry about how climate-change mitigation will affect their economies, the urgent adaptation needs of the poorest countries have largely been ignored. But, in accordance with the “polluter pays” principle, high-income countries must provide Africa with accessible and dependable funding to support mitigation and adaptation strategies.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 13770
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Rise Up and Walk
Wangari Maathai Series: Into Africa 2006-12-04In July 2005, millions of people filled stadiums for the Live 8 concerts in support of Africa’s people. It was also for ordinary citizens that African leaders traveled to Scotland to meet the G-8 heads of state that summer. It was for these same people that the Jubilee 2000 campaign for debt relief was carried out by many individuals and organizations all over the world. And in St. Petersberg in July 2006, the G-8 leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the ambitious goals they had set the year before, although they did not go further. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 22262
