Climate casualties: Aspects of the devastating impact of climate change on the South

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Issue No. 312/313 (Aug/Sept 2016) Click on cover to download the magazine (PDF) COVER: Climate casualties: Aspects of the devastating impact of climate change on the South* Climate change: Hangman of the poor Developing countries, although not historically liable for climate change, have to bear the brunt of its adverse effects. By Nnimmo Bassey Climate change, agriculture and food security in Latin America and the Caribbean Latin America and the Caribbean are confronting threats to their food security as a result of climate change. Climate change's costs are still escalating Scientific reports warn that people are already dying and economies being hit by climate change - and that the dangers are growing. By Paul Brown Tunisia on the frontlines of the struggle against climate change The Kerkennah islanders in Tunisia are faced with a double threat to their existence: rising sea water levels and the extractive operations of fossil fuel companies. By Hamza Hamouchene Dhaka could be underwater in a decade The Bangladeshi capital is in danger of going under within a decade if major remedial measures are not taken to prepare for the increased precipitation stemming from climate change. By Rafiqul Islam Climate change's iniquitous transmission of urgency: The US Gulf South No other region of the US has been more vulnerable to the devastating impacts of climate change than the Gulf Coast. By Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright Authors are part of the climate change problem By catering to an affluent set cut off from the reality of the poor, the South Asian literary community hides the true costs of climate change. By Omair Ahmad ECOLOGY Towards a global shift to agroecology A report has highlighted the serious problems associated with the current food and agricultural system and has called for a shift to more diversified agroecological systems. By Clare Westwood HEALTH & SAFETY UN panel backs moves by developing countries to protect access to medicines A high-level UN panel is supporting developing countries’ right to ensure access of their populations to affordable and accessible medicines by fully using the flexibilities in the WTO's TRIPS Agreement. By D Ravi Kanth The social geography of Zika in Brazil Brazil's Zika epidemic has placed new and added pressure on the country's public health system, but much about the outbreak is very old. By Jeffrey Lesser and Uriel Kitron ECONOMICS G20 Hangzhou agreement unlikely to heal global economy's malaise The annual summit meeting of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies (4-5 September) at Hangzhou, China seems unlikely to heal the malaise the world economy is in. By Aldo Caliari	WORLD AFFAIRS A lost opportunity The recent referendum vote by the Colombian people to reject the painfully crafted peace deal to end the 52-year civil war between the government and the rebels of the FARC sent shockwaves around the world. By Vijay Prashad Colombia's 'no' vote does not mean peace is impossible While the referendum outcome presents Colombia with a grim list of potential consequences, a resumption of the war is not inevitable. By Adam Isacson Non-Aligned Movement holds summit as global crisis worsens At its 17th summit in Venezuela, the Non-Aligned Movement reaffirmed its opposition to unilateralism and militarism. By Abayomi Azikiwe Obama's final Asian tour 'unpivots' US war crimes in the region President Obama’s official acknowledgement about the bombs the US had dropped on Laos was not accompanied with an apology, still less an owning up to a war crime. By Kalinga Seneviratne Shimon Peres: A tireless dove? When Israeli leader Shimon Peres died in September, Western governments and media paid lavish tributes to him, hailing him as a tribune of peace – a myth exploded by this article. By Ben White Presidential debate moderator distorted Syrian reality The American people are receiving a highly distorted view of the Syrian war - much propaganda, little truth - including from one of the moderators at the second presidential debate. By Robert Parry Speaking truth to power: The killing of Dag Hammarskjold and the cover-up The recent UN initiative for a fresh inquiry into the death 55 years ago of the UN’s second Secretary-General, is a move long overdue. By Henning Melber and Susan Williams HUMAN RIGHTS Nim Ajpu: Indigenous lawyers who are changing the face of Guatemala An indigenous legal organisation in Guatemala aims not only to protect indigenous rights but to decolonise themselves and the law. By Manuela Picq WOMEN Burkini ban reverse: Sign of French resistance? Overturning the burkini ban will do little to reverse the Islamophobic consensus in France that is stirred up by politicians and the media alike. By Emma Ducasse South African schoolgirls provide leadership for the ongoing revolution The recent courageous protest by students of Pretoria Girls High School against school rules embodying racist prejudices has its antecedents in the historic student protests of Soweto 40 years ago. By Marsha Adebayo and Siki Dlanga VIEWPOINT Greed and delusion How my Silicon Valley start-up tried to exploit a developing country The widespread belief that technology will solve the problems of Africa and the developing world is a Silicon Valley delusion. By Jeff Kunzler POETRY Friend, this is your Christmas As Haiti grapples with the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew after a succession of other calamities, and with Christmas on the horizon, the following poem written in 1945 assumes a new tragic significance. 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