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COP17 needs to address food security

Foundation President Mary Robinson and Concern CEO Tom Arnold describe in the Irish Times how “the plight of those living in the Horn of Africa brought home the terrible vulnerability of the people living there to weather and climate shocks.”

“The plight of those living in the Horn of Africa brought home the terrible vulnerability of the people living there…

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COP 17 Curtain Raiser

The Foundation's team arrived in Durban yesterday evening and went straight to the Kings Park Stadium to the Bishop Geoff Davies organised “We have Faith – Act Now for Climate Justice Rally”

The Foundation’s team arrived in Durban yesterday evening (Sunday 27) and went straight to the Kings Park Stadium to the…

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Speaking in Trinity College Dublin on the topic of Climate Justice and Food Security, Mary Robinson said the poor and the vulnerable who are often forced to live in marginal areas are those most affected by climate change.

Speaking in Trinity College Dublin on the topic of Climate Justice and Food Security, Mary Robinson said the poor and…

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President of the Foundation, Mary Robinson, delivered the 2011 Magnusson Lecture on 7 October at Glasgow Caledonian University entitled Climate Justice - Challenges and Opportunities.

President of the Foundation, Mary Robinson, delivered the 2011 Magnusson Lecture on 7 October at Glasgow Caledonian University entitled Climate…

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