Good morning, this is Paula. With many in Geneva jittery about the snowballing effects of US aid cuts on their organisations, scientists involved in collecting and analysing climate data here are also anxious.
After the Trump administration announced its pullout from the Paris agreement, restrictions on employees working at two key climate and weather agencies have prompted questions about how global climate science cooperation can endure. |
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A Noaa satellite image shows hurricane Beryl strengthening over the Atlantic Ocean and churning toward the southeast Caribbean on 29 June 2024. (Keystone/NOAA via AP)
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Over the past month, US president Donald Trump and his administration have issued orders that include reviewing funding for research mentioning “climate science” and the “climate crisis”, and halting climate finance to developing countries.
These policy shifts come just days after the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared 2024 the hottest year on record, exceeding the 1.5°C global temperature rise limit set by the Paris deal. At the same time, countries have been submitting new climate targets ahead of a revised synthesis report on national ambitions, set to be released in November during climate talks in Brazil.
But for scientists collecting and analysing climate data, as well as those developing technologies to improve those efforts, the decisions from Washington may threaten the vast network of global cooperation in which the US plays a predominant role.
Read the full story on Geneva Solutions.
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Here's what else is happening
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💣Foreign affairs ministry blasted over Geneva demining centre crisis.
The Swiss financial watchdog rebuked the foreign affairs ministry for not stepping in during a management crisis that shook Geneva’s humanitarian demining centre in 2021 while also questioning the transparency of the centre’s federal funding.
Geneva Solutions (EN)
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⚰️Parading of bodies in Gaza abhorrent, UN rights chief says.
Volker Türk said the public display of the coffins carrying the bodies of four dead hostages before Hamas handed them over to the Red Cross was contrary to international law, which requires that "any handover of the remains of deceased must comply with the prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, ensuring respect for the dignity of the deceased and their families".
Reuters (EN)
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📜Could Switzerland become part of a Paris agreement exodus?
Following Trump's move to quit the climate deal, the right-wing Swiss People’s Party announced it would submit a similar proposal to the Swiss Parliament.
Swissinfo (EN)
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🙅♂️Exclusive: US refusing to co-sponsor UN motion backing Ukraine ahead of war anniversary, diplomats say.
The draft resolution, set to be voted on Monday at the General Assembly in New York, reaffirms Ukraine's territorial integrity and demands again that Russia withdraw its troops.
Reuters (EN)
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🦠Rwanda’s Marburg success underscores One Health collaboration, a sticking point in pandemic treaty talks.
As African nations resist One Health terms in negotiations in Geneva, Rwanda’s feat in containing the virus highlights the power of global partnerships and robust health systems in tackling human-animal outbreaks.
Health Policy Watch (EN)
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