Sri Lankans worried about climate change - survey
Most Sri Lankans have heard of climate change, and what they most fear is food and water shortages and spread of disease, a survey shows
Outspoken UN Gaza head quits for OCHA HQ
John Ging worked in Gaza for nearly five years and became a vocal critic of Israeli policy
In disasters, it's good to talk but harder to listen
Aid workers are trying to communicate better with the people they serve, but they often don't act on what they hear
Can Colombia's first female attorney general restore faith in justice system?
Viviane Morales, who took over Colombia's top judicial post this month, faces tough challenges amid high expectations
The costs of climate policy - some arithmetic
One of the big puzzles about climate policy is that, according to most studies, reducing emissions appears to cost very little but despite this the politics are hard. Why is this?
'Eco-cide' should be criminalised in negligence cases - lawyer
'Ecocide' - the destruction of ecosystems - should be criminalised when people are culpable and when they have been negligent in some way, says Andrew Waite, vice president of the European Environmental Law Association
Turning environmental destruction into a crime against peace
Criminalising ecocide -- the destruction of ecosystems -- is an idea that "just has to come," says David Hart, an environmental lawyer and advocate of 'wild law'
New tech changed disaster response in Haiti-but what are lessons learnt?
A year after the Haiti earthquake the technology community is looking at "lessons learnt" about the use of new technologies and social media in humanitarian response