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Kumi Naidoo
Kumi Naidoo is Sanitation and Water for All Global Leader, and Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy.
Climate justice begins with the human right to water
Eliminating inequalities, including in access to water and sanitation, is a foundational requirement for effective climate action
US elections: Neither candidate is taking climate change seriously
The climate policies of both parties are constrained because they are far too wedded to the neoliberal economic systems
In the name of Mandela, ‘we cannot accept injustice’
Amnesty International calls on leaders to deal with the human rights crises around the world
Resource scarcity, climate change linked to conflict and displacement
Resource scarcity is dangerous in politically unstable states, where climate change has already been linked to violent conflict and communal upheaval
Business crucial in curbing water crisis
Water scarcity can trigger widespread upheaval and even economic collapse
Drilling deep mistakes in the Arctic
Greenpeace’s <i>Kumi Naidoo</i> writes from a prison in Greenland about the effect deep water drilling in the Arctic could have on climate change.
Speaking to power
Davos is not a revival meeting for the socially or ecologically aware, but many are starting to realise it’s directly linked to their bottom line.
Time for South Africa to stand up for its ideals
As a significant resolution hits the table at the UN Human Rights Council this month, SA’s vote will make all the difference, argue activists.
Poverty: Words are not enough
Panicked emails bounced from Blackberry to Blackberry in the world’s wealthiest countries this week.
A fighting chance
When 23,4million people around the world stood up and spoke out against poverty and inequality on October 17 as part of the Global Call to Action against Poverty campaign, they…
Silence is not an ethical option
When the cloud of apartheid still hovered over our heads, an atmosphere of fear pervaded the country, pushing its way into the thoughts of every activist — the fear that the car…