Sophie Hares
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Costa Rica coffee farmers brew up a carbon neutral future
Coffee makes up nearly 10 percent of Costa Rica's total emissions → Read More
In Iceland, global warming no longer a joke
"The common joke in Iceland is to say that ... global warming is something we should cheer for - but it's no longer funny." By Sophie Hares PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico, March 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Icelanders have long joked that global warming was something people on the chilly Nordic island could look forward to, but as ice caps and glaciers melt at record speeds, that gag is wearing… → Read More
Climate change pushing weather extremes 'off the scale', says global cities group
"Given that all the scientific models are failing to predict the pace that climate impact's actually having, how do you do good public policy?" By Sophie Hares MEXICO CITY, Feb 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Storms, floods and other extreme weather events are hitting cities much harder than scientists have predicted, said the head of a global network of cities tackling climate change. The… → Read More
INTERVIEW-UN hopes Trump will "reconsider" exit from Paris deal
U.S. president wants to pull his country out of the global climate accord - unless it can be renegotiated → Read More
INTERVIEW-Dirty industry undermines push to curb global warming
"The United States is in a whopping collection of one country" By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Feb 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Industry's dependence on polluting fossil fuels is at odds with a "revolution" in transport and renewable energy, and could stop the world doing a crucial U-turn on rising emissions of climate-changing gases by 2020, a former U.N. climate chief warned. Christiana… → Read More
Make Latin America's farmers more tech-savvy to stop urban drift
Rural poverty and limited access to land have fuelled migration to Latin America cities → Read More
Make Latin America's farmers more tech-savvy to stop urban drift
Rural poverty and limited access to land have fuelled migration to Latin America cities → Read More
Mosquito-packed drones could give extra bite to Zika fight
"It's not about technology, it's not about drones; it's about people getting less sick" By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Jan 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Spraying thousands of chilled, sterile mosquitoes from specially adapted drones could prove a cost-effective way to slash numbers of the insects and curb the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases, say the backers of the… → Read More
Mosquito-packed drones could give extra bite to Zika fight
"It's not about technology, it's not about drones; it's about people getting less sick" By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Jan 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Spraying thousands of chilled, sterile mosquitoes from specially adapted drones could prove a cost-effective way to slash numbers of the insects and curb the spread of Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases, say the backers of the… → Read More
Indigenous women are "seed guardians" in Latin America hunger fight, says UN
In Latin America and the Caribbean, indigenous people comprise 15 percent of those affected by hunger and extreme poverty → Read More
Ballot box key to bridging Latin America's stark social divide
"Resilience isn't happening if you don't have better leadership in policies" By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Jan 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - E lections across Latin America could help clean up rampant corruption fuelling the region's deep social and economic divide as millions vote this year, while Venezuela's crisis poses the biggest humanitarian threat, analysts and aid workers said.… → Read More
Ballot box key to bridging Latin America's stark social divide
"Resilience isn't happening if you don't have better leadership in policies" By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Jan 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - E lections across Latin America could help clean up rampant corruption fuelling the region's deep social and economic divide as millions vote this year, while Venezuela's crisis poses the biggest humanitarian threat, analysts and aid workers said.… → Read More
Tackle global road deaths like preventable diseases
Poorer people are more likely to die in road accidents with around 90 percent of road deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries → Read More
FACTBOX-On the boil: five climate lawsuits to watch in 2018
Climate change cases numbered nearly 900 in 24 nations as of March → Read More
FACTBOX-On the boil: five climate lawsuits to watch in 2018
Climate change cases numbered nearly 900 in 24 nations as of March → Read More
ANALYSIS-Climate change cases predicted to make a legal splash in 2018
"Where there's an abdication of leadership on climate action, I think the courts will have a greater role to play" By Sophie Hares and Sebastien Malo NEW YORK/TEPIC, Mexico, Dec 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some… → Read More
ANALYSIS-Climate change cases predicted to make a legal splash in 2018
"Where there's an abdication of leadership on climate action, I think the courts will have a greater role to play" By Sophie Hares and Sebastien Malo NEW YORK/TEPIC, Mexico, Dec 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A clutch of high-profile legal cases over responsibility for the effects of climate change will be fought out in courtrooms next year as claims stack up against both governments and some… → Read More
World Bank invests $4.5 bln to arm cities against climate change
"Investment in urban resilience not only avoids losses but it generates value and it catalyses growth" By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Dec 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Cash-short cities with big ambitions to protect themselves from climate change will be able to tap into $4.5 billion in loans and technical support from the World Bank, working with a global alliance of cities and local… → Read More
Tijuana turns wastewater into wine, as Latin America dips toe in reuse
"It tastes like a Cabernet Sauvignon. There's absolutely no difference" By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Nov 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Italian winemaker Camillo Magoni is using reclaimed water at La Morita treatment plant in the Mexican border city of Tijuana to cultivate 800 lush vines in its grounds, producing red wine he quips could retail for $200 a bottle. If the experiment works,… → Read More
Tijuana turns wastewater into wine, as Latin America dips toe in reuse
"It tastes like a Cabernet Sauvignon. There's absolutely no difference" By Sophie Hares TEPIC, Mexico, Nov 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Italian winemaker Camillo Magoni is using reclaimed water at La Morita treatment plant in the Mexican border city of Tijuana to cultivate 800 lush vines in its grounds, producing red wine he quips could retail for $200 a bottle. If the experiment works,… → Read More