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What we're watching: The Hungry Tide
Posted by The.IRC on April 3rd, 2012
Australian documentary filmmaker Tom Zubrycki's The Hungry Tide is a personal story about a Pacific nation on the front line of climate change. more »
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In Congo, hope comes to remote shores
Posted by Sinziana.Demian on March 6th, 2012
With a motorboat purchased specifically for the purpose, the IRC is bringing much-needed medicine and other supplies to remote communities along the shores of Congo's Lake Kivu. more »
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Who are “environmental refugees?”
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2010
For Blog Action Day 2009, we joined thousands of bloggers around the world to help focus attention on climate change. Here's a look back at a 2009 post that describes how we are preparing local people for climate-related disasters and helping to reduce their vulnerability to climate change. more »
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Copenhagen & the plight of "environmental refugees"
Posted by Kate Sands Adams on December 14th, 2009
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Ethiopia: The cutting edge of change
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2009
Since 2000, the International Rescue Committee has worked to bring water to the people of Ethiopia’s drought zones. Now, IRC water specialists are using cutting-edge technology to find and deliver this valuable resource. more »
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Global warning!
Posted by The.IRC on October 15th, 2009
Every year, the IRC aids millions of people displaced by conflict and war. But environmental degradation around the world is creating a new category of people known as “environmental refugees.” What’s more, their ranks are growing rapidly. more »
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