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I was traveling quite a bit in different African countries, and I kept hearing the same message, ‘Ah, things are so much worse. We don’t have seasons anymore. We have long periods of drought and then flash flooding. We used to have predictable rainy seasons, and we knew when to sow and when to harvest.’More quotes »
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Scottish Government backs £3m climate fund
A MULTI-MILLION pound fund to help some of the world’s most poverty-stricken nations combat the effects of climate change has been launched by First Minister Alex Salmond and former Irish president Mary Robinson. The Scottish Government announced yesterd from The Scotsman Read more »
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Leaders urge climate action
FORMER Irish president Mary Robinson was set to join First Minister Alex Salmond in Edinburgh today to launch Scotland’s Climate Justice Fund. The fund, due to be unveiled at Edinburgh University’s Playfair Library, aims to alleviate the impact of global from The Scotsman Read more »
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Fund to help world's poorest tackle climate change to be launched
A fund aimed at helping some of the world's poorest communities tackle climate change is to be launched in Scotland. First Minister Alex Salmond will be joined by the former Irish president, human rights champion Mary Robinson, when he launches the clima from STV Read more »
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Mary Robinson On Child Marriage
“Is it a boy, or is it a child?” is a question former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, heard her father lament as she was growing up. A country doctor, her father was asked this question time and again by mothers at home births. Many decades later, w from Look to the Stars Read more »
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Taking the Lead in Politics and Climate Change: An Interview With Mary Robinson
Mary Robinson was the first woman ever elected to the presidency of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997. She came up in Irish politics via the Dublin city council, and the Irish senate, where she championed the rights of women, gay rights, and the cause o from The Huffington Post Read more »
