Faced with the triple global crisis, UN rapporteur calls for climate justice

Climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution constitute a “triple planetary crisis,” said Astrid Puentes Riaño, environmental rapporteur of the United Nations (UN). The academic at the Ibero-American University (Ibero) noted that this highlights the need for a safe climate, which implies safe and sufficient water, healthy and sustainable food, non-toxic environments, biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.

Every year, on these dates, we remember the importance of conserving and protecting our planet. However, the loss of biodiversity and overexploitation of resources are leading us to a point of no return, which requires urgent action. Water is one of the most critical hotbeds. According to UNESCO, the use of fresh water currently increases by about 1% per year, which is due to a combination of factors. Among them, the diet of each person. Agricul…

The UNDP representative in Tunisia, Céline Moyroud, alerted the triple climate, environmental and pollution crisis in North and West Africa at the Africa-France Green and Energy Transition Forum 2025, held today on 22 April. She stressed the urgent need to address alarming figures: the risk of a 2°C warming by 2050, West Africa exposed to 250 days of extreme heat, and more than 60% of the North African population under water stress. Although nat…