Climate Justice: the Nicaraguan perspective
In December 2020, UN general secretary, Antonio Guterres, warned that humans are waging a âsuicidalâ war against the natural world, which is âdevastating our planet. Nature is striking back with gathering fury, biodiversity is collapsingâŠ.â --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicaragua is a small Central American country roughly the size of England and Wales with a...
Webinar Nicaraguan women: transforming lives, protecting the land
Wednesday 16 June, 7 - 8.30pm BST Organised by Friends of the ATC and the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Join us to find out about the long struggle of the women of the Gloria Quintanilla Co-operative whose organising has transformed the lives of their whole community through their commitment to food sovereignty, agroecology, gender equality and...
NEW VIDEO âNicaraguan women: transforming lives, protecting the landâÂ
The video tells the story of the long struggle of the women of the Gloria Quintanilla Co-operative whose organising has transformed the lives of the whole community through their commitment to food sovereignty, agroecology, gender equality and land rights. Based in the rural community of Santa Julia south of Managua, the...
What would a successful outcome of COP26 look like?
According to *Dr Paul Oquist, the former head of the Nicaraguan COP Delegation and author of Equilibra: The Philosophy and Political Economy of Existence and Extinction, there are two keys to saving climate change negotiations. The first is increasing the level of ambition, commitment and action to cut carbon emissions particularly...
Wind, sun, water and volcanoes: Nicaragua’s renewable energy programme
An April report of the International Energy Agency report, predicts  that global energy related carbon emissions  are  set to sky-rocket in 2021. It could mark the second biggest annual rise in global energy related emissions in history, predominantly driven by  increased use and investment in coal by the US and China. Such...
Tribute to Dr Paul Oquist, tireless advocate for social, economic & climate justice
It is with great sorrow that we report that Dr Paul Oquist died in Managua on 13 April at the age of 78. A truly great man, always very warm, humble, respectful and with an encyclopaedic capacity to absorb, analyse and communicate complex information. In NSCâs work on climate justice and...
NSC hurricane funds help build climate resilient agriculture & food sovereignty
In November 2020 two catastrophic hurricanes of unprecedented strength struck Nicaragua, a consequence of the climate crisis. This came at a time when the country was already reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic and US sanctions. Winds of up to 155mph and torrential rain struck at the worst possible time and destroyed ...
Nicaragua begins rolling out Covid vaccination programme
On 2 March the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health (MINSA), began vaccinations prioritising highly vulnerable patients in two hospitals in Managua. These were Sputnik-V vaccines from the Russian Federation and 200,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines donated by India. A further shipment of 135,000 doses arrived on 16 March as part of the World...
Fairtrade, climate justice and social justice are interconnected
This was the message from representatives from the Co-operative Union (UCA) SOPPEXCCA at a webinar co-hosted by NSC and the Bristol Link with Nicaragua to mark Fairtrade Fortnight. We are very grateful to SOPPEXCCA general manager Fatima Ismael and producer Erika Lanzas Rodas for  their inspiring presentations and to Roy Kareem,...
Webinar: Fairtrade, Hurricanes and Climate Justice
Thursday 4 March, 7 â 8.15pm GMT, 1-2.15pm Nicaragua Speakers: Fatima Ismael, general manager, Agricultural Co-operative Union (UCA) SOPPEXCCA Erika Lanzas Rodas, Fairtrade coffee grower, UCA SOPPEXCCA Facilitator: Bristol Black and Green Ambassador (TBC) Description: The UCA SOPPEXCCA, based in northern Nicaragua, has 650 members producing Fairtrade coffee, and organic fruit and vegetables for their own...