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...
Webinar summary: Nicaragua, Climate Justice and Agroecology
Summary of webinar on 10 February, co-hosted by the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign and Friends of the ATC Speakers: Guisell Morales, Nicaraguan Ambassador to the UK; Rosalina Gutierrez, small-scale farmer, general secretary of the Rural Workers Association (ATC) in Jinotega; Amaru Torrez, ATC, Central America representative to the Climate Justice Collective of...
Webinar Nicaragua, Climate Justice and Agroecology
Wednesday 10 February, 7 â 8.30pm GMT NSC is glad to partner with Friends of the Rural Workers Association (ATC) to offer an opportunity to learn directly from those at the forefront of a global struggle for climate justice. Find out about the impact of two major hurricanes on the lives of...
Nicaragua, COP26, Climate Justice and Reparations
In the lead up to COP26 in November this year, Â the Nicaraguan representative Dr Paul Oquist, argues that the high level of social and economic destruction caused by Covid-19 and its impact on humanity will be âsmall, transient and recoverableâ compared with the potential total, irreversible destruction of the climate...
New Video: Nicaragua, Climate Justice & Agroecology
Produced by Friends of the ATC and the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign In November 2020, two catastrophic hurricanes struck Central America and left behind lost lives, lost livelihoods and destruction on an unprecedented scale. Once again, countries who bear little responsibility for the climate crisis suffer the most from intensifying climate breakdown. In this...
Climate Justice: the perspective of La Via Campesina
COP26, the last chance to avoid âclimate disasterâ In November this year in Glasgow, the UK government will host COP26 with 30,000 delegates, heads of state, climate experts and campaigners. It will not only be the biggest summit the UK has ever hosted, but also the most critical to addressing the...