Academics, activists, and Indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon are discussing the responsibility of states in climate emergencies. Disastrous flooding in Brazil since late April has displaced thousands. Cases of bacterial disease are increasing in flooded areas, leaving students without classrooms for a month. The flooding in Southern Brazil has impacted 80% of the population, with thousands in shelters and entire neighborhoods underwater. Torrential rains have caused structural damage to over 50 museums and historical sites in Rio Grande do Sul.
Torrential rains in Southern Brazil have devastated Rio Grande do Sul, causing structural damage to over 50 museums and numerous historical sites https://t.co/gMaAv1Rl4T
I've been covering the huge flooding in Southern Brazil w/ journalist @Gustavo_Turck. Here's the high water mark on a home in São Leopoldo. 80% of the population has been impacted. Thousands are still in shelters & water still covers entire neighborhoods. #Brazil @coletivocatarse https://t.co/PTKund5drU
Floods in southern Brazil leave students without classrooms for a month https://t.co/EJ38KPvfiX https://t.co/KFW29Ea78z
NEW: Cases of bacterial disease rise in Brazil’s flooded south READ: https://t.co/bymPbs6ohr
Disastrous flooding in Brazil has displaced thousands of people since late April. In early May, biologist and professor Paulo Brack spoke with @mfox_us on the Brazilian state's response. 🔗 Q&A at the link https://t.co/7SL3McTz3V #climatechange #displacement #lossanddamage
Academics, activists and Indigenous people gathered Monday in the Brazilian Amazon to weigh in on a key legal question: What responsibility do states have in the face of climate emergencies? https://t.co/G0m51s3uRJ