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>slanderous psyops
uh huh.
if not newfag than intentionally ignorant. either way, feel free to get barefoot and kick rocks with your 2 planes and boxcutters turning buildings into powder, three levels deep underground official story.
Iranian Navy 86th flotilla sailing in Latin America’s western waters: Commander
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/01/28/697130/Iranian-Navy-86th-flotilla-sailing-in-Latin-America%E2%80%99s-western-waters–Commander
Second-in-Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, Rear Admiral Hamzeh Ali Kaviani, says the country’s 86th flotilla of warships is now sailing along the western shores of Latin America, and is going to berth at Brazil’s southeastern port city of Rio de Janeiro within the next few days.
Addressing a ceremony in the northern Iranian city of Chalous on Saturday, Kaviani stressed that Iran’s military might is increasing day by day despite all the pressures that have been applied against the Islamic Republic over the past 43 years.
He added that most of the military hardware required by the country’s Armed Forces is now manufactured domestically.
He stated that the Iranian Navy’s 86th flotilla, comprised of Dena and Makran warships, has raised the Iranian flag in the western waters of Latin America.
Kaviani added that the Iranian Navy’s flotillas also have a strong presence in the northern tip of the Indian Ocean.
Dena is a Mowj-class warship that joined the Iranian Navy in June 2021. The military vessel is reportedly equipped with anti-ship cruise missiles, torpedoes and naval cannons.
Makran is a forward base ship weighing 121,000 tons. The warship can carry five helicopters and is employed for providing logistical support for the combat warships.
The 86th flotilla is expected to break the record for the distance an Iranian flotilla has sailed in international waters. It set sail from the south of Iran in early autumn with the purpose of circumnavigating the world. Its trip to Brazil appears to be part of a mission to the Panama Canal.
Last year, the 75th flotilla, including Sahand and Makran warships, set a new record of navigation for 250,000 kilometers after a trip to Saint Petersburg in Russia.
On January 11, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said plans are underway to dispatch naval forces to the Panama Canal as Iranian servicemen are approaching the coasts of the Americas.
This comes as the Iranian Navy has set up three ocean commands supervising naval missions to the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
>>18334540 (lb) China announces visit of Iranian president
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-used-boats-airline-to-secretly-ship-drones-to-russia-to-use-in-war-against-ukraine-report/ar-AA17oQCE
Iran used boats, airline to secretly ship drones to Russia to use in war against Ukraine: report
Iran has reportedly used the country's state-owned airline and boats to smuggle high-end drones to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine.
Sources within Iran told The Guardian reported that at least 18 advanced drones have been delivered to Russia's military since November, including six Mohajer-6 drones plus 12 Shahed 191 and 129 drones. Iran has also provided 54 technicians – about three per drone – to help the Russian military put the aircraft into service, according to the report.
While Iran previously shipped a significant number of single-use "kamikaze" drones to Russia that have been used against targets in Ukraine, the drones cited in the report are higher-end aircraft that can carry payloads and are designed to return to base after their mission – unlike the loitering munitions that are designed to be destroyed in the course of their mission.
It's unclear exactly when the transfer of more advanced drones from Iran to Russia began, but the report noted that Ukrainian officials showed The Guardian a Mohajer-6 drone in November. Several had been downed by Ukraine's air defenses since September, the outlet reported.
According to the report, most of the more advanced drones were transferred from an Iranian vessel to a Russian navy boat in the Caspian Sea, while the others were moved by a state-owned Iranian airline. Iran and Russia both border the Caspian Sea, which would make it relatively easy for the two countries to transfer military hardware.
https://twitter.com/_/status/1624170480482541588
James Ray ☭
@GoodVibePolitik
TikTok reportedly taken on a creek that runs from East Palestine, Ohio. Notice that it’s full of dead fish. This combined with reports of chicken and livestock die off and reporters being arrested in the area is painting a startlingly more dire picture than is being reported.
https://twitter.com/ohshidt/status/1624505986428829696
catastrophic failure (Kristi’s alt)
@ohshidt
this is going to keep getting worse
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About C40
C40 is a network of mayors of nearly 100 world-leading cities collaborating to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the climate crisis. Together, we can create a future where everyone, everywhere can thrive.
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Empowering new cities with better governance to lift tens of millions of people out of poverty.
The Charter Cities Institute is a nonprofit dedicated to creating the ecosystem for charter cities, founded on the idea that a fresh approach was necessary to tackle humanity’s most pressing challenges, such as global poverty, climate change and rapid urbanization.
We believe charter cities—new cities granted a special jurisdiction to create a new governance system—are that solution. By improving governance through deep regulatory and administrative reforms, charter cities can help accelerate economic growth in developing countries and lift tens of millions of people out of poverty.
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The C40 Cities and Mayors Migration Council (C40-MMC) Global Mayors Task Force on Climate and Migration is a mayor-led initiative focused on addressing the impact of the climate crisis on migration in cities.
https://www.c40.org/what-we-do/raising-climate-ambition/inclusive-thriving-cities/c40-mmc-partnership-on-cities-climate-migration/
It’s time to rapidly scale up finance for climate adaptation in cities
https://www.c40.org/news/its-time-to-rapidly-scale-up-finance-for-climate-adaptation-in-cities/
By C40 Executive Director Mark Watts
Last year every region of the world was hit by severe climate events, and scientists have warned that weather patterns in the coming year will likely result in unprecedented heatwaves and a rise in global temperature. Cities – where more than half of the world’s population live – are disproportionately at risk. The need to adapt to increasing climate impacts is becoming ever more urgent, especially in cities most affected by the crisis.
Of the world’s 33 megacities, 21 are in low-lying coastal areas. Cities are increasingly confronted with extreme heat, flooding, storms and sea level rise, and the most vulnerable populations within them are at the highest risk, especially those in informal settlements. In addition to the direct impacts of extreme climate events, cities are often the destination for people displaced by the adverse effects of climate breakdown in rural and coastal areas – up to 2,000 people a day migrate to Dhaka. It is the people least responsible for global heating that experience its most devastating consequences.
COP27 took an important step towards achieving climate justice by establishing a loss and damage fund in which the countries most responsible for the climate crisis agreed, in principle, to compensate the countries experiencing the worst impacts. However, there was no real increase in funding for adaptation. The world’s richest countries have not yet paid the full US$100 billion a year in climate finance promised to the Global South by 2020. Even if fully paid, this amount would not be nearly enough to cover the costs of adaptation in the worst affected countries – the United Nations Environment Programme estimates that the costs of adaptation alone will be between US$160-$340 billion per year by 2030.
There is evidence to suggest that, while some national governments are failing to deliver on their climate finance commitments, support for those facing the worst of the crisis is often received as remittances from diaspora communities in the Global North – which are usually among the poorest communities in those countries.
Official finance for adaptation must be rapidly scaled up, and much more of it directed to cities. Only 9% of global urban climate investment is currently dedicated to adaptation projects, despite cities being on the frontline of the climate crisis. The overwhelming majority of climate finance for cities is directed at mitigation projects – in the Global South, almost none of city climate programme funds are for adaptation. Finance under the current system is designed to get poor countries that have relatively low emissions to reduce their emissions further rather than also adapting to the impacts that they are already facing. The sad reality is that unless many less wealthy cities quickly secure funding to adapt, they will start to lose the capacity to decarbonise.
The strongest tool that city governments have to attract more climate finance is to implement tough, climate and nature-friendly policies and regulations. In October last year, C40 announced record investment in climate finance for cities in the Global South – 34 city projects, supported by the Cities Finance Facility, will be granted access to over $1 billion for climate projects.
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These include Salvador, which is using nature-based solutions and hybrid infrastructure measures to increase the resilience of two informal, low-income communities that are vulnerable to flooding and landslides. Another is Drakenstein, which is taking a systems approach to flood management to improve water and flood challenges in nearby Cape Town. By increasing flood resilience and the health of the river, the project will benefit people living alongside it, especially in informal or low-income areas.
Other cities are using innovative ways to finance adaptation projects, such as Freetown, which has developed a system to implement its tree-planting initiative by tokenising planted trees and trading them digitally with companies and individuals. The project was chosen as the winner of the C40 Cities Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards under the ‘United to Innovate’ category.
Despite the progress made at the city level, the scale of the crisis demands greater action from international institutions. Globally, there are calls from high-profile figures to reform multilateral lenders and align their spending with climate goals. The prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, is spearheading the movement to overhaul the global financial system to better support the countries most vulnerable to the climate crisis. At the beginning of this year, it emerged that the World Bank had drafted a roadmap to broaden its mission and include sustainability goals, following a proposal for fundamental reform of the institution from ten major economies, including Germany and the US. This represents a shift in the right direction, although there is an urgent need for dedicated finance mechanisms to support climate action in cities.
Whatever this year brings, let’s make sure that we make finance for urban adaptation a global priority.
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