Author Archive for: Codi

The Global Rundown Australia’s biennial climate report shows that rainfall has declined in several key regions, while the prevalence of fire conditions has increased. Energy companies in Ecuador recently began extracting oil from beneath Yasuní national park, but the government says there is no environmental damage. In Colombia, communities near a large coal mine fear […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

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The Global Rundown The families and communities most affected by a cholera outbreak in Haiti could receive compensation under a plan floated by the United Nations. The murder of a government official in Brazil’s Amazon has raised new concerns about crimes against environmental campaigners. Expanding deserts in China are forcing thousands of people to relocate. […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown Food security conditions have deteriorated to emergency levels in Madagascar, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk, aid organizations warned. Brazil charged more than a dozen individuals with homicide in the Samarco dam collapse case. A new report quantified the number of premature deaths in Africa caused by polluted water and […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown French water utility Veolia Environment SA said hacking presents one of the most serious threats to its operations. More than a million people are facing severe food insecurity in Kenya due to a drought. Officials in Sri Lanka are calling for an overhaul of water policy to better manage droughts and floods. […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown A large copper mine in Chile may be suspended, closed, or fined for improperly managing water. It has been a year since the Samarco tailings dam failure in Brazil, but environmental and social challenges persist. Floods in Vietnam killed nearly a dozen people last week, and more storms are on the way. […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/

The Global Rundown A report by researchers at Harvard concluded that South Africa’s response to acid mine drainage is inadequate and violates international human rights law. India released a draft water law to improve water sharing between states. Climate change could significantly increase river flows in Ethiopia’s Blue Nile Basin. Kazakhstan is building a desalination […]

Codi Kozacek

A news correspondent for Circle of Blue based out of Hawaii. She writes The Stream, Circle of Blue’s daily digest of international water news trends. Her interests include food security, ecology and the Great Lakes.
Contact Codi Kozacek

www.circleofblue.org/author/codi/