Honduras. Honduras Shows How Drug Policy is Also Climate Policy
Honduras. Honduras Shows How Drug Policy is Also Climate Policy
(…) As long as cocaine and other drugs keep being produced in one part of the world and bought in another, there will always be middle-men in transit countries like Honduras that will get immensely rich from merely moving them along. And as long as drugs keep moving through Honduras, President Castro—leading one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere struggling with crushing external debt—will likely remain limited in her ability to tackle narco-power. She may aspire to prioritize climate mitigation, and should be celebrated for doing so; but her administration’s ability to actually act on that commitment will remain profoundly handicapped while there is such a strong actor with considerable resources, aided by the international system of drug prohibition. (Talking Drugs, UK, 21.04.2022)
https://www.talkingdrugs.org/honduras-shows-how-drug-policy-is-also-climate-policy