More: Climate Crisis
Myanmar’s farmers battle climate and health uncertainty
For farmers in Myanmar, the COVID-19 pandemic is adding to growing unpredictability, in a sector already struggling to cope with the effects of climate...
Climate Action Superheroes empower children to protect the planet
Eight new animated characters on a mission to protect the planet, have been pressed into service by the UN to empower children worldwide and boost the...
Climate finance for developing countries rose to USD 78.9 billion in 2018
Climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries for developing countries totalled USD 78.9 billion in 2018, up 11% from 71.2 billion in 2017....
Workshop teaches financial institutions and SMEs how to attract climate funding
The Climate Change and Green Growth Department of the African Development Bank, in partnership with climate change consultancy Natural Eco Capital, recently organized two...
Caribbean vital to tackling COVID-19, climate change
The twin crises of COVID-19 and climate change present a once in a generation opportunity for the Caribbean and its development partners to form...
New strains of rice could address climate change
Rice is a staple for more than 3.5 billion people, including most of the world’s poor. But it can be a problematic crop to...
Researchers unveil roadmap for a carbon neutral China by 2060
Chinese president Xi Jinping told the UN general assembly on 22 September that China would achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The announcement sparked a...
Global Warming: Past as Prologue to the Future
Dr. Arshad M. Khan and Meena Miriam Yust
If the vice-presidential debate lacked direction, hurricane Delta did not. It slammed into the Louisiana coast as...
Climate change: Proof in numbers
UNEP’s novel ‘World Environment Situation Room’ provides real-time data on PM2.5 levels across the planet, informing scientists, policy-makers and citizens alike.
Last month, as wildfires...
Unemployment Main Concern for Business Leaders but Climate is Moving Up List of Top Risks
Unemployment is the main concern for business executives globally, with fiscal crisis – the top concern in 2019 – coming third, according to the...