More: Climate Crisis
Climate Change Could Depress Living Standards in India
Rising temperatures and changing monsoon rainfall patterns from climate change could cost India 2.8 percent of GDP and depress the living standards of nearly...
Rising sea-levels: How to stop a city from sinking
When William Buco, father of five, moved to Dar-es-Salaam thirty years ago the coastline was unrecognizable to today. He could sit on the beaches...
How Islam can represent a model for environmental stewardship
The world, not just the UN, is waking up to the power of faith-based organizations (FBOs). How can Islam, and other faiths, contribute to...
Climate-friendly initiatives and actions essential for tourism
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, called for the tourism sector to take more action to combat climate change and...
How countries can trade their way to climate resilience
In the winter of 2014, the Finistère area of Brittany in northwestern France was hit with violent storms, bringing torrential rain, heavy wind and...
One step ahead of climate change, a ‘scorecard’ for Pacific Islands
The Pacific Islands are among the most fragile in the world when it comes to climate change, rising sea levels and declining ocean health....
Women leaders come together to fight climate change
Climate change affects everyone, but certain demographics and groups are at greater risk. One such demographic is women, who are more likely than men...
Businesses Taking Lead in Climate Response
Spurred by consumer demand for eco-friendly practices, many businesses across the U.S. are moving aggressively to reduce their carbon footprint, including a major embrace...
Reducing Carbon Emissions, Let Soil and Trees Do the Dirty Work
By now, most of us are familiar with the role forests play in absorbing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are accelerating climate...
Building a Climate-Resilient South Asia
Last summer’s monsoon hit South Asia particularly hard and left nearly 1,400 people dead and displaced millions of others.
In the last sixty years, such...