In 2011, Japan suffered a devastating natural disaster when a powerful earthquake, followed by a tsunami, caused over 20,000 deaths and destroyed vast areas of land. The tsunami flooded an area of...

A massive landslide caused by climate change in a remote part of Greenland created a megatsunami, causing the Earth to vibrate for nine days in September last year, according to newly released...

Detailed, comprehensive and timely data is essential to address the impact of shocks such as, earthquakes or conflict on agricultural production and livelihoods in parts of the world affected by food crises. Since...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a EUR 50 million loan to the City of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia and its largest city, to support its vital...

The massive volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga on 15 January produced a blast hundreds of times the strength of the Hiroshima nuclear explosion, according to NASA. The volcano and subsequent tsunami...

The 16th International Energy Fair, the largest annual regional get together of companies, corporations, entrepreneurships, institutions and professionals in the sectors of electricity, coal, oil and gas, renewable energy sources, energy efficiency...

International Energy Fair is the largest and most respectable annual regional get together of companies, corporations, entrepreneurships, institutions and professionals in the sectors of electricity, coal, oil and gas, renewable energy sources,...

16 th International Energy Fair, which is being held at the Belgrade Fair from the 23 rd to the 25 th of November, comes at a time of deep and global energy...

New report notes Japan’s success in making its energy system more resilient and sustainable, but says reaching carbon-neutrality by 2050 requires quick action now. Japan will need to move quickly to make headway...

WMO is supporting the first ever national strategic plan to strengthen Haiti’s Hydro-Meteorological Service (UHM), as well as a new international initiative to build resilience to extreme weather and climate change impacts...

Containers have long stopped being used as temporary accommodation and started a new life – ecological, smart, functional and affordable. Goran Ergic from Avala Container Homes managed to create a modern, sustainable...

For thousands of years, people have used straw to build their homes. According to scientific knowledge, even African tribes from the Stone Age made houses of this material. The most significant advance...

Berkeley this week became the first city in the United States to ban natural, fossil gas hook-ups in new buildings.The landmark ordinance was passed into law on Tuesday, after being approved unanimously...

Indonesia's president elect announced plans this week to move the country's capital away from Jakarta, reportedly the fastest sinking city in the world.A 2018 report said that Jakarta, located on the island...

During 2015 Nepal earthquake, the hydropower sector experienced severe losses. The country temporarily lost about 20 per cent of its hydropower capacity and more than 30 hydropower projects were damaged. The projects,...

Last year, Japan’s central government completed a 35 billion yen (approximately $320 million) underground ice wall. Over 38 meters (100 feet) deep and nearly 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) long, the structure is...