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WHO Publishes Series of Profiles on Climate Change and Health in Island States
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among the most vulnerable nations to climate change in the world. Yet, many island states are also leading in the global response to climate change, through...
Sustainable Cities: Lessons from Nepal and Colombia
Cities have always had to conform to their natural surroundings. Traditional Moroccan housing was designed with open air courtyards to help with ventilation in the dry and hot climate. While in Iceland,...
Digital Hub Designed to Protect Coral Reefs Shortlisted for Global Award
A new digital platform to help dive professionals protect fragile coral reefs has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2020 Con X Tech Prize, an award that provides seed funding to...
Questions and Answers with Keith Cressman, FAO's Senior Locust Forecasting Officer
Why are we seeing a resurgence of Desert Locust in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula?
Well, as we predicted, climatic...
New Jersey’s Plan To Cut Global Warming Emissions 80 percentage By 2050
As I wrote earlier today, New Jersey has a legal requirement to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 80 percentage by 2050, based on 2006 levels.
Its biggest source of emissions is transportation, accounting...
Mediterranean Basin Facing Irreversible Environmental Damage, Warns new UNEP Report
Rising inequality, biodiversity loss, the growing impact of climate change and unrelenting pressure on natural resources could lead to irreversible environmental damage in the Mediterranean basin, according to a new report by...
FAO, WMO and Partners Call for Early Warning and Early Action to Avoid Disasters
2020 State of Climate Services Report says 11,000 disasters caused by weather, climate and water-related hazards in the past 50 years.
As extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency, intensity and...
The Duke of Cambridge Has Just Launched the Earthshot Prize
The Duke of Cambridge launched a multi-million-pound environmental prize on Thursday, teaming up with celebrities including footballer Dani Alves and Alibaba founder Jack Ma to launch a prize aimed at tackling the...
What Are the Biggest Risks to Business? New Data Shows Climate Concerns Are Rising
An overly simplistic view of global economics has fuelled climate denial and skepticism for decades. Some opponents of climate change mitigation policies argue that achieving any progress would require an impossible retrofitting...
Just How Much Is The Earth Heating Up?
Data from NASA shows the Earth gradually heating up since the late 19th century. Since the year 2000, this trend seems to have accelerated as shown in the visualization of the data...
Nature-based Solutions – An Answer To The Climate Change Challenges In The Western Balkans
Nature-based Solutions offer a cost-effective, no-regret solution to reducing disaster risks and contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. While still an emerging concept, evidence has shown the benefits of Nature-based Solutions...
Humans Destroyed an Ecosystem the Size of Mexico in just 13 years
Between 2000 and 2013, Earth lost an area of undisturbed ecosystems roughly the size of Mexico.
That's the mind-melting finding of a new study published in One Earth and the researchers say it...
Status of Climate Risk Management in Latin American and Caribbean Banks
A survey among 78 financial institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean holding 54% of the total assets managed by the banking sector in the region, revealed that 38% of banks incorporate...
Pakistan’s ‘Green Stimulus’ Scheme Is a Win-Win for the Environment and the Unemployed
Pakistan's government are offering labourers, who are out of work due to the coronavirus lockdown, a chance to earn money by planting trees.
The project is part of Pakistan's existing initiative...
UNFCCC Work on Building Climate Resilience Continues – Virtually
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, work is continuing apace on efforts to build resilience to the inevitable impacts of climate change.
Last month, the UNFCCC’s Adaptation Committee (AC) hosted its first-ever virtual meeting, thereby...
What Are the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)?
The Paris Agreement and NDCs
2015 was a historic year in which 196 Parties came together under the Paris Agreement to transform their development trajectories so that they set the world on a...
