Bengal most vulnerable to climate risk, flags India’s first assessment report

The Bay of Bengal region was struck by 41 severe cyclonic storms and 21 cyclonic storms in May between 1891 and 2018

Conference on climate change, agricultural risk management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Two-day conference on November 4 and 5 to see 200 experts from different fields

UN climate talks: G77 and China stage walk-out over Loss and Damage

Developed countries want the matter be discussed only after 2015

Insecure and unenergetic

High road to Dubai COP28: Major differences remain as Bonn climate meet concluded on June 15

Many of the crucial agenda items, such as the Global Stock Take, Global Goal on Adaptation and the hosting of the Santiago Network for Loss and …

World Environment Day 2023: Rural India bears the brunt of climate change

Climate change is a global challenge with local implications; important to build coping mechanisms for rural communities

World Meteorological Congress endorses 10-year plan to integrate and scale up climate, health services

Speakers at the 19th World Meteorological Congress also raised concerns over extreme heat and the need to strengthen early warning systems &…

Sea ice on both poles at record low, finds WMO report

Antarctic sea ice cover at record low for 2nd consecutive year; Arctic sea ice extent is also at an all-time minimum 

Somewhere over the rainbow… climate impact is visible

India, 5 African countries may see a lot more rainbow days due to increased precipitation, finds study  

Climate finance for Small Island Developing States slumped to 2017 levels in 2019: OECD

Small Island Developing States are vulnerable to increased risk of storm surges, sea-level rise and altered rainfall patterns

Unfair trade barriers will hinder climate consensus

Carbon border agreements are in many ways modern instruments of imperialism that punish developing nations for making slower progress towards …

Cold waves to locust attack: How climate crisis impacted India in 2020

Delhi recorded its highest rainfall in 10 years for January 2020; There were 354 heavy rainfall events across India in March, April

Hottest day in Arctic: WMO official warns of more extreme weather

As Verkhoyansk in Siberia recorded 38°C, governments must remember how a hotter Arctic region can affect the whole world

Centre to give Indian Forest Act a facelift

The environment ministry has started comprehensively amending the Act by “weeding out” and updating obsolete provisions

Climate negotiations moving at a slow pace, but seemingly in the right direction

Loss and damage continues to be a contentious issue while multiple spin-offs have slowed down the process

Winds of change

El Nio, a weather phenomenon caused by a complex interaction between atmospheric and oceanic conditions has ushered in drought, forest fires and …

REDD and REDD +: An Overview (Part II)

Jagdish Kishwan, additional director general (wildlife) at the Ministry of Environment and Forest, explains why REDD + is a "win-win" …

Lessons from a pandemic: Urgency for climate action

Much like the claimed behaviour of an ostrich burying its head underground in the face of risk, we demonstrate our capacity to ignore risks like …

Climate negotiations resume in Bonn; focus on developing text of draft agreement

Negotiations will also explore opportunities for capturing carbon and non-CO2 gases

Cost of climate change grossly underestimated: Nicholas Stern

Latest report by eminent economist criticises current climate change models for not adequately reflecting the science of climate change and its …

Disappointed by G20 conclusions, 2.8°C heating likely without climate action, Guterres says at UN summit

Calls for ending fossil fuel subsidies & operationalising Loss and Damage Fund

US won't backtrack on climate commitments, says John Kerry at Marrakech

The US has suffered climate-related losses worth $27 billion this year so far

Drafting the Paris agreement: the week that was

Draft text adopted, but many issues need resolving

Superstorm ‘Sandy’ tells us why the climate change denial must stop

Is climate litigation the way forward for accountability and climate action?

Recent judgment in the US held the State of Montana responsible for causing unreasonable damage to climate