An encounter
AMERICAN HEAT . By Donald A Brown . First edition . Published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers Inc. . Maryland . USA . 2002
Copenhagen According to USA
´╗â”Unable to agree on targets and funding, world leaders settled for an interim political deal. But the Copenhagen Accord could …
Review: Four films on climate change
Climate change. Two words which hold, between them, some of the most complex as well as vigorously debated issues of all times. Changing Climates,…
"The name of the game is resource productivity"
Currently chairperson of the Bundestag committee on environment, nature conservation and nuclear safety, Ernst Ulrich von Weizsaecker has …
US, China to work together on phasing down HFCs
India cautious in response; to disclose stand in Bangkok end of June
Weather dice is loaded
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
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
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
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
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 …
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
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
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