Nigeria fares poorly in the Environment Performance Index 2022

Nigeria is not doing enough to address climate risks, report showed

Assam reflects world’s protracted disaster-induced displacement

Latest report on global internal displacement shows disasters continue to displace more and people are living longer in relief camps  

World will face at least 560 climate disasters every year by 2030, warns UN

Insurance against disasters can help adapt and build back better

Climate change can affect malaria transmission patterns in Africa: Study

Much of the subsequent increase in malaria transmission could be realised by 2041-2070, according to the study

IPCC’s new report on climate change is a call to action

The latest IPCC report confirms that we can no longer lose time in prevarication or in finding new excuses not to act, including empty promises …

A year of hunger: How the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening climate-linked food shortages

Many low-income nations who are net food importers are bracing for a year of hunger

G20 climate goals just won't do the job, claims new report

Latest Nationally Determined Contributions of 4 countries same or weaker than previous committments

Nearly 51 million internally displaced in 33 countries in first half of 2021: UN

The lethal mix of conflict, COVID-19, poverty, food insecurity and climate emergency has compounded humanitarian plight of the displaced, flags …

IPCC Report: Joining forces and using indigenous knowledge could avert disaster

In its first major climate report since 2013, the IPCC offers its starkest warning yet: Serious impacts of global warming are now unavoidable

UN funds insufficient to help victims of climate disasters: Oxfam

UN humanitarian aid appeals increased 819% in 20 years  

South Africa: Culpable homicide case against President Cyril Ramaphosa, ministers for KwaZulu-Natal floods

Over 443 people died in the disaster

It is time to own up: Why ‘Anthropocene’ should matter

Disinclination to recognise impact of humans on the planet responsible for a fragile fight against climate change

Climate crisis: A quarter of all critical infrastructure in US may become inoperable in 2021

At least 2 million miles of road face the risk of becoming impassable due to floods 

UNEP production gap report: Net-zero targets by countries are empty pledges without plans

Governments are planning to produce more than double the production of fossil fuels than what the world requires to limit global temperature rise …

Act responsibly on climate emergency to protect public health, editors urge leaders

Over 200 editors from across the world call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity and protect health

IPCC report: Global emissions must peak by 2025 to keep warming at 1.5°C

Even in the most optimistic scenario, there is only a 50:50 chance that global temperature rise will stop there

Europe to US to India, it’s been a week of extreme weather events

At least 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania and Africa have been hit by the extreme natural disasters 

Ground report: Climate disasters in Bihar, UP make children more vulnerable to trafficking

Trafficking rackets use climate disasters as opportunities, say experts

Greece passes first climate law

The law envisages decommissioning all lignite / coal plants by 2028 

Local knowledge refined with tech & funds can help climate adaptation in Asia-Pacific: IFAD

Digital mapping along with local knowledge can be useful to identify climate-vulnerable hotspots

Heat waves likely to last ‘25 times longer’ in India by another 2-4 decades, says climate report

 The heatwaves will last over five times longer if global temperature rise is constrained to about 2°C, says report launched ahead …

Climate crisis: Deforestation in southeast Asia mountains on the rise

Forests are being increasingly cut down on steeper slopes, which have a high forest carbon density relative to the lowlands 

Climate change & trafficking: ‘We have little understanding’

Down To Earth spoke with Christopher Richter from International Organisation for Migration to understand why the data gap exists

Clean energy: How AI can help spot the copper we need

A supply crunch may be on the horizon; artificial intelligence can help discover copper deposits formed along ancient mountain ranges over past …

Global plans on increasing fossil fuel production a bad sign for warming world: UNEP report

The world will produce 240% more coal than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. This is equal to 75% of current …