Traditional knowledge of small farmers key to climate-smart agriculture

Proofing small farmers from weather vagaries is critical to climate adaptation

Simply Put: A hoax no more

5 charts that show CoP26 has hardly anything to show for itself yet

CoP26 is ending in two days but climate action is proceeding at snail’s pace

Transboundary climate change, adaptation risks in Africa over next 10 years of great concern among policymakers: Survey

Insecurity from climate crises perceived as risk with most severe consequences

Despite cutbacks, ExxonMobil continues to fund climate science denial

ExxonMobil has spent more than $39 million to manufacture doubt about climate science

Climate Emergency CoP 25: The Adaptation Fund is perfectly fit to serve the Paris Agreement

But some countries insist that its fundamental structure be changed

AOSIS ultimatum to BASIC

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Equity and per capita entitlement has to be the basis for fair climate deal says UK Climate minister

New European Union report on funding commitments fails to meet developing countries’ expectations

CoP-15 in Copenhagen last year had begun with a bang. 

Promise me the monsoon

Has weird weather become the new definition of normal?

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Migratory birds at risk

Climate change makes spring arrive early, affects breeding

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How global warming is reshaping winter life in Canada

Outdoor skating in Canada is fast becoming the latest casualty of our failure to confront the reality of the climate crisis

Bangladesh experienced 185 extreme weather events between 2000 and 2019: ICCCAD report

Cyclone casualty in the country reduced from 300,000 in 1970 to 35 in 2022

Over 17,000 tree species face heightened risk of extinction due to global change

Scientists say current IUCN Red List status may be an underestimation of risks for many tree species  

End times? Scientists warn of ‘potential collapse of natural and socioeconomic systems’ if emissions continue

If it is business-as-usual, about one-third to half of the global population will find itself trapped in ‘beyond liveable’ regions, a …

State of global coastal adaptation: Mumbai scores lower than Konkan, Ghoramara, Puri in adaptation efforts

Mumbai's adaptation strategies did not accurately assess risks or specifically consider the adaptation needs of its vulnerable inhabitants

Hawaii’s climate future: Dry regions get drier with global warming, increasing fire risk — while wet areas get wetter

The “dry gets drier” aspect is particularly important for formulating Hawaii’s plans to adapt to climate change

Bangkok climate negotiations: Carbon market discussions miss the point

Implementing carbon markets can incentivise climate action and emission reductions; however, the state of current negotiations makes that questionable

Bangkok climate intersession: Balanced rulebook must be the priority

The rule book cannot focus only on certain elements of the Paris Agreement and ignore the rest

Debunking science behind 'comfortable' temperature

What is a comfortable temperature? The question seems benign at surface but the answer has far reaching ecological consequences

Scientists set out to study long-living African tree found them dying

They suspect climate change to be the cause of the death of baobab trees that live for thousands of years