An index for monitoring effectiveness of climate-smart agriculture practices: How it can help
Awareness and training was the highest weighted dimension among the five that were used to develop the index
Union Budget 2024-25: New initiative to boost Blue Economy 2.0 announced
While the initiative promises positive impacts on the 14 million people along India’s coastline, apprehensions loom regarding potential …
Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains
Most South African cities were built a long time ago, before climate change was predicted
Climate crisis: Drought causes mass elephant deaths in Zimbabwe game reserve
Drought conditions had earlier also prompted a mass-movement of elephants from Hwange into neighbouring Botswana in a search for water, food
The disproportionate impact of climate change on women: A closer look ahead of COP28
The forthcoming COP28 summit presents a unique opportunity to address the gender disparities in climate impacts and to champion women’s …
Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving hazards in a warming world
Too much pressure from extreme rainfall or an avalanche or landslide into lakes can burst dams, triggering a devastating flood
The Great Carbon Capture: All about markets and credits
Carbon markets have the potential to unlock billions of dollars for Global South nations that need financing to transition to a low-carbon energy …
Threat from climate change to some of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites is reshaping religious beliefs
One significant theological change that seems to be underway within Himalayan Hinduism as a result of climate change is the transformation of the …
Midway to 2030, climate change and extreme weather events threaten the achievement of SDGs, warns WMO
Just 15% of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track; WMO advocates for investments for accelerating and scaling up weather, climate …
Africa reported 30% of global acute public health events in last 2 decades: WHO
Infections were main cause for public health emergencies in last 2 decades; Climate-led natural disasters fuelling acute public health events
UN report outlines how developing, developed countries can reduce emissions from constructions
If India uses recycled materials, it could reduce emissions in the material cycle of residential buildings by 50-70 per cent
Did the G20 deliver ambitious climate & energy outcomes?
Most climate & energy targets mentioned were reiterations of goals laid out in other fora
Africa Climate Summit 2023: Opinion split on carbon markets, some call it license for Global North to pollute
Carbon credits promoted by powerful interests that benefit from maintaining the status quo of fossil fuel dependence, say opposers
Do phrases like ‘global boiling’ help or hinder climate action?
Climate change, global warming, global heating, the climate crisis, global boiling — whatever the phrase, it is now undeniable that it’…
G20 climate & energy talks end in disarray, unable to reach consensus on climate action
Weak signals from G20 outcomes do not bode well for this year’s annual climate conference in Dubai
Droughts in Western US fuel emissions, here’s how
Between 2012 and 2016, a drought-induced spike in fossil fuel generation cost California more than $5 billion in damages
Sixth mass extinction will be worse than previously thought, say scientists
The population of around 33% of the species currently categorised as ‘non-threatened’ by the IUCN Red List show a declining trend
North India Deluge 2023: Heavy rains in Nepal cause erosion downstream in Bihar; hundreds displaced
Soil erosion due to ascending water levels in the Koshi, Mahananda and Ganga has impacted hundreds in Bihar’s Supaul, Khagaria, Katihar, …
Deluge in Puerto Rico, drought in La Plata: WMO paints grim picture of warming Latin America, Caribbean
Extreme weather events in the region over 30 years have led to economic losses and affected countries’ to mitigate and adapt to climate …
Extreme weather increasingly disrupted generation of nuclear power in last 30 years: State of the Climate in Europe 2022
Nearly 60% of plants located by rivers or lakes in the continent experienced nuclear power production losses since 2017
Subsidies don’t help fight climate change, World Bank report finds
In 2021, countries shelled out $577 billion to actively lower the price of polluting fuels such as oil, gas, and coal
Many provinces experiencing highest emissions since 2003: Scientist monitoring Canadian wildfires
Experts say climate change escalated the fires with the fumes spilling over into to the United States
Wildfires: New York City’s orange skies raise environmental questions
The dystopian orange skies are due to the flames that have been raging north of the US-Canada border
Drought to deluge: Heavy rain causes flash flooding across southern Spain
Rains still continue; this spring had been Spain’s driest on record through May 21
Fossil fuel industry’s posturing in climate debate: OPEC gets COP28 pavilion
Report by group of countries exporting oil predicts 16-million-barrel-a-day increase in oil consumption through 2045, contradicting IEA claims