COP22: opening session on agriculture discusses climate adaptation, food security
Developing countries, especially from Africa, voiced the need to mobilise finance from developed countries
Kampala Declaration on climate change, human mobility now has 48 African countries as members
As many as 105 million people could become internal migrants within the African continent in a business-as-usual scenario
Wettest May-June in decade hits Kashmir’s cherry growers hard
Farmers growing traditional varieties of cherries are facing more brunt of prolonged precipitation than those growing new varieties
Climate action is fight of our lives: UN head at SCO summit
Important role of SCO members in climate fight, says Guterres; brings up Climate Solidarity Pact, Acceleration Agenda
Bonn climate conference: Loss and damage discussions nothing but ‘talk shop’
L&D finance must be grant-based so that countries are not further indebted by a crisis they contributed little to, say experts
Climate change is real & world needs real leadership to fight it
WATCH: As President Joe Biden readies his climate summit for Earth Day, Sunita Narain spells out why and how the US and the …
International Day of Climate Action: All talk, no show on Paris Agreement targets
Countries may have announced grandiose plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but they are unlikely to meet the global target to become carbon …
COP24: Developing world continues to seek funds for agriculture
Nations participating in the conference discussed climate change impacts on agriculture at a workshop in Katowice
Since 62% Sub-Saharan Africans have no access to power, the area is uniquely suited to renewables
Since Sub-Saharan Africa is largely off grid, it has great opportunity to skip installing fossil fuel-based power generation infrastructure and …
India is under the weather: extreme events expand footprints
From cloudburst in Himachal, dust storms in Rajasthan and UP to lightning in Andhra Pradesh and devastating rainfall in Haryana and Punjab, freak …
New study reveals impact of climate change on pollination
Flowers are fast losing their capacity to produce fragrance due to global warming, and this is affectinig the process of pollination
Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement adopts revised agenda at the Bonn climate talks
This came after intense back door consultations with Parties resulting in compromises and eventual consensus
Will the Paris climate deal include issue of forced climate migration?
Experts say that displacement and migration occurs because of the failure of adaptation in most vulnerable countries and, therefore, should be …
‘Climate plans of developing countries far more ambitious’
The ongoing Bonn climate negotiations must be open to observers like non-profits and civil society, urges a diplomat
South Korea’s leadership did not translate into an ambitious climate plan
A country that has produced many climate leaders has failed to reflect commitment in its actions
Climate talks: INDCs and the role of land use
Though some countries have emphasised on land-use change and forestry in their contributions, their commitments don’t seem to be ambitious …
Cancun and beyond: Jairam Ramesh
Jairam Ramesh, India's environment and forests minister, tells South Asian journalists what to expect at the climate negotiations in Cancun as …
Global health systems receive only 4.9% international funds to adapt to climate change: Study
Funds required in early warnings, climate-resilient health infrastructure, say researchers
COP27: The need for “New Collective Quantified Goal” in Climate Finance
Global South is spending five times more on debt repayments than on addressing the climate crisis's impacts
Countries adopt Kigali amendment to phase down HFCs
As per the agreement, developed countries will reduce HFC use first, followed by China and then India
Climate anxiety deters 61% youth in Egypt from having children
Some 85% people globally agree that poor people will suffer the most from the impact of climate change
Blame climate change! UK heatwaves became 10 times more likely
Climate models are unable to keep up with actual observations & other climate change predictions may also be much more severe than previously …
Simultaneous heatwaves across 5 continents: What’s unfolding in front of us
DTE analyses data put out by climatologist & weather historian Maximiliano Herrera
Stockholm+50: Is science for just solutions
If science-policy interfaces are to deliver just and effective solutions to climate change, they must involve indigenous peoples and local communities
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