Climate-induced loss and damage continues to be neglected globally

Ever since inception, the executive committee of WIM has not been able to mobilise fund for addressing loss and damage in developing countries

Muted presence

India's participation at the recently concluded 22nd Conference of Parties was passive and lacked vision

Countries will move forward on climate change even without Trump’s support: US envoy

According to Pershing, the momentum and power to effect change already exists

Marrakech climate talks produced defiance towards Trump, but little else

The latest climate summit generated more questions than answers, particularly on how to handle a Trump-led United States

Notable agriculture initiatives discussed at COP 22

Although the progress on adapting agriculture to climate change has been slow, the latest climate conference saw discussions on major initiatives …

Pre-2020 action and climate finance need of the hour: BASIC

Adaptation fund and finance are issues that are still to be discussed and resolved

Globally supported agricultural insurance mechanism must for developing nations: CSE

Unaffordability is one of the main reasons why farmers are not warming up to the idea of agricultural insurance

Climate smart agriculture proposed at COP 22 raises concerns

Climate smart agriculture has not been defined, giving way for industrial agriculture to be promoted under its name

COP 22: India urges developed nations to adhere to the principle of 'Climate Justice'

Environment minister Anil Madhav Dave says developed nations need to provide effective finance, technology transfer and capacity building support

US won't backtrack on climate commitments, says John Kerry at Marrakech

The US has suffered climate-related losses worth $27 billion this year so far

COP 22: little progress on pre-2020 actions

The facilitative dialogue was held at Marrakech to review progress of pre-2020 actions before the Paris Agreement comes into force

COP 22: developed countries pledge $23 million to support technology transfer

The pledge, however, does not mean that there shall be a transfer of intellectual property or patents to developing countries

COP 22: US must respect climate change commitments, says French President

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hoped that climate action will be implemented with swiftness and special focus on equity and justice

COP 22: more than 20 nations sign framework agreement on International Solar Alliance

International Solar Alliance is an initiative by India wherein 121 solar resource-rich countries have come together

World will witness 2.9 to 3.4°C temperature rise even if Paris deal fully implemented

The rate of global GHG emissions increase during the period 2000 to 2010 was faster than what was during 1970 to 2000

Global warming worryingly close to lower limit set by Paris Agreement: WMO

The risk of losing the race against climate change becomes real as temperature rise globally likely to breach 1.2 degrees by the end of 2016

COP 22: Get in line or get out

It is better for the world that the US withdraws from the Paris Agreement completely

COP 22: APA adopts drafts conclusion

The developing countries called for maintaining the delicate balance of all elements under the APA

COP 22: parties endorse informal note on transparency framework

The Parties expressed urgency to start the technical work in the next round of discussions in 2017

Africa presents united front and calls for action at COP22

Africa's key priority is to ensure that global ambitions are in line with the continent’s development goals

First week at COP 22: discussions on crucial issues stalled due to lack of consensus

There has been a near-zero progress on pre-2020 action as most discussions have gotten stalled over fundamental differences

Natural disasters force 26 million people into poverty each year: World Bank

The extreme natural disasters also cause a US$520-billion loss in annual consumption globally

Include health actions in Paris Agreement implementation: WHO

Although evidence linking environmental degradation to health is growing, political action regarding it has been woefully inadequate

COP22: parties discuss ways to enhance transparency framework for climate action

The rules and modalities of the transparency framework are expected to be in place by 2018

COP22: India focuses on afforestation and sustainable transport

The India Pavilion at COP22 saw three side-events on afforestation, REDD+ and sustainable transport