Climate change is the most impactful risk in 2016: World Economic Forum
Climate change will also aggravate water and agriculture crises, conflicts and forced migration
Rising high to defeat floods in Bangladesh
A secure and cost-effective method of raising the height of vulnerable river island clusters is being used to protect them from flooding
Parties yet to reach a consensus on core issues
A day before the final negotiations, no commitment has been reached on the adaptation front
African philosophy ‘Ubuntu’ can help us fight climate crisis
Indigenous philosophy focuses on altruism; climate impact on developing world greater, so alternates to Western environmentalism needed
Nobody can predict earthquakes, but we can forecast them; Here’s how
Earthquake forecasts are built on observations of past earthquake activity, which may stretch back decades, centuries or even thousands of years
CoP26 first draft not good enough; climate finance grossly insufficient: Climate scientist Saleemul Huq
Saleemul Haq, director, International Centre for Climate Change and Development, Bangladesh, speaks to DTE on CoP26 progress and performance
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 …
Stockholm+50: How do we prepare for the next half century
When we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Stockholm conference, we need to discuss consumption and production in a globalised world
Factsheet: HFCs - Safe for Ozone, yet a Potent Greenhouse Gas
Montreal Protocol, the multilateral treaty to protect the ozone layer, has been a successful environmental agreement. But animpasse over …
Alaska SC hears young activists' lawsuit against fossil fuel policy
The state’s energy policy is violating right to a safe climate, argue 16 young climate activists
Funds to fight climate change in Africa grossly inadequate
Almost 70 per cent of the funds committed by developed countries to finance climate action in Africa are tied to conditional loans and credit lines
Bonn climate talks end amidst uncertainty over US engagement with Paris Agreement
Finance, adaptation and budget were issues which divided countries. Agriculture was the most neglected topic at the event
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
IPCC suggests adaptation and mitigation efforts needed to tackle climate impacts
Synthesis report suggests sector-wise strategy for policy makers to make their people, especially the poor, climate resilient
Ozone Day 2023: Why the South Pole has set alarm bells ringing this year
After a record-low sea ice cover, Antarctica saw one of the largest ozone holes ever reported this August, highlighting the changing nature of …
Extreme heat could claim lives of 204,000 women annually in India, Nigeria & US: Report
Women bear the disproportionate burden of heat’s devastating physical, social & financial effects, report emphasises
Medieval descriptions of an 1114 CE quake in present-day Turkey and Syria feel eerily familiar
Even at a distance of 900 years, accounts of the 1114 earthquake reveal historical societies went about recording natural disasters in terms that …
2022 too short, too far: Data stories that show the true impact of climate change this year
Did you know that India experienced extreme weather events on 291 of the 334 days from beginning of year to November 30?
World Ozone Day: Forest fires pose new threat to ozone layer
Study finds black carbon due to frequent, widespread wildfires may be widening the ozone hole
India a top performer on climate mitigation but more needs to be done: Report
The country needed to prioritise renewable energy in its post-COVID recovery plan, the report by non-profit Germanwatch said
Can we compromise on procreation in the wake of climate change
In the context of climate change, too much harsh knowledge about environmental tragedies is creating a sense of hopelessness and helplessness in …
COVID-19 can be a wake-up call for nature-based solutions
Money alone won’t solve the problem; but governments hold powerful levers to make markets value nature and attach a cost to …
Current financing inadequate for universal water, sanitation coverage: UN report
Ignoring climate risks and failing to increase water investments would threaten chances of meeting this target, it said
Climate change knowledge management in India
India’s climate adaptation needs are high but also diverse, given the bio-geographic and climate variations
Odisha’s tourism sector hit by Cyclone Fani
The cyclone hit Odisha coast at a time when large number of tourists were expected to flock to the state