Conference on climate change, agricultural risk management in Sub-Saharan Africa

Two-day conference on November 4 and 5 to see 200 experts from different fields

Double whammy for the poorest: How pollution and changing climate affect countries

Risks from toxic pollution and climate change across the world are closely intertwined, study finds

India is not making businesses disclose climate risks: report

The country has not followed the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

Africa needs preventive approach to health care instead of a curative one: experts

African countries need to understand the link between climate change, migration and exposure to health hazards

Climate change may push 2 million more into poverty in Malawi

Extreme weather can raise the small south African country’s poverty rate by 8% by 2040, warns World Bank Country report

Over 60% of Indian firms can identify, manage climate-related market risks, finds study

Climate risk to businesses discussed by 82% per cent of company boards, but many lack tools to handle

By 2050, climate-related disasters could cost US $35 billion a year: audit report

The GAO report urged Trump administration to take climate change risks seriously and begin developing a response action plan

Climate change increases the risk of extreme wildfires around Cape Town — but it can be addressed

Extreme wildfire events occur almost exclusively under extreme fire weather conditions

‘Permanently frozen’ Himalayan areas at severe drought risk due to global warming

Report warns of longer-lasting droughts than natural land, urban areas; Will result in less water for rivers

Five African countries among top 10 affected by extreme weather in 2019: Germanwatch

India incurred the maximum losses due to extreme weather in 2019 

Climate risk index shows threats to 90% of the world’s marine species

Urgent need to understand how climate change affects marine life to develop adaptation approaches

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022: Challenges in building resilience & way forward

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 held in Bali in May 2022 offered solutions

Meet on protection systems that help mitigate disaster, climate risk

First regional conference saw experts from 17 countries in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific regions

Turn around India’s water story

Give local communities greater control over water structures for a secure future  

Climate adaptation: Developed and developing world in same boat

Region-wise analysis in the new IPCC report shows climate change adaptation strategies are still not in place, save for a few initiatives

Risk management can avert future shocks: World Development Report

Nations can cushion themselves against financial crises and natural disasters through proper planning as opposed to ad-hoc responses, says World …

Farmers need resilient value chains to combat climate impact

Emerging social entrepreneurs are helping restore forest and farmland ecosystems by supporting smallholder farmers without access and …

UN report identifies top ten food-borne parasites

Codex Committee may introduce new standards for global food trade in order to control the entry of these parasites into the food chain

Experts meet in London to understand disaster risks

Over 800 experts attend Understanding Risk Forum in an attempt to 'produce actionable information'