UNCCD COP14: Experts stress the need to assess long-term drought impacts
World Bank, Water Global Practices release framework to assess benefits of proactive action vis-à-vis drought
Global climate finance flows for 2015-16 increased by 17%: UN report
The report highlights that a large part of climate finance continues to go towards efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions
Cuetlaxochitl: The story of America’s Christmas Eve shrub has lessons for free trade, patents
Poinsettia can be an example of intellectual property rights or biopiracy; it depends on whose interests one wants to nourish and protect: the …
Life of Plastic: Talks on global treaty to end plastic pollution begin in Uruguay
Delhi-based think-tank Centre for Science and Environment had released a report November 22 in the run-up to the Uruguay meeting
COP27 diary (November 12): ‘US won't support legal structures for loss and damage liabilities’
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
Over 10,000 to attend UN biodiversity convention next month
Clear mandates needed from delegates for a biodiversity framework that is strong and yet implementable
It’s hot and more than what that heat index tells you
Humans mainly adjust to heat by sweating and flushing, which occurs when blood is directed to capillaries near the skin to dispel the heat
E-fasting can minimise e-waste
Turning off notifications, turning our phone off while working and setting limits for the amount of time we spend on technology on a daily basis …
Transforming lives: The job creation potential of a just livestock transition
The growth can revitalise rural economies and mitigate the adverse effects of urbanisation
Canadian first to be diagnosed as suffering from climate change
A doctor in Nelson, British Columbia wrote ‘climate change’ as part of his diagnosis of an elderly patient suffering from multiple …
CoP26: The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts
Earth’s climate system is interconnected and complex, and even small temperature changes can have large impacts
Directed energy weapons shoot painful but non-lethal beams – are similar weapons behind the Havana syndrome?
If Havana syndrome is the result of deliberately targeted electromagnetic beams, employees of the US government and other nations will remain …
NTPC gearing up to meet new emission norms
India’s largest generator is planning FGD installations and SCR pilot projects to meet the new norms
Indigenous peoples’ health needs special attention: UN
A report blames political marginalisation and loss of autonomy for the deteriorating health condition of indigenous people
California finds huge groundwater reserves; experts urge caution
The study has led to a debate in the scientific community over the utilisation of these groundwater resources in the drought-hit state
Norway and the US agree to collaborate on forests and climate change
The statement recognises the importance of forests and land use in mitigating climate change
Africa’s drylands are getting more support. How to make the most of this
The UN recently launched the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide
1.9 billion in Asia-Pacific cannot afford healthy diet: UN report
At the same time, an estimated 14.5 million children under five were overweight or obese in 2020
Second case of Coronavirus confirmed in the US
Individuals with no ailments infected more, say first set of clinical findings for Chinese patients
Capturing the promise of offshore wind
Emerging offshore markets can learn from Europe's success and use it in a domestic context
Air pollution killing more Americans under Trump than Obama: Study
It found that 9,700 more people died in 2018 due to air pollution in the US than in 2016 because the Trump administration has made it easier to …
Only 38% UN members have laws for minimum lead concentration in paints
This is worrying as lead contamination can have adverse health impacts on humans
Another grim climate report on oceans: What will it take to address the compounding problems?
Rapid reduction of greenhouse gas emissions must be achieved across institutional boundaries
$6.4 billion spent to combat desertification in last 2 years: Report
The cost of combating land degradation and desertification has been estimated at $450 billion annually
UK on track to be first G7 country to legislate for net zero emissions by 2050
The Climate Change Act, 2008 will be amended on June 12 in Parliament, as advised by the Committee on Climate Change