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 …
Climate talks: what is at stake in agriculture sector
Issues, which are being discussed under the agriculture sector, will have long-term impacts on various countries, particularly the vulnerable ones
डाउन टू अर्थ खास: कितनी सफल रही महाराष्ट्र की जलवायु अनुकूलन खेती?
महाराष्ट्र की जलवायु-अनुकूल कृषि परियोजना के तहत अधिकांश धनराशि राज्य के कुछ खास जिलों और कार्यों पर ही खर्च की गई है
Warming has changed Arctic forever; 2017 could be third hottest year on record: studies
In 2017, the Arctic continued to warm at double the rate of the global temperature increase
गंभीर खतरा, सुस्त रवैया
चरम मौसमी घटनाओं के मामले में, भारत दुनिया का छठा जोखिम भरा देश है लेकिन क्या राज्यों के क्लाइमेट एक्शन प्लान इनसे निपटने में ...
Supreme Court judgment on drought a paradigm shift
Various acts, policies and programmes related to irrigation, water harvesting, crop insurance and food security have not helped people in dealing …
Get future shocks now: watch weather reports of 2050
WMO ropes in well-known television weather presenters to present imagined but realistic weather reports of future ahead of New York climate meet
Farmer groups raise concerns about solutions proposed at COP 22
The impacts of climate change on agriculture will continue to have significant implications for rural development, sustainable development and …
Developed v developing debate on Durban Mandate intensifies
While some countries at the Bonn conference stressed on need for enhancement of pre-2020 action plan, others opined differently
Commitments under Paris deal one-third of what is needed: UN Emission Gap Report 2017
If the emission gap is not closed by 2030, it is extremely unlikely that the goal of restricting global warming to well below 2°C can be met
Parties yet to reach a consensus on core issues
A day before the final negotiations, no commitment has been reached on the adaptation front
Some extreme weather events in 2016 would never have happened without human-caused warming: studies
Extreme heat across Asia in 2016 and unusually warm waters in the Bering Sea would not have been possible without human-induced climate change
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
Latin American and Caribbean nations highly vulnerable to climate change
Economic costs of climate change will be around 2.5 per cent of annual GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean if temperature rises 2.5°C …
Derailment of climate action will be catastrophic for India
With major GHG emitter backing off, any action to combat climate change will be insufficient, and that's not good news for India
People's cure to climate woes
Ecologically vulnerable Nepal has framed its climate change adaptation plan with the help of communities
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
India tries to put spotlight back on pre-2020 actions of developed countries
G77+China submit that pre-2020 action will serve as the foundation for the post-2020 climate agreement