Climate
World wakes up to climate migration
Millions of people worldwide are being displaced by natural disasters triggered partially by climate change, and the international community is finally taking steps to […]
Category: Climate
Aid
Better insurance is vital to protecting our ocean
Torsten Thiele Experts gathered in Bermuda for the first Ocean Risk Summit, which aims to improve understanding of ocean risks and unlock blue capital […]
Biodiversity
Climate change could put food supply for migratory birds at risk
Augusta Dwyer Along with rising sea levels and disrupted weather patterns, climate change could also have a potentially harmful impact on migratory birds. That […]
Aid
Climate finance – not kind, climate justice
The international community is failing to move to important discussions: sources, mechanisms and access modalities of Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) since 2012 and this […]
Aid
UN issues first guidance for banking industry to become more transparent on climate issues
The guidance will help banks better manage and be more transparent about the risks that the transition to the low-carbon economy presents to their […]
Climate
Half of Earth’s satellites restrict use of climate data
Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology Scientists and policymakers need satellite data to understand and address climate change. Yet data from more than half […]
Cities
Building a forest in the heart of Karachi
Zofeen T. Ebrahim The Japanese method of mimicking nature, and growing forests in the heart of the city, is being picked up in Pakistan, […]
Biodiversity
Salim Group, Pepsico and Nestle connected to illegal rainforest clearance in Borneo
Major international banks and brands connected to company controlled by notorious Indonesian business tycoon, knowingly clear-cutting tropical rainforests A new report exposes one […]
Biodiversity
Draining peatlands leads to greenhouse laughing gas emissions, study shows
Julie Mollins Drained peatlands lead to the significant release of nitrous oxide — a greenhouse gas also known colloquially as laughing gas — leading […]
Cities
Informal Cities and Climate Resilience: building an inclusive approach
Informal settlements in cities of the developing world fare very poor under the ‘risk reducing’ infrastructure parameters of the IPCC. Climate change has brought […]
Aid
Integrated finance for climate and poverty vulnerability
The ultimate successes and failures of climate finance will have diverse consequences for populations living in poverty Climate change induced risks are undermining efforts […]
Cities
World scientists, local leaders map research agenda for cities and climate change
The Cities IPCC Cities and Climate Change Science Conference, hosted by the City of Edmonton, culminated with the establishment of a global blueprint to […]
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