climate change and environment
Is climate change reversible, is it the same as global warming and is it caused by humans?
Climate change has been a touchy topic of conversation more than ever before, and unless tackled quickly, it can destroy the planet we live on. But is climate change reversible and is it caused by humans?
Fighting climate change: Three snapshots of building resilience - Somalia
Would you be surprised to discover that climate change is one of the biggest threats in the fight to end global poverty?
Less rain and snowfall in Afghanistan: high level of food assistance needed until early 2019
The Famine Early Warning System (FEWS) has reported that in 22 of Afghanistan's provinces, cumulative rain and snowfall during the 'wet season' – October 2017 to May 2018 – was 30 to 60 per cent below average.
Nigeria herders, farmers conflict highlights squeeze on arable land
Fertile land is dwindling due to climate change combined with a population boom and is fueling conflicts across the continent
New projects to boost renewable energy and improve climate resilience in Marshall Islands
The World Bank and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands this week launched two climate change related projects that will increase investments in renewable energy, promote energy efficiency, and enhance the country's resilience to the impacts of climate change
Zambia is stepping up efforts for a climate-resilient future
Zambia is highly vulnerable to climate change mainly because the livelihoods of its people are very dependent on natural resources.
Experts meet to scale up efforts to tackle climate change displacement
Stakeholders from all over the world are gathered in Switzerland this week to contribute to the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Task Force on Displacement.