Stories in the Caribbean tell of a time before satellites and computers. A time when dust, rain and wind were the early warning systems people relied on to predict major storms during the Atlantic...
GENEVA, Aug 8 – Land is already under growing human pressure and climate change is adding to these pressures. At the same time, keeping global warming to well below 2ºC can be achieved only by...
New research outlines 5-course ‘Menu of Solutions’ to achieve sustainable food future Washington, D.C. 17 July 2019 — With the world’s population expected to reach nearly 10 billion by 2050, a major...
Over the last century, it has become clear that environmental disasters that threaten human civilization, such as global warming, are largely attributable to humans themselves. The Fifth Assessment...
10 July 2019 -The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the United Nations Environmental Programme have agreed to work together on the promotion and implementation of Global...
By the end of this day many people will have made life-changing decisions, relying on their best guess or their instinct. Some will yield great results while others will imperil individuals,...
Why conduct research on Ecosystem-based Adaptation? It is widely asserted that environmental and climatic changes pose most tangible impacts on communities that are highly dependent on natural...
Accra, Ghana, June 7, 2019 – Africa is a negligible emitter of greenhouse gases, yet the continent is particularly vulnerable to climate change, the primary driver of vulnerability being the...
People in the coastal districts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha are increasingly suffering from the effects of climate change. Most households in the area are dependent on natural resources for...
According to the World Health Organization, every year, around 7 million people die prematurely from disease caused by air pollution. That is 800 people every hour, or 13 every minute, dying because...