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...
17 May 2019 – UN Member States today called for increased investments in ecosystem-based solutions for disaster prevention. Healthy ecosystems play a crucial role in preventing environmental...
Mohamed Yahia Abakar, 42, has lived in West Darfur’s Abu Suruj all his life. The husband, and father of five daughters and eight sons is a descendant of farmers who followed in his family’s...
Sélection de faits saillants de l’année 2018 Combattre la pollution par les plastiques La réduction de la pollution plastique dans les océans est une priorité pour ONU Environnement. En 2018, nous...
Workshop Report 4 - 6 March 2019 Cedar Hotel, Kabul, Afghanistan Afghanistan’s population is facing a growing array of environmental problems including unrelenting deforestation and land...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CONTEXT Climate change - of about 1°C of warming today relative to pre-industrial times - is already having disruptive effects on economies across the globe, through both its...
Nay Pyi Taw, 10 May 2019 – A new initiative will introduce sustainable rice-growing practices to farmers across Myanmar, with the goal of reducing vulnerability to climate change and natural...