Early warning systems are saving lives but economic losses are increasing as climate change fuels more extreme weather events.
COP27 ended with an agreement to provide financial aid to developing countries suffering the adverse effects of global warming. It is crucial to enter COP28 with a clear, detailed, and unified strategy for implementation of the fund.
Climate change action demands stricter emissions control of Asia Pacific’s coal burners, say analysts.
Global Slavery Index exposes links between climate change and rising risk of forced labour.
As the two countries prepare an agreement on human-wildlife conflict, local successes in managing conflict with elephants and tigers may offer valuable lessons.
Nepal has withdrawn hydro projects from Chinese developers and awarded more to Indian firms as New Delhi moves ahead of Beijing.
The firm can’t just dictate drivers to go electric, says Sean Gabriel Villoria, who is leading a push for more islands across the Philippines to adopt the use of electric-powered tricycles. It also needs to help raise their incomes.
Climate change could push species over abrupt tipping points, forcing them to move to cooler regions or evolve to adapt which they are unlikely to do in short timeframes, finds a study.
World’s largest standards body for the voluntary carbon market has faced intense scrutiny over the integrity of its certification process.