Typhoon Hagupit is sweeping across the eastern Philippines, toppling trees and power lines and threatening coastal areas with a powerful sea-surge. More than half a million people have fled coastal villages in the area, which was still recovering from Typhoon…
Mark Tercek November’s historic US-China climate agreement sends an important signal of momentum and progress. It serves as an indication by two of the most important players in the climate challenge that we are starting down the path to a…
Michael Davidson Growing populations, greater frequency of extreme weather events, increasing temperatures, changes in rainfall patterns and increasing water scarcity will increase uncertainty and risk in agricultural production. Between 2011 and 2100 the population of high-fertility countries is projected to…
Claudia Ringler As smallholder farmers in many parts of the world, women play a crucial role in food production. Yet they are the least equipped to adapt their farming practices to climate change. The reason? They have less access and…
Developing countries may need up to $500 billion per year by 2050 to adapt to the ravages of climate change, dwarfing previous estimates, a UN report said Friday. The figure was about 20 times today’s public spending on climate adaptation,…
Civil society leaders from Asia, Africa and Latin America have urged government delegates attending the UNFCCC Cop-20 in Lima to consider the urgency of a legally binding climate deal while super typhoon Ruby is about to thrash on the Philippines.…
Shalini Sharma All major cities in India are now witnessing major infrastructure growth and expansion of their boundaries. With this massive infrastructure construction underway, the resources of cities are put under stress. Energy requirements are skyrocketing, which places a huge…
Heleen de Coninck, Radboud University It is often said that business and industry, or “the private sector”, is a key actor in addressing climate change. The private sector is where much of the incremental innovation – leading to cost reductions…
Nicolas Mounard, Twin and Twin Trading When some attention grabbing headlines picked up on threats to coffee production in the most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, climate change was suddenly transported from distant melting ice caps to…
By Jagoda Munic LIMA,(IPS) – In November, the world’s top climate scientists issued their latest warning that the climate crisis is rapidly worsening on a number of fronts, and that we must stop our climate-polluting way of producing energy if…
by Sunita Narain In my previous article I wrote that India should demand an ambitious climate change deal, because we need the world to stay safe—below the guardrail of 2°C rise in temperature. I also said that for the deal…
Ian Lieblich, Global Voices Climate change presents a threat unlike any other faced in human history. Released earlier this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC’s) Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report confirmed global warming is “unequivocal” with the “clear human…
Lima, Peru – International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) researchers will present findings of a new series of policy notes on women farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change and contribute to a workshop on the economic viability of climate…
By Stephen Leahy Uxbridge, Canada (IPS) – This December, 195 nations plus the European Union will meet in Lima for two weeks for the crucial U.N. Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, known as COP 20. The hope in…
Dan W Mozena All know that Bangladesh is among the nations most impacted by global climate change. Rising sea levels threaten huge swaths of the nation, much of which is only a few meters above sea level. Thanks in good…
The emergency services on Friday warned Muscovites to stay indoors for the third time in two weeks as a smog of unknown origin blanketed the city. The districts most affected by the smog were located in the southeast, the Interfax…
Each year the brown waters of the Gumani river swell during the summer monsoon, creeping over the surrounding fields to flood Charbhangura, a village of 2,500 people in the Pabna district of northwest Bangladesh. From July to October the waters…
Analysis by Shelagh Whitley London – Just a week after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave its starkest warning yet that the vast majority of existing oil, gas and coal reserves need to be kept in the ground,…
Experts and researchers at the consultation meeting yesterday stated that the lack of government will as one of the reasons behind the severe drinking water crisis in the Aila-hit areas in the south-western part of the country even after 5…
Heavy rainfall on Saturday afternoon brought respite to Dhaka dwellers. Most areas of the country received rainfall, due to a low pressure over Bay of Bengal, said the met office. According to the latest weather forecast, the country might see…
The depression over East central Bay and adjoining area moved slightly Northwards over the same area on Friday. It was centered at 6 am about 565 kms South of Chttagong Port, 470 kms South of Cox’s Bazar port, 610 kms…
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – According to the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the post-2015 agenda should aim to end hunger by 2025 – and can succeed by building resilience to various environmental, political and economic shocks that threaten food…
About 40 fishing trawlers sank in the Meghna River and over 150 thatched houses were damaged as a nor’wester lashed different unions of Kamalnagar upazila on Thursday afternoon. The fishing trawlers capsized in Ludhua, Patabania, Katoria, Matabbarnagar and Matihar areas…
Twelve bodies were retrieved from the Meghna River after a launch capsized in Gazaria upazila on Thursday amid bad weather. Three of the deceased were identified as Mamal Hossain, 50, of Naria upazila of Shariatpur district, Tumpa Begum, 30, and…
Despite the release of a White House report detailing the devastating effects of global warming already underway, many Republicans are unwavering in their belief that humans play no role in climate change.
England’s bid for World Cup glory in Brazil this summer could be undone by a much-feared weather phenomenon. Climate researchers at the University of Reading say there is a 60% chance of an El Nino event hitting the country. The…
An incredible image of a “firenado,” a combination of (you guessed it) a fire and a tornado, appeared on the Web this week and quickly inspired many to wonder if the otherworldly image could possibly be real. It is indeed.…
By Chris Smith Climate change and the effects of global warming have been thoroughly and beautifully detailed on two sites. One is GlobalChange.gov, which features the White House’s National Climate Assessment report, and the other is WorldUnderWater.org, a website that…
Climate change is having significant financial, ecological and human health impacts across the US, according to a new report. The third National Climate Assessment, released by the White House, says the number and strength of extreme weather events have increased…
Each escalation of the crisis in Ukraine sends a jolt of nervousness far beyond its borders as Europe worries about its energy supplies.