Jessica Olson, Sierra Student Coalition As countries are called upon to raise ambitions regarding emissions targets, Gender Day stands as a reminder that ambition must encompass more cross-cutting issues. Gender Day emerged at COP18 in Doha and has since become…
Ferry services on the Shemulia-Kewrakandi route remained suspended for over 13 hours on Tuesday night due to dense fog. Foggy weather is being experienced in the country for about a week with the advent of the winter. Fog also disturbs…
Lima–Global emissions have reached a new peak, but recent developments indicate a new readiness for action on climate protection. This is the message of the 10th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI); a ranking of the climate protection…
On arriving in Peru’s capital Lima for the 20th Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP20), we can’t help but reflect on some of the realities that form the backdrop to this year’s meeting. For…
Isobel Braithwaite and Erica Parker On Saturday, the 2014 Climate and Health Summit brought together leading health experts and policy-makers from around the world. Inspiring speakers – including Peru’s Minister of Health; the UNFCCC’s Chief of Staff, Daniele Violetti; World…
Khalid Md. Bahauddin Public health officials often use the term “tropical diseases” to refer collectively to a list of infectious diseases that are found primarily in developing countries. These include malaria, schistosomiasis, dengue, trypanosomiasis, leprosy, cholera, and leishmaniasis, among others.…
Day 5 Luciano Frontelle and Milena Rettondini, Youth Press Centre The Subsidiary Board of Implementation (SBI) – created to support the work of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) through the assessment and review of the effective…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.
Nor’wester lashed Pabna, Bhola, Kushtia and Natore districts on Thursday night, leaving an unspecified number of people injured and dwelling houses and standing crops damaged. In Pabna, the storm swept over Sadar and Ishwardi upazilas injuring 30 people and damaging…
Speakers at a meeting yesterday emphasised the need for bringing the climate change issues in the mainstream of the media much more to face their impacts to the people. Addressing the yearly evaluation meeting of Network on Climate Change, Bangladesh…
Temperature in capital Dhaka on Thursday soared to a sizzling 40.2 degrees Celsius, the highest in five decades, the Met Office said. Its forecast officer Abul Kalam Mollick told bdnews24.com: “This is the second highest temperature in Dhaka. The previous…
The effects of climate change will endanger the present world, particularly developing countries like Bangladesh, according to the organizers of a validation workshop on the Climate Fiscal Framework (CFF) held in the city on Wednesday. The workshop was organised jointly…
Last year, the Quebec Skeptics Society threw down the gauntlet: “If anthropogenic global warming is as strong as scientists claim, then why do they need supercomputers to demonstrate it?”
Quito – Villagers and experts warily eyed an Ecuador volcano Saturday that spewed a 10-kilometer (six-mile) high column of ash a day earlier in a spectacular eruption.
Three months ago, it snowed in Cairo, Egypt for the first time in 112 years.