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UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:00
Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous leaders and corporate giants showing what they’ve done and what’s to come.

WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:00
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-affected region in 2023 due to weather, climate and water-related hazards. Storms and floods have hit the hardest, a new report published by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday reveals.

Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency

Mon, 04/22/2024 - 12:00
Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery for millions in Europe in 2023 with widespread flooding and severe heatwaves – a new normal which countries must adapt to as a priority, the UN weather agency said on Monday. 

Renewable energy transforming the landscape

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:00
Renewable energy, if supported by governments, can “truly change the landscape” in terms of achieving equitable access to affordable and clean energy, but only if they can move from “commitment to action”, according to the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’

Tue, 04/16/2024 - 12:00
Dominica aims to become the world’s first “climate-resilient" nation, and the indigenous Kalinago people are playing a leading role in developing the country and helping its people to thrive in the face of the climate emergency.

Fishers in Madagascar adapt to deadly seas due to climate change

Sat, 04/13/2024 - 12:00
Fishing communities in the south of Madagascar are facing sometimes deadly sea conditions due to climate change, but with the help of the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) are finding ways to adapt to the new circumstances they face.