Climate & Environment


‘Our Ocean Conference’
The conference is seen as a milestone event for leaders to ensure that global commitments to protecting the ocean are backed by the financing needed ..

South Africa’s floods and landslides
Days of heavy rains have battered port city Durban, and dozens of key roads have become impassable.

Publication of IPCC report on solutions to reduce CO2 emissions

WFP/13 million people across the Horn of Africa face hunger
The WFP and FAO have warned that Somalia’s unfolding humanitarian crisis will need more than humanitarian relief as the country edges closer to famine if ..

UN/International Early Warning System
Addressing World Meteorological Day, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the UN wants to make sure that every person on Earth’s planet is protected by ..

Concerns over Antarctica’s high temperatures
US National Snow and Ice Data Center’s report said Antarctica’s sea ice has sharply dropped below two million square kilometers during February of the year ..

Indonesia plastic waste
The government says it is committed to solving the country’s waste management problems as experts call for corporations to take responsibility for their rubbish.

Forests of India
The government says overall forest area has marginally increased over the last two years – but ecologists are disputing some of those findings.


Heavy floods in Malaysia
High tides in some coastal areas are exacerbating flood conditions.

UN PLASTICS TREATY
U.N. member states are hoping to agree on a full treaty within the next two years.