Overlooked crisis
While there is much talk about climate migration, the world is without a legal framework to protect people displaced by weather disasters
Climate adaptation projects sometimes exacerbate the problems they try to solve — a new tool hopes to correct that
To be just, climate adaptation requires a counter-intuitive approach
Climate emergency CoP 25: Circumventing climate action
What should be done, now that the longest CoP is over
Mapping the future
Australia’s offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific
Under the treaty, Australia will implement a special visa arrangement to allow Tuvaluans to work, study and live in Australia
Climate models predict the world will be 'anomalously warm' until 2022
Research showed that over the next two years, it is 64% likely to be anomalously warm
Despite growing demand for climate fund, nations fail to agree on replenishment process
Discussions on funding proposals could not happen due to process-related disagreements among Board members
On the edge
By 2050, India will experience a temperature rise of 1-4°C and rainfall will increase by 9-16 per cent. This will have a detrimental effect …
Strengthening adaptation must to protect human health in face of climate change
During the Second Global Conference on Health & Climate, participants warned that without adequate mitigation and adaptation, climate change …
High road to Dubai COP28: Here is what to expect at Bonn on climate mitigation
The Mitigation Work Programme can be a constructive space for developing countries to lay out their financing and technologies needs for an …
Sunita Narain ‘national climate leader’ from India for 2019
Non-profit Climate Scorecard's first National Climate Leader awardee list published in Global Spotlight Report #22
Greta, 15 other children filed a UN complaint against 5 countries. Here's what it'll achieve
Whether or not the petitioners are successful, the mere act of filing the complaint has already brought the matter into the public eye
Climate change is triggering a migrant crisis in Vietnam
It looks as if climate change is forcing 24,000 people to leave the Mekong Delta every year
Earth's rain belts may shift farther north, claims study
A redistribution of the Earth’s water belts could affect water availability for many across the world
Global South concerns genuine or 'obstructionist'?
A look at who left their shoes behind at Place de la Republique during the climate march ban in Paris
Global climate strike in India
Children and adults protest and demand climate action from the government
African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation
The book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa.
Climate Risk in Africa: Adaptation and Resilience
This open access book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience
Issues at stake in COP 22
The COP summit in Marrakech may be crucial for negotiations on some long-standing issues at the UNFCCC
Held vs State of Montana: 16 youths win historic climate trial
In the US states that have green amendments, climate advocates will certainly rely on the Montana youth case as they challenge state laws that …
Climate finance needs could cost India 85.6 lakh crore by 2030
Climate adaptation measures need to take into account the infrastructure gap caused by climate events
Why should governments place children, young people at the centre of climate change discussions
Continued exposure to a harmful environment will have a catastrophic impact on children’s mental and physical development
Watch: What the UN chief had to say about climate emergency
Down To Earth brings you footage from the interview of Antonio Guterres by the Nation and CBS News as part of the COvering Climate Now media …
Benefits of climate adaptation far outweigh costs
The world can accrue net benefits worth $7.1 trillion by spending $1.8 trillion on climate adaptation, according to latest Global Commission on …
A Global Threat: the Emergence of Climate Change Science
Throughout history, Earth's temperature has risen and fallen at various cycles, creating extreme weather events, such as ice ages.
