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
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.
Issues at stake in COP 22
The COP summit in Marrakech may be crucial for negotiations on some long-standing issues at the UNFCCC
Less than 24 hours left: ‘Need extra efforts from all for agreement on loss & damage’
Countries shying away from difficult decisions, need to show political will, says COP27 President
Talks progress slowly at Bonn, focus shifts to next COP at Marrakesh
Adaptation, finance, pre-2020 actions and loss and damage should remain the core agenda for the next Conference of Parties
Smallholder farmers are filling climate adaptation gaps from their own income, finds survey
Farmers spend 20-40% of their annual income on adaptation; total contribution $368 billion every year surpasses $230 million pledged for …
Funds to fight climate change in Africa grossly inadequate
Almost 70 per cent of the funds committed by developed countries to finance climate action in Africa are tied to conditional loans and credit lines
Bonn climate meet ends amid concern over lack of urgency in accelerating negotiations
While the Bonn meet was packed with hundreds of parallel meetings, progress on readying a text for COP 24 has been slow
Bonn climate talks end amidst uncertainty over US engagement with Paris Agreement
Finance, adaptation and budget were issues which divided countries. Agriculture was the most neglected topic at the event
What negotiations mean for least developed countries
They insist that loss and damage is a non-negotiable element of the Paris agreement
Climate change: Food production in Africa’s Sudano-Sahelian Zone under threat, finds study
The Sudano-Sahelian Zone in Africa is the most vulnerable to climate change
Global climate finance increasing, but scale & pace not enough: New report
Increase in overall average climate finance flows to the one trillion threshold represents only 1% of the global GDP
IPCC’s missing pathways to real climate solutions
A gender transformative and rights-based policy approach to climate modelling is needed
CoP26: 47 countries commit to make climate-resilient health systems
42 countries also commit to making their health systems more sustainable and low-carbon
People march for climate in Delhi
Communities take out massive rally to fight climate change
The ant's travelogue
COP23 at Bonn: US scales down delegation size significantly
The strength of US delegation for COP23 has dwindled to just 48, a huge dip from 124 in 2015
COP 23 at Bonn: Countries show no concern over US exit from Paris deal, see negotiations as business as usual
It was expected that countries would come prepared to Bonn with a strategy to deal with the US
Climate change blues: ‘everyday monsoon’ foxes Mizoram farmers
Changing rainfall pattern and rising temperatures are forcing them to move away from traditional farming and grow exotic crops
Climate-related disasters leave behind trauma and worse mental health. Housing uncertainty is a major reason why
With natural disasters intensifying, governments must find ways to offer flexible housing support
Horror writers reveal their environmental fears
The ‘invisible monsters’ of climate change and extinction stalk us all, but these experts in terror also remind us that fighting …
Indian ICA proposal finds partial support in new drafts on mitigation actions
India's proposal that all the countries with over one per cent of global emission share should subject their voluntary targets and mitigation …
India stuns all at Cancun by opening up to binding emission commitments
Minister goes extempore, deviates from written speech to make announcement that writes off 'historical debt' and poses a challenge to development …
Climate Finance - Update I
EU leaders agree on climate finance