Climate Risk in Africa: Adaptation and Resilience

This open access book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience

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 …

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

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

The book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa.

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 …

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 …

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

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

What negotiations mean for least developed countries

They insist that loss and damage is a non-negotiable element of the Paris agreement

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

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

The ant's travelogue

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 talks at Bonn miss the point, yet again

Countries could at least have arrived at clear texts on key issues for final decisions at COP 25 in Chile

Youth need to occupy the future on climate change

Youth will suffer the fury of climate change. The time to change that is now— for today and for the future

Suva Expert Dialogue: Parties fail to present new ideas on tackling climate impacts

The two-day dialogue on loss and damage could not move beyond stating the obvious and raising concerns over roadblocks

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

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 …