NOAA, ICRI confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event in 2023-2024
This is the second such event in the last 10 years and comes at a time when global oceans have also recorded unprecedented heat
UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: Progress towards protecting indigenous territories slow, say experts
Though the Indigenous Peoples have a crucial role in protecting land, they receive less than 1% of climate finance
Headline issues at the World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings 2024
The Spring Meetings are being held this week from April 15-20 in Washington, DC
Silent Chernobyl: Dry Aral Sea has made Central Asia dustier, with impacts on global climate, says study
Not only does the dust of the Aralkum Desert left in place of the Aral endanger residents, it also can accelerate the melting of glaciers …
Climate change, disruptions in supply chain due to geopolitical tensions threatening global economic growth: UNCTAD
Slower economic growth for third consecutive year; India’s growth expected to be marginally lower than 2023
Carbon dioxide in 2023 comparable to 4.3 billion years ago as global greenhouse gas levels hit all-time high: NOAA
This was the twelfth consecutive year that carbon dioxide levels rose by more than 2 parts per million
Wine production crossing the Channel & more: Study captures changing geography of vineyards due to climate change
In Asia, Himalayas predicted to see more growth in wine production, along with Pamirs
Nature-based solutions can help Sundarbans survive
Mangroves hold crucial resources that can help protect the rich and diverse biosphere
Britain’s seas are warming from John O’Groats to The Lizard, data collected by all-female rowboat crew finds
Kent, Thames Estuary, East Anglia, Yorkshire & the Humber, Northumberland and Scottish Lowlands notable exceptions
Major droughts make women 35 per cent more likely to be underweight: New study
Teenage pregnancy & intimate partner violence also grew after drought episodes
Climate impact: Tamil Nadu study links vector-borne scrub typhus cases with high rainfall, humidity
Every millimetre increase in rainfall could lead to a 0.5%-0.7% hike in monthly scrub typhus cases
Global heating may breach 1.5°C in 2024 – here’s what that could look like
Above 1.5°C, humanity risks provoking heatwaves so intense they defy the human body’s capacity to cool itself
COP28 Recap: Nations failed to reach consensus on Article 6 for regulating carbon markets
Among other risks, a further delay in operationalising Article 6 could mean voluntary carbon markets and discretionary bilateral arrangements …
Understanding climate effect on crop yield and associated risks to water security in India is crucial
Reassessing policy options requires a better understanding of climate impact on farm water management in India
Disaster insurance gains traction in East Africa as small-scale farmers in Kenya receive flood compensation
300 households in Kenya’s Tana River receive over $90,000 as compensation
COP28: Fifth Global Stocktake text attempts stronger language on fossil fuels
The latest GST text has stronger language on fossil fuels, changes in accountability and the recognition of differentiated pathways
Simply Put: Head in the Dubai sand
COP28: Emerging alternatives to meat & dairy may help reduce environment footprint of global food system, says UNEP
UNEP report made distinction between developing and high- & mid-income nations; Per capita consumption of animal meat in Europe & North …
COP28: GGA talks stall, ministers take over
If the GGA is not adopted at COP28, it would mean that one of the mandated outcomes for the Dubai meet would not come to fruition
COP28: GGA negotiations stuck in finance muddle
The GGA target has been challenging for countries to come up with. This is because the definition of adaptation is much more complex than mitigation
Simply Put: COP28 Dubai
Extreme weather 2023: India saw disasters on 86% days this year, shows DTE-CSE report
India has seen a disaster nearly every day in the first nine months of this year
Climate finance goal of $100 billion close to achievement, but still not met, shows OECD report
The goal may have been met in 2022, says OECD, but based on “preliminary and as yet unverified data”
One-day temperatures breach 2°C warming point for first time: Report
Breach associated with climate phenomenon El Nino, long-term human-caused climate forcing
Urban agriculture needs to be climate smart, say experts at African Conference on Agricultural Technology
Urban, peri-urban agriculture important for food security but greenhouse gas emissions need to be kept in check
