Over $9 trillion investments in infrastructure resilience, Net Zero needed by 2050 to mitigate climate impact: CDRI

Climate change may lead to an global average annual loss of over $700 billion in infrastructure sectors and buildings

Holistic approach makes agrarian systems more climate-resilient: Study

Initial watershed development interventions in the studied areas intensified agriculture, but led to declining groundwater tables and …

World Environment Day 2023: Green growth strategies can ensure climate-resilience in rural India

Investments in infrastructure, such as water management systems, irrigation facilities and early warning systems, can help communities cope with …

Climate resilience: Kenyan farmers are adapting to extreme weather by growing indigenous crops

Exotic and commercial vegetables still form the bulk of Kenyan diets; campaigners for indigenous foods hope to reverse the trend

Norway, Unilever setting up $400-million fund for ‘resilient socioeconomic development’

Under the UN Climate Resilience Initiative, public and private partners are coming together to help countries and communities anticipate and …

COP27: Drought-struck nations join hands to combat water woes

‘We are only as resilient to climate change as our land is’: 30 countries form alliance

World Bank to lend Sri Lanka US $100 million for building climate resilience

The island nation has also signed an agreement for a loan of up to US $102 million in case of a natural disaster is declared an emergency

Over 60 species of plants that can survive extreme dehydration found in Western Ghats

Genes of these desiccation-tolerant vascular plants can be used to create high temperature tolerant variety of crops to improve climate resilience

Mainstreaming climate resilience through MGNREGS: Learning from Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvannamalai

The district set a record for creating 1,121 farm ponds in 30 days in September 2021, in line with the recently launched state climate mission

Making cities climate-ready crucial to solving climate crisis: World Bank

Cities in rich countries high emitters, but poorer ones will face most severe climate-related hazards, finds report

We have crossed the line on climate change, says study

Report reveals that we have breached four of nine limits and threatened the planet’s health

Farmers need resilient value chains to combat climate impact

Emerging social entrepreneurs are helping restore forest and farmland ecosystems by supporting smallholder farmers without access and …

Obama rolls out slew of climate change initiatives

Announcements come at a time when world is undergoing climate change at the most rapid pace ever

US announces $100 million fund to prepare vulnerable communities in Africa, Asia against disasters

Initiative plans to rope in private sector, civil societies and governments, and use crowd sourcing to find sustainable solutions to build …

Mystery fever stalks Surat

Three persons have died in the past three days; help sought from National Institute of Virology to identify disease

Check global warming to prevent Uttarakhand-like disasters: World Bank

Report warns of substantially reduced flow in Indian rivers in lean season and acute food scarcity if heat is not turned down

Beyond the hoopla: Millets must be promoted. But health and economic concerns need priority

Nutritional advantages of millets are offset by presence of phytic acid; cultivation yield also poor compared to wheat and rice

Experts meet in London to understand disaster risks

Over 800 experts attend Understanding Risk Forum in an attempt to 'produce actionable information'

Boost indigenous millet recipes over packaged products

Preparing millets fresh should be made easy instead of promoting ultra-processed packaged foods; this may be the way to bring it into …

North-west India may face frequent droughts: World Bank

Organisation’s climate change report predicts decrease in crop yield by 10-30 per cent as world warms by 2°C

Diversifying economy, focusing on climate resilience: Congo can reduce rural poverty by 40%, says World Bank

A $245 million investment in climate-smart agriculture can increase crop yields by 50% and cut emissions by 12 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent

We must catalyse innovation towards sustainable finance to enhance India’s climate resilience

Tapping the vibrant innovation ecosystem and enabling smooth green finance can drive the adoption of sustainable projects

Bedevilled Barak: 2022 Assam deluge damaged houses in Katigorah, pushing locals to flood-proof their dwellings

Villagers are ready to spend lakhs on raising the ground while building houses, say locals

Rural women are championing climate resilience in India

Chronicles from rural India provide a blueprint for a resilient future

Water action plan at COP27 gives hope to drought-ravaged Africa

Aims at fostering political efforts in establishing pan-African water hubs