Climate Change
UN releases a calendar of events to build momentum on climate change ahead of COP26 conferences
A Regional Climate Week for the Middle East and North Africa (MENACW2022) will be hosted by the government of the...
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States grappling with financing shortfalls to adapt to impacts of climate change new UN report says
A solar mini-grid system in Eritrea powers two rural towns and surrounding villages.PHOTO/ ELIZABETH MWANIKI/UNDP By PATRICK MAYOYO Although many developing...
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Invest in green bonds UNEP official urge Kenyans
Members of Mikoko Pamoja a community-led mangrove conservation and restoration project in Gazi Bay, Kwale planting mangroves in the area....
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Used cars hindering fight against climate change new UN report says
African countries including Kenya imported the largest number of used vehicles (40 per cent) in the period studied. PHOTO/UNEP By...
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Climate financing by leading multilateral development banks tops 61.6 billion dollars
IMAGES/AFDB By PATRICK MAYOYO ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, August 6, 2020/ Climate financing by seven of the world’s largest multilateral development...
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Reduction in commercial flights due to COVID-19 leading to less accurate weather forecasts
A commercial airplane on a runway. PHOTO/BILAL EL-DAOU/PIXABAY By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19...
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UN: Renewable energy to power post-COVID-19 pandemic global economic recovery
Coastal communities, like Port Sud-Est in Mauritius, are exposed to the adverse impacts of climate change. PHOTO/ STE’PHANE BELLERO/UNDP By...
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World needs to address causes of coronavirus which are same as drivers of climate change, environmental damage, and biodiversity loss says GEF boss
Modern economic development has been so powerful and driven human systems too close to the natural ones, which has made...
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IPPC: The schedule for the finalization of the 6Th Assessment Report could be revised due to impact of Covid-19
Part of the activities at the 52 second session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) headquarters. PHOTO/IPCC By...
Read moreClimate change: Educating students to fight the crisis
A student at Gerakas High School, Greece, part of UNESCO's ASPnet programme. PHOTO/UNESCO By ENVIRONMENT REPORTER A UN programme for...
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Shinning light on environmental degradation and conservation in Africa