Sticking to ‘cold, hard’ climate facts can end global warming: Guterres
Underlining the “urgent need to end global heating with cold, hard facts”, he said the panel’s...
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UN delegates reach historic agreement on protecting marine biodiversity in international waters
“This action is a victory for multilateralism and for global efforts to counter the destructive...
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Sea level rise poses ‘unthinkable’ risks for the planet, Security Council hears
“The impact of rising seas is already creating new sources of instability and conflict,” said UN...
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Revive and restore wetlands, home to 40 per cent of all biodiversity
Although coastal and freshwater wetlands – such as swamps, mangroves and marshes – contain...
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Climate change: WMO unveils plans for sustainable monitoring of greenhouse gases
A UN-led plan to tackle climate change by radically improving the way heat-trapping atmospheric...
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‘Let’s all become the champions the ocean needs’ – UN chief Guterres
On the last day of his visit to Cabo Verde, UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the...
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Cabo Verde ‘on the frontlines’ of climate crisis, says Guterres ahead of Ocean Summit
How can a country secure a sustainable future if 99.3 per cent of its territory is water? UN...
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2022 Year in Review: Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements
Despite strong evidence that human activity played a role in catastrophic weather events, and the...
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Ozone layer recovery is on track, due to success of Montreal Protocol
But the group also warned of the unintended impacts on the ozone layer of new technologies such as...
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WMO releases ‘tell-tale signs’ of extreme weather conditions around the world
The clear need to do much more to cut greenhouse gas emissions was again underscored throughout...
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Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO
“The map is under threat (from cholera) everywhere,” said Dr. Philippe Barboza, from the...
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Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO
According to the agency’s first report on global water resources, areas that were unusually dry...
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COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief
“This COP has taken an important step towards justice. I welcome the decision to establish...
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UNICEF launches new child-focused climate initiative to head off disasters
“We know more climate disasters are in the making. We just do not know where or when they will...
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Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming: UN Report
While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse...
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Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls
Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence...
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Biodiversity commitment builds hope for ‘living in harmony with nature’
The Kunming Declaration, adopted at the end of the UN Biodiversity Conference’s latest High Level...
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The trillion dollar climate finance challenge (and opportunity)
Investments in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure are growing, however from January...
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The right to a clean and healthy environment: 6 things you need to know
On 8 October, loud and unusual applause reverberated around the chamber of the UN Human Rights...
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