‘World’s breadbaskets’ are sinking, General Assembly chief warns
Although small island States are the most vulnerable to rising sea levels, the scope of those...
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‘No nonsense’ Climate Ambition Summit: What you need to know
Almost all indicators are off-track or heading in the wrong direction. Extreme weather events are...
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Countries must forge ‘Global Blue Deal’ to protect the ocean: UNCTAD
The ocean can provide vast opportunities for developing countries to build more innovative and...
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WMO makes urgent call to action over melting cryosphere
World Bank/Curt Carnemark Glaciers are retreating due to climate change including in Chile...
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WMO calls for more investment in integrated weather and climate services
This investment is critical, including to ensure that energy infrastructure is resilient to...
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A liveable future for all is possible, if we take urgent climate action: flagship UN report
A major UN “report of reports” from the authoritative Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change...
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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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