The National Climate Change Secretariat, National Climate Change Council and the Technical Committee Policy on the Climate was yesterday April 17th 2019, launched at a local hotel in Bijilo. The policy
It is now possible to calculate the amount of rainwater that can be harvested from the roof of houses thanks to a new smart phone app developed by UN Environment and the United Nations Educational, Scientific
Children in some disaster-prone regions are twice as likely to be living in chronic poverty, according to new research. A report from the London-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI) looks at the
Some 35 years ago, in the year 1984, Ethiopia was in the midst of an acute famine, leading to the loss of at least 400,000 lives and an international humanitarian campaign which people remember to this
Climate change can seriously impede Africa’s quest to achieve all the 17 sustainable development goals that address global challenges, including poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation,
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has warned of impending food insecurity amid severe drought ravaged the region. In a statement, the bloc said urgent action is immediately needed
The Extinction Rebellion group of climate change campaigners said it planned to hold a protest at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday, opening a new front in its demonstrations that have caused transport
The major focus on climate change in Environment Aotearoa 2019, a stocktake on New Zealand's environment released today, is a welcome change. The report describes an environment that faces serious pressures,
A senior official in the PMO Tuesday described the 2018 Kerala floods as "rarest of the rare" events and said India has been experiencing weather and climate related loss and damage. Speaking at a workshop
War and post-war animosities do not prevent African countries from engaging in collaborative action on global platforms What Africa did yesterday, can South Asia do tomorrow? Will South Asian countries
In order to mitigate the adverse impact of ‘climate change’ such as floods, cyclones wildfires etc which continue to disrupt life on an almost regular basis, green solution is the only way to over come
<p>In order to overcome limitations of climate projections from Global Climate Models (GCMs), such as coarse spatial resolution and biases, in this study, the Statistical Down-Scaling Model (SDSM) is used
Europe can expect even greater migratory pressure from Africa unless action is taken to prevent global warming, Sir David Attenborough has said in a strongly worded warning to policymakers that time is
The Nordic countries said Thursday they will provide technological support to boost Kenya's inventions for green energy to curb climate change and promote economic development. The countries, including
Kenya and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help increase forest cover as part of efforts to protect the country against the vagaries
<p>During austral summer (DJF) 2017/18, the New Zealand region experienced an unprecedented coupled ocean-atmosphere heatwave, covering an area of 4 million km2. <a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/heatwave-NewZealand.pdf"
Northern Kenya’s arid and semiarid lands (ASALs) are food- and water-insecure regions dependent on limited and highly variable rainfall. Rising temperatures, heat waves, changes in seasonal rainfall and
Sweden’s spring mini-budget on Wednesday contained reforms totaling 4.5 billion crowns ($486 million) and highlighted the center-left coalition government’s focus on climate change. The spring budget
Germany's environment minister says the government will discuss introducing a carbon tax as part of its national plan to curb climate change. Speaking after the first meeting of a special "climate Cabinet,"
On climate change, the Congress has used all the right words and promised an action agenda to combat global warming. The BJP, on the other hand, is largely silent on the issue of climate change apart from
