Tag: climate crisis
Are reports of climate adaptation finance being exaggerated?
"Using loans as a key instrument for adaptation financing is a big injustice to countries dealing with climate impacts."
Bangladesh influencers push tree planting to fight record heat
Now social media influencers are urging their followers to plant trees in a bid to make the city, and country, more liveable during heatwaves
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave
Forecasters there said it would remain intensely hot until the end of April, with cooler conditions expected in May
Don’t forget women in new UN climate fund, policymakers urged
Climate-linked disasters tend to exacerbate women's unpaid care work burden, for example, forcing them to walk further to find water.
As El Niño bites, Indonesians grapple with record-high rice prices
El Niño's dry weather has hit Indonesian rice supplies causing record price rises for consumers and crop failures for farmers
Pope Francis supports integration of Indigenous wisdom and scientific insights to...
Echoing his Encyclical Letter Laudato si', the Pope reminded the human family, “God has made us stewards, not masters of the planet."
Pontifical Academy hails COP28 ‘breakthrough’ but calls for urgent global climate...
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences played a significant role in shaping the discussion, releasing a statement ahead of COP28
Philippine groups express dismay over COP28 outcomes
The National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) on Wednesday voiced its dismay over the “weak developments” at the climate summit
China stagnates as Indonesia, Malaysia slip in climate ranking
Southeast Asia’s biggest emitter Indonesia dropped to the 36th position, with a low rating in GHG emissions and climate policy categories.
Pope Francis urges ambassadors to pursue climate action at COP28
Francis, known for his advocacy on environment, underscored the significance of multilateral diplomacy in finding global solutions to crises.
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