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REMARKSBYHON. PROF. MTHULI NCUBE (MINISTER OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION, ZIMBABWE)ATTHE FIFTY-SIXTH (56TH) SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN MINISTERS OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 28 February - 05 March 2024 Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe SALUTATIONS The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic

A Department of Veterans Affairs report identified hospitals in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona and Florida as most at risk for climate change-driven storms, flooding, wildfires and extreme temperatures that could damage facilities, cut staffing and hinder access to care.

Despite tailing the climate crisis movement, some on the left still think of labour as the source of all wealth. Jack Conrad spells out the ABCs for the SWP and the IST

SINGAPORE (ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES) – Singapore’s commitment to combating climate change takes a significant leap forward with plans to erect the globe’s largest facility aimed at enhancing the ocean’s capacity to sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.  Set to be operational by 2025, the USD20 million (SGD27 million) initiative promises to annually extract approximately […]

Swiss Re Ltd / Key word: Research Update Economic losses set to increase due to climate change, with US and Philippines the hardest hit, Swiss Re Institute finds...

Swiss Re reveals the 10 countries most vulnerable to weather perils

The number of North Pacific humpback whales plummeted 20 percent in less than a decade, and marine heatwaves may be the main culprit, according to a study released Wednesday that spells a troubled future for the majestic sea mammals.From 2012 to 2021 the number of humpbacks fell 20 percent from some 33,000 individuals to just over 26,600. 

AFTER the United Nations (UN) COP28 (Conference of Parties) climate conference drew to a close in Dubai on Dec 13 last year, a few key outcomes got the world’s attention.

Singapore to build world’s largest facility to help remove CO2 from ocean Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

In France, only one month since February 2022 has registered temperatures below seasonal norms. On a more global scale, extreme cold spells, which are still possible but less likely, are in sharp decline.