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Sharm El Sheikh’s reefs are far more than just a backdrop to the climate conference - they’re a globally important ecosystem.

The ISSB has launched a new global 'Partnership Framework' in an attempt to edge closer to a global climate disclosure baseline

AS the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) at Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt kicked off on November 6, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) estimates show that by 2030, climate change could push more than 100 million people back into extreme poverty as well as displace some 200 million people. It is set t

Estimations of loss and damage after weather events do not account for non-economic consequences

The public sacking and rebuke last month of the president of a major state university sent a clear message that Saudi Arabia’s anti-corruption campaign is entering a new phase of naming and shaming corrupt officials. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has set the tone from the top — zero tolerance for corruption. And he has repeatedly warned that this campaign will only get

In the Putumayo region of the Colombian Amazon, Segundo Meneses' daily routine took him to the Chufiya river, its banks verdant and waters alive with catfish and piranha. On one morning seven years ago, he noticed a dark film lapping the shore. Where the river turned a bend, it turned to black. It was an oil slick that he says went on to sicken his young family and poison their cows and pigs.

Estimations of loss and damage after weather events do not account for non-economic consequences

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Climate change could be twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world if carbon emissions remain high, according to ne

Recent bank support for an oil company operating in the Colombian Amazon raises questions about banks' climate, environment and social commitments.

© Provided by Xinhua Using Dhaka, Bangladesh, as an example, according to the study, additional deaths from climate change would be nearly twice the co