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In this article, we look at the 15 most water-stressed countries in the world by 2040.

DUBAI (December 10, 2023) - The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released a roadmap on how to transform food systems to achieve the 1.5 degrees C Paris Agreement climate goal and zero hunger.

The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) is conducting a comprehensive hydrographic survey of the Brahmaputra from Dibrugarh in Assam up to Siang river in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh to gather crucial data and understand the current state of the Brahmaputra.

Nepal has seen an astounding increase in its energy access rate between 2001-2021, moving from a total electrified population of 24% in 2001 to 90% in 2021. However, there are still over 3.5 million people in remote and rural areas of the country that do not have access to electricity services in their homes, schools or healthcare facilities.

Africa is in danger of becoming the epicenter of the climate crisis, but the continent also holds the potential to fight it.

Influential science-based targets movement to develop new standards for setting nature-based goals for cities

Some 53% of Saudi consumers list clean and safe water as a significant environmental concern, while 80% of them agree that water scarcity can be effectively addressed, said a study.

The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), are poised to deploy hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds and unleash private investment to catalyze climate action and clean energy technology deployment. These investments will not only create new jobs and economic opportunities across the nation, but are critical to putting the United States on the path to meet its climate goals...

Recent U.S. policy provides unprecedented funding to catalyze countrywide climate action. WRI experts advise on how states can fully capitalize on these laws to meet climate goals.

What do the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries need from the 2023 UN climate summit (COP28)? The previous summit — COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh — ended with a historic deal to establish a Loss and Damage Fund, one of the key issues to watch last year. But what is on the agenda for COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates?