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Renewable energy boosts the safety of UN peacekeepers

Under-Secretary-General Atul Khare spoke at the 2023 UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference, which opened in Accra, Ghana. Delegates from more than 85 countries attended the two-day

Climate

Migrants can be climate action champions.

In some of the world's most climate-vulnerable countries, like Haiti, Honduras and Nepal, remittances sent from international migrants to their families back home account

Climate

Post-COP28: Assessing gaps in support for climate-vulnerable communities.

Just one week after the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) came to an end, a cyclone slammed into Australia, torrential rains pelted the United

Climate

The rarely-told story of the widely used water sachets.

Alongside mounds of discarded water sachets in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, a well-known sight emerges from the street. It resembles a tall tower of trash,

Climate

Circular Economy: connecting the dots between Climate Change, Resilience, and Opportunities in Africa

The circular economy has the potential to significantly contribute to climate action by reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 60% by 2050 while

Biodiversity

Endangered African Penguins Face Comeback Bid After Devastating Declines

The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds’ hatchery and nursery is a non-profit where hundreds of these birds are hand-reared after

Climate

Record Number of Countries Submit National Adaptation Plans in 2023

In a positive sign for the battle against climate change, a record 11 countries submitted national adaptation plans (NAPs) to the United Nations Framework

Climate

Bridging the Gap: Adaptation Knowledge in Mountains and High Latitudes

Mountains, high-latitude areas, and the cryosphere are critical components of our planet's ecological balance. Recognizing their importance in the face of accelerating climate impacts,

Climate

$7 Trillion Fuels the climate crisis; the UN Urges Shift at COP28

Nearly $7 trillion of public and private finance each year supports activities that directly harm nature, some 30 times the amount spent on nature-based

Climate

Slashing Cooling Emissions: Key Steps to a Cooler Future

The Global Cooling Watch report, Keeping it Chill: How to meet cooling demands while cutting emissions – by the UN Environment Programme-led Cool Coalition – lays out sustainable cooling

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Renewable energy boosts the safety of UN peacekeepers

Migrants can be climate action champions.

Post-COP28: Assessing gaps in support for climate-vulnerable communities.

The rarely-told story of the widely used water sachets.

Circular Economy: connecting the dots between Climate Change, Resilience, and Opportunities in Africa

Endangered African Penguins Face Comeback Bid After Devastating Declines

Record Number of Countries Submit National Adaptation Plans in 2023

Bridging the Gap: Adaptation Knowledge in Mountains and High Latitudes

$7 Trillion Fuels the climate crisis; the UN Urges Shift at COP28

Slashing Cooling Emissions: Key Steps to a Cooler Future

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Sentinels of Environment

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