UN Climate Change News, 11 September 2019– Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, delivered a lecture on the urgency of tackling the climate crisis at the Qatar National Library in Doha today.
A new Global Commission on Adaptation report finds that investing $1.8 trillion globally from 2020 to 2030 in five areas could yield $7.1 trillion in net benefits.
Flowing in shades of green and brown to the horizon from the curves of Kenya’s largest river as it approaches the sea, the Tana Delta is a paradise for wildlife.
In Tamale, Northern Ghana, 25-year-old Hyginus Laari kept coming back to a problem he saw widespread in his community.
Experts including representatives of indigenous peoples from around the world meeting at a special dialogue at Asia-Pacific Climate Week have stressed the importance of values in the fight against climate change, notably in building long-term resilience to its unavoidable impacts.
Asia-Pacific Climate Week in Bangkok, Thailand (APCW 2019) wrapped up on Friday.
In September 2019, the UN Environment Programme will honour Champions of the Earth, outstanding environmental leaders from the public and private sectors, and from civil society who have had a transformative positive impact on the environment.
Estonian skiing phenomenon Kelly Sildaru, 17, is the youngest ever gold medalist at a Winter X Games event, and she’s out to win not just more medals but also the hearts and minds of youth across the world: she wants to make the world a better place.
Today, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa spoke at the European High Level Conference on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Oslo, organized by the Norwegian Government and the European Commission and attended by European Ministers and industrial leaders.
At Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW, 2 – 6 September), experts have been examining ways to raise regional and global ambition to tackle climate change, with countries in the region showcasing their efforts to implement climate action in the energy, transport, agriculture, water and waste management sectors.