This brief examines solutions on the Adaptation at Altitude Solutions Portal that have been implemented either across borders or in multiple countries with shared borders. These transboundary solutions
Pakistan is not a significant contributor to global carbon emission; however it ranks very high among countries most vulnerable to the adverse effects of changing climate.
Speakers at a roundtable on Thursday urged all to work from their respective positions to save the children from the adverse impact of global climate change. They said necessary initiatives should be taken to tackle the threat of global climate change to safeguard our environment. Otherwise, the country would face many difficulties including health problems.
Swedish government assured Bangladesh of providing US$ 20 million financial assistance from its Multi-donor fund to help the country combat climate change said a press release.
A new analysis halves longstanding projections of how much sea levels could rise if Antarctica
Indonesia has opened Southeast Asia's largest marine park in the Savu Sea, a migration route for almost half the world's whale species and home to vast tracts of rare coral, the country's fisheries minister said.
Poor countries already suffering from the impact of climate change urgently need up to $2 billion to help adjust and cope, a new report submitted to the United Nations said on Thursday. The funds are needed to help the most vulnerable countries, mostly in Africa and small island states, the Stockholm-based Commission on Climate Change and Development (CCCD) said.
Global warming is the biggest global health threat in the 21st century, says a new research. Researchers have claimed climate change will worsen virtually every known health problem
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday said they were working out final details of a climate change bill, as they announced new breaks for industry that they said would also minimize the potential impact on consumers' energy bills. "We have reached agreement on most key matters," said Representative Rick Boucher, who represents the coal-producing state of Virginia.
U.S. steel companies are not too happy with President Barack Obama these days. Industry executives say that in the last 15 years, they have cut their carbon dioxide emissions by one-third. But now, they think the president's cap-and-trade rules, currently in Congress, would punish them for doing what they feel they have already done -- cut pollution.
By Suresh Heblikar We are at a crucial stage where the twin challenges of addressing the environmental decay and pursuing economic growth has acquired a piquant dimension. In a short span of time, say about 200 years, humans have caused alarming changes in the global environmental systems, which the earth took a billion years to shape.
