Climate risk profile: Ethiopia
This profile provides an overview of climate risks facing Ethiopia, including how climate change will potentially impact agriculture and crop production, livestock, water resources and human health. The
This profile provides an overview of climate risks facing Ethiopia, including how climate change will potentially impact agriculture and crop production, livestock, water resources and human health. The
Barack Obama will unveil a national climate change plan on Tuesday, offering the first real glimpse of how he intends to make good on one of the most stirring promises of his inaugural address. In a video
The world's fastest land animal is in trouble. The cheetah, formerly found across much of Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent, has been extirpated from at least 27 countries and is now
Kolkata, Mumbai most vulnerable due to sea level rise, says World Bank Water splashes image via Shutterstock At a time when unprecedented rain has resulted in havoc in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, the World Bank today came out with a report which states that another 2 to 4 degree celsius in the world average temperature may impact India’s rain pattern.
Much of Bangkok could flood within the next two decades if global warming stays on its current trajectory, as sea levels rise and cyclones intensify, the World Bank said in a new report Wednesday. The
Bangladesh will be among the most affected countries in South Asia with an expected two degree Celsius (2°C) rise in the world's average temperature in the next decades, according to a new scientific report
With an expected 2°C rise in the world’s average temperature in the next few decades, Nepal will face a host of challenges, including glacial lake outbursts, erratic monsoon, flooding and water insecurity,
President Obama's Berlin speech Wednesday heightened anticipation that he will soon announce a new policy plan on climate change. "For the sake of future generations, our generation must move toward
The Nepal Engineering College, Kathmandu, has emphasised on water security of the suburban areas in the Kathmandu Valley. Making public a conclusion drawn from a research on the changes in water resources
An unexpected rise in global temperature during the next decade is expected to result in reduction in crop yields and impact food adequacy in India because of reduction in water availability, a study by
Bangladesh will be among the most affected countries in South Asia by an expected 2 degree Celsius rise in the world’s average temperatures in the next decades, a new scientific report of the World Bank