State of the climate in Asia 2023
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-hit region from weather, climate and water-related hazards in 2023. Floods and storms caused the highest number of reported casualties and economic losses, whilst
Male: The Maldives, whose fight against rising sea levels has become a cause celebre for environmentalists, said it would have to skip UN climate change talks in Copenhagen this year to save money.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending a $55 million loan to support small scale water services in Bangladesh to help cut rural poverty, improve community involvement, and address the threat posed by severe floods and other climate change-related events.
Goa Governor Dr S Sidhu today raised concerns over the state
Chennai: Melting Himalayan glaciers and other climate change impacts pose a direct threat to the water and food security of more than 1.6 billion people in South Asia, according to preliminary findings of a new study financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Goa Governor S.S. Sidhu Monday termed the beach erosion along the state's 105-km long coast as a matter of "serious concern". Beach erosion
JAIPUR: Environmentalists, academicians and experts attending a sensitisation workshop on climate change here on September 16 will throw light on the impact of environmental degradation on weather patterns, agricultural productivity, livelihood, health and food security in the run-up to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this year-end.
SOUDHRITI BHABANI At least 220 Indian scientists and 127 research organisations are joining hands for a massive study to monitor climate change in different parts of the country. Climate change in India has led to a rise in sea levels while storm surges in coastal areas have also become a major concern for environmental authorities.
Thomas Sterner speech at the University of Gothenburg on climate change.
Groups opposing climate change have been springing up in many countries, constituting a climate change movement. Several writers and movement leaders argue that climate change is an emergency that requires urgent action by governments to bring the problem under control. However, framing climate change as an emergency has several potential disadvantages.
Rather than placing ourselves in a "fight" against climate change, or lament a lost Eden, we should take the chance to rethink how we live, says Mike Hulme.