Changing climates: the heat is (still) on
The world is getting warmer and natural hazards are becoming more intense, likely bringing higher economic losses in the future. Today, four major weather perils result in expected economic losses of USD
Philippines
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5.2 magnitude quake rattles Ilocos
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the Ilocos region at 8:44 pm today, December 17, with the epicenter located at 8 km southeast of Lapog, San Juan, Ilocos Sur. It has a depth of focus at 47 kilometers,
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Central Philippines in darkness as typhoon Melor hits
Wide areas of the central Philippines were plunged into darkness on Tuesday as powerful typhoon Melor barreled into the coconut-growing region, causing flooding, storm surges and forcing almost 800,000
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Philippine government to challenge ban on GMO imports ordered by top court
The Philippine government said it will challenge a ban on GMO imports ordered by the country's top court, after the ruling rattled global markets this week over the threat of disruption to millions of
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Typhoon threatens central Philippines, 750,000 evacuated
Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from the central Philippines on Monday as a typhoon with winds of up to 150 kph (95 mph) made landfall, dumping heavy rain that could cause flooding, landslides
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Climate extremes and resilient poverty reduction
The global climate is warming and there is growing evidence that climate variability is increasing in many places; extremes are becoming more frequent and intense in some parts of the world. Three detailed
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Tracking global bicycle ownership patterns
<p>Over the past four decades, bicycle ownership has been documented in various countries but not globally analyzed. This paper presents an effort to fill this gap by tracking household bicycle possession.
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More than half of the world's primates on endangered species list
Experts highlight threat to lesser-known apes and monkeys from large-scale habitat destruction and illegal wildlife trade More than half the world’s primates, including apes, lemurs and monkeys, are
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Weather-related disasters occur almost everyday, UN reports
Ninety per cent of the disasters that occurred during the past decade have been caused by floods, storms, heat waves and other weather-related events, according to a UN report. In a report released on
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Perceived Risk In Renewable Energy Investment Has Fallen, UN
Investors around the world no longer see renewable energy as a risky or low-yield investment sector, a recent report by the United Nations on private sector climate finance has revealed. Trends in private
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Tackling fossil fuel subsidies and climate change: levelling the energy playing field
This report presents a model that analyses fossil fuel subsidy reform across 20 countries showing an average reduction in national GHG emissions of 11% by 2020, and average annual government savings of