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UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures
Report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C.
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
What climate signals reveal about mangrove risks
A strong El Niño is underway and is strengthening in the Pacific while a positive Indian Ocean Dipole …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Beneath warming seas, communities are helping reefs recover
Every day, Ikraam Ali dives underneath the waters of Dharavandhoo in Maldives to tend to young corals growing …
Women and girls are at higher risk from rising temperatures than men and boys – not just because …
All #global warming Press Releases
17 July 2026
11 July 2026
United Nations Environment Programme
From promises to progress: why the Bonn conference must push the needle on climate change
11 June 2026
2 June 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
50 cities for climate action: avoiding and adapting to a 50°C world
29 May 2026
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
What countries are learning as food systems come under pressure
11 May 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
El Niño likely to return: The case for early action
5 May 2026
21 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From flooded to future‑ready: Why Asia‑Pacific cities must become ‘sponges’
12 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From dialogue to delivery: The Pacific’s climate mobility moment
25 March 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Housing as climate resilience in Asia-Pacific cities
17 March 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN endorses first-ever global statistical framework to measure disaster risk and impacts
19 January 2026
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
How climate change is threatening human rights
5 January 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
New funds to unlock millions for frontline environmental action
3 December 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
UN warns of rising heat risks in Asia and the Pacific
19 November 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Ministers urge decisive methane action as global report shows progress, warns of gaps
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