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The Bo-Kaap neighborhood of Cape Town by David Stanley

Opinion / Water

Water crises are hitting our economies: Time to hit back with natural infrastructure

...floods and droughts. And water risks are hitting our economies. The World Economic Forum has rated extreme weather, water shortages, natural disasters and a failure to prepare for climate change as f...

26 Feb 2018

Water crises are hitting our economies: Time to hit back with natural infrastructure

News / Policy & Finance

Human rights protection hangs in balance at UN climate talks

...floods and drought - has grown stronger around the world as the planet warms, with dramatic humanitarian consequences. "I think the bigger issue with climate change is millions are being displaced - n...

13 Dec 2018

Human rights protection hangs in balance at UN climate talks

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

What does the IPCC special report say about forests?

...floods. Forests are also vulnerable to new pests and diseases whose ranges are expanding in warmer temperatures. But the most significant impact of climate change on forests could be increased vulnera...

13 Aug 2019

What does the IPCC special report say about forests?

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

As fall armyworms invade Asia, we need more than chemical warfare from Big Agri

...flooded with products to manage pests which would also be safer for farmers and consumers alike. Buyung Hadi is an Indonesian entomologist working on sustainable rice production. He is based in Cambod...

11 Apr 2019

As fall armyworms invade Asia, we need more than chemical warfare from Big Agri

News / Policy & Finance

Red Cross plans to fight disasters with fast funding

A fund launched by the Red Cross aims to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid before rather than after floods, droughts and other natural hazards hit, so as to reduce damage and trauma in some of the ...

9 May 2018

Red Cross plans to fight disasters with fast funding

News / Green Buildings

From breathing walls to rain-harvesting canopies: The coolest tech at Singapore Green Building Week

...flooding and water insecurity. Here are a few of the tech innovations that caught Eco-Business’ eye. Sideways-growing trees It looks like the world has been turned on its side. Or by some quirk of sci...

9 Sep 2018

From breathing walls to rain-harvesting canopies: The coolest tech at Singapore Green Building Week

News / Carbon & Climate

South Asia needs a plan to address climate-induced migration

...floods have displaced hundreds of thousand of people in South Asia this year. Tropical cyclone Mora – and the floods and landslides that came with it — in Bangladesh, Myanmar and India displaced about...

14 Nov 2017

South Asia needs a plan to address climate-induced migration

News / Carbon & Climate

Armed with smartphones and boots, Niger youths map flood risks

...flooding has killed at least 56 people and destroyed thousands of homes since the rainy season began in June, according to the interior ministry. Efforts to rebuild flood-hit areas are not progressing...

3 Oct 2017

Armed with smartphones and boots, Niger youths map flood risks

News / Cities

'Cities aren't going to wait': Mayors drive action on climate change

Whether grappling with rising sea levels, drought or floods, mayors of cities worldwide are increasingly on the frontline of efforts to help communities prepare better for the impacts of climate chang...

27 Feb 2018

'Cities aren't going to wait': Mayors drive action on climate change

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The value of nature in smart development

...flood defense, and bee pollination—that protect biodiversity and form the foundation on which human welfare depends. To change the status quo, we must make an ethical choice not to expose critical hab...

1 Jan 2019

The value of nature in smart development

News / Water

The top 5 water stories in 2017

...flooding will become regular occurrences in future due to climate change, reconnecting with nature could help society cope with floods, according to a recent Eco-Business Whitepaper on Flood Controls ...

29 Dec 2017

The top 5 water stories in 2017

Press Releases / Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Ricoh marks finale of 13th annual Eco Action Day campaign

...floods and droughts. Singapore is not immune to the effects of climate change. We need to address it, more urgently than ever. I urge everyone to do your part for the environment. Through our collecti...

24 Jul 2019

Ricoh marks finale of 13th annual Eco Action Day campaign

News / Carbon & Climate

"We are ready": Fijian villagers prepare for climate disasters

...floods and landslides, destruction of crops and increases in diseases such as dengue fever and typhoid. Tevita said that her village has seen most houses go underwater during major floods and often ha...

22 Dec 2017

"We are ready": Fijian villagers prepare for climate disasters

News / Carbon & Climate

Seeking global attention, Philippines moves human rights probe to New York

...floods. On Thursday, Cadiz questioned Brenda Ekwurzel, lead author of a study published in the academic journal Climate Change, that measured the contributions of greenhouse gas emissions to global wa...

1 Oct 2018

Seeking global attention, Philippines moves human rights probe to New York

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Is environment the missing link in humanitarian work?

...flooding or land degradation. Wahlstrom added that the local and refugee populations need to be part of peace-building and sustainable development efforts, while efforts to bridge the environmental an...

22 Jul 2019

Is environment the missing link in humanitarian work?

Nam Gnouang Dam on a tributary of the Nam Theun River in Laos

Opinion / Energy

The Laos disaster reminds us that local people are too often victims of dam development

On July 22, the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam under construction in Laos’ Attapeu Province collapsed. Flash flooding inundated eight villages, killing at least 29 people and leaving 131 officially ...

1 Aug 2018

The Laos disaster reminds us that local people are too often victims of dam development

News / Cities

Montreal mayor pins climate hopes on public transport boost

...flood risk and extreme weather due to a warming climate - which will dictate how the city spends its resources. "Our biggest challenge is definitely around transport," said Plante, adding that the cit...

23 Feb 2018

Montreal mayor pins climate hopes on public transport boost

News / Carbon & Climate

Africa needs cash, science for new model of green development

...floods—with 65 per cent of its people directly affected, she noted. In response, the World Bank Group plans to spend at least $12 billion in Africa from 2021-2025 to support adaptation and resilience ...

15 Mar 2019

Africa needs cash, science for new model of green development

News / Policy & Finance

Finance for climate action rising, but still 'far to go'—analysts

...floods, that spending is "extremely low compared to the need", which UN Environment has estimated at $56 billion-$73 billion per year. Private-sector investment in adaptation is hard to track, but if ...

28 Nov 2018

Finance for climate action rising, but still 'far to go'—analysts

News / Food & Agriculture

Conflicts, drought drive hunger despite strong global food supply – UN agriculture agency

Despite strong global food supply, localized drought, flooding and protracted conflicts have intensified and perpetuated food insecurity, the United Nations agriculture agency reported Thursday. The n...

8 Dec 2017

Conflicts, drought drive hunger despite strong global food supply – UN agriculture agency

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