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Decisions made by governments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will determine the future health, wellbeing and resilience of people and planet.
New policy recommendations offer governments around the world the chance to maximise the economic...
Written by: Kimberly White
Mayors from cities around the globe are joining together to support women climate leaders.
The Mayors of Sydney, Australia; Lisbon, Portugal; Quito, Ecuador; Montreal, Canada, and Paris, France announced plans for new mentorship programs for current...
Written by: Kimberly White
Five countries have committed to transforming their food and land use systems for the sake of people, nature, and climate.
Brazil, Cambodia, Norway, Sierra Leone, and Rwanda have launched the Alliance of Champions for Food Systems Transformation,...
Written by: Kimberly White
New Jersey schools will now be required to teach students about climate change.
The New Jersey State Board of Education has adopted new guidelines to incorporate climate change education throughout its K-12 learning standards. The newly adopted...
Written by: Kimberly White
Last week, the New York Yankees became the first major North American sports organization to sign on to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework.
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Written by: Kimberly White
In November 2018, H.E. Mr. Lee Hsien Loong, the ASEAN 2018 Chairman and Prime Minister of Singapore, officially handed over the ASEAN 2019 Chairmanship to H.E. General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of...
Written by: Deepa Padmanaban
Unprecedented heat waves swept through Canada, the United States, and northern India this year, claiming hundreds of lives. These heat waves are not new: In India, 17,000 deaths have occurred because of heat waves since the 1990s.
A recent global study...
Written by: Kimberly White
The United Nations General Assembly has elected Inger Andersen of Denmark as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Andersen was nominated by UN Secretary-General António Guterres last week.
She has more than 30...
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Afghanistan’s renewable energy resource potential is estimated at over 300,000 megawatts, with hydropower currently being the main source of renewable energy.
Naghlu Hydropower is the country’s largest hydropower plant. The rehabilitation of one of its four turbines was...
Written by: Kimberly White
Nature protection policies are beneficial for both biodiversity and economies, according to a new report from the World Bank. The World Bank has found that nature-smart policies are essential to prevent ecosystem collapse and the resulting...
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