The IPCC must produce its flagship report in time for the next UN global stocktake
A plenary meeting at the 61st session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Sofia, Bulgaria. Photo: IISD/ENB | Anastasia Rodopoulou
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Death Valley records its hottest month ever in July
A sign warns visitors of extreme heat in Death Valley, California. Photograph: Reuters Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth, recorded its hottest month ever on record in July, the National Park Service (NPS) announced.
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Number of plastic bags found on UK beaches down 80% since charge introduced
Last year’s litter survey found an average of one plastic bag every 100 metres, compared with five every 100 metres in 2014. Photograph: mauritius images GmbH/Alamy
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Brazil led the way. Now the UK should get behind the assault on hunger and poverty
Last week the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, shattered the mould of G20 meetings.
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‘This is climate change’: Scottish beach eroding by 7 metres a year
A coastal erosion warning sign at Montrose links in 2021. A report that year predicted 120 metres of coast would be lost over 40 years – but that is now accelerating. Photograph: Andy Thompson/Alamy
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Ecologist taking on MoD to protect skylarks says he has faced threats and assault
Martin Pugh at Middlewick Ranges, where he was apparently assaulted trying to protect skylarks. Photograph: Teri Pengilley/The Observer
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World's biggest iceberg spins in ocean trap
Something remarkable has happened to A23a, the world's biggest iceberg. For months now it has been spinning on the spot just north of Antarctica when really it should be racing along with Earth's most powerful ocean current.
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Less is more: Can degrowth save the world?
In recent years, a new approach to addressing the climate crisis has been gaining traction. A group of academics and activists are questioning the possibility of endless economic growth on a finite planet.
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The effects of heat waves on the agricultural sector of Cameroon
Cameroon is a major exporter of food to neighboring countries like Chad, Gabon, and Nigeria, as well as internationally to countries like China (25.8% of exports), the Netherlands (12.4%), Spain (6.1%), India (9.6%), and Italy (7.1%), according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC).
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Africa Is Heading Toward Another Deadly War
World leaders are scrambling to avert a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah. There is another war, on a scale perhaps unimaginable to many, they should rush to prevent as well.
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How Asia's 5,000-year-old rice terraces are inspiring modern flood control
Parks, roofs and riverbanks mimicking
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The gist of the UN and AfDB report on sustainable development in Africa
At a high-level forum in New York, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) published the Africa Sustainable Development Report (ASDR) 2024.
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AgVenture 2024: this year, EBRD will finance six sustainable agricultural solutions
Developing technologies to make the world's agricultural and food industries more sustainable, including in Africa.
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Just re-elected, President Ramaphosa promulgates South Africa’s climate law
South Africa's first climate change law has just been signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Ecological transition in Africa: why is Veolia getting closer to NORFUND?
The French group Veolia has reached an agreement with the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (NORFUND) to set up an investment platform in Africa.
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Ruto ‘mismanaged’ Nairobi peace process, DRC President Tshisekedi says
DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi speaks during a press conference in Paris, France on April 30, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi says his Kenya counterpart William Ruto has “mismanaged” the Nairobi Process on peace in his country.
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Nigeria reportedly maintains position as Africa's top crude oil producer
Nigeria's daily oil production for July increased to 1.61 million barrels per day. The country maintains its position as Africa's top crude oil producer. Efforts are being made to optimize output, improve regulatory monitoring, and assure correct measurement and account
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Sudan's agriculture minister says there is no famine in the country
Residents wait to collect food in containers from a soup kitchen in Omdurman, Sudan March 11, 2024. Nearly five million people in the country are close to famine as Sudan's civil war passes the one-year mark. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo
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Uganda region uses signed pledges to curb domestic violence
Eva Bulimpikya, center, with Soul Sisters members in action during a gender violence skit at Bundibugyo district, Western Uganda, June 29, 2024.
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Africa’s food crisis needs innovative funding — UN official
Innovative funding models are needed to spur investment and prevent food shortages across Africa that are predicted to grip countries in the coming years, a senior UN official told Semafor.
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