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02 12 2022 | 13:57

MALI: IDA lends $30m for climate resilience in drylands

The World Bank is approving a $30 million loan to Mali. The funding is intended to support Mali's efforts to build climate resilience for farmers living in semi-arid areas. The $30 million loan…

02 12 2022 | 13:55

AFRICA: EU pledges €350 million a year for biodiversity

The European Union (EU) has pledged €350 million to protect biodiversity around the world, particularly in Africa. This is the substance of a press release published on 25 November 2022, ahead of…

02 12 2022 | 13:50

KENYA: $472 million emergency appeal to combat drought

The United Nations (UN) is joining with the Kenyan government and other international organisations to launch an appeal for $472.6 million to help more than 6 million people affected by drought in…

02 12 2022 | 13:42

CONGO: 4 boreholes to improve drinking water supply in Pointe-Noire

In Congo, the city of Pointe-Noire will be equipped with four new groundwater pumping stations. The installations will be located in the KM4 and Mbota neighbourhoods, in the first and fourth…

02 12 2022 | 13:25

COP 15: Africa’s protected areas at the heart of the summit

The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP 15) on biodiversity intends to adopt a new roadmap for international biodiversity action for the period 2020-2030. On this occasion, a coalition of countries…

02 12 2022 | 13:18

UGANDA: EnviroServ acquires 34 vehicles for oil waste management

EnviroServ Proprietary Holdings wants to improve its performance in Uganda with new equipment. The subsidiary of the French group Suez has just acquired 34 vehicles for the collection and transport…

30 11 2022 | 13:31

Big polluters given almost €100bn in free carbon permits by EU

Free allowances ‘in direct contradiction with the polluter pays principle’, WWF report says Big polluting industries have been given almost €100bn (£86bn) in free carbon permits by the EU in the…

30 11 2022 | 13:26

Over 1 billion people believe in witchcraft — especially in places with weak institutions

The real figure could be much higher. Many people around the world have irrational beliefs. Some are religious, some are superstitions, and some are just things we tell ourselves or cling onto for…

30 11 2022 | 13:19

Air pollution linked to almost a million stillbirths a year

First global analysis follows discovery of toxic pollution particles in lungs and brains of foetuses Almost a million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first…

30 11 2022 | 13:14

Great Barrier Reef flagged as ‘in danger’ world heritage site. What does this mean?

Scientists have delivered clear advice for the reef. So what did their report say, how might the government respond and what happens next? The status of the Great Barrier Reef as a globally…

30 11 2022 | 13:06

Lack of investment could leave 600,000 English properties at risk of flooding

Number of homes at high risk likely to almost double by 2055, warns report by infrastructure commission In England more than 600,000 properties face flooding in the future without investment in…

30 11 2022 | 13:02

World Cup 2022: Japan's fans clean up stadium after win over Germany

The magnitude of their win over Germany could have seen them go off into the night in celebration but Japan's fans demonstrated that the best manners and habits are ingrained, no matter the situation.

30 11 2022 | 12:57

Rich nations relent on climate aid to poor at Cop27

Developed countries agree to ‘loss and damage’ fund for vulnerable nations, but delay approving wider deal The world’s poorest countries have scored a historic victory at the Cop27 climate summit,…

30 11 2022 | 12:46

COP27: Without Greta, activists make waves at climate summit

Young people are a more powerful force than ever in the UN climate summit, the UN's youngest climate advisor tells BBC News in Egypt.

30 11 2022 | 12:25

COP27: Key climate goal of 1.5C rise faces new challenge

Emissions of CO2 are rising so quickly there is now a 50% chance the world will cross a crucial climate change threshold soon, a new report suggests.

30 11 2022 | 12:07

Revealed: US and UK fall billions short of ‘fair share’ of climate funding

Exclusive: Support for developing countries will be critical issue at Cop27 but new data shows rich countries are lagging The US, UK, Canada and Australia have fallen billions of dollars short of…

30 11 2022 | 12:03

Oil and gas firms planning ‘frightening’ fossil fuels growth, report finds

Analysis released at Cop27 climate summit shows plans would thwart chances of keeping global heating to 1.5C Oil and gas companies are planning a “frightening” expansion that would result in 115bn…

30 11 2022 | 11:49

Getting rid of fossil fuels at a climate summit is harder than you’d think

The most significant step came in last year’s Glasgow Cop26 when countries reached a pained consensus supporting a ‘phase down’ of coal power

30 11 2022 | 11:45

Nineteen years after the ‘fart tax’, New Zealand’s farmers are fighting emissions

After years of tension with policy-makers, will New Zealand manage to deliver its ‘world-first’ scheme to reduce methane and nitrous oxide in agriculture?

30 11 2022 | 11:37

‘This industry will stop at nothing’: big soda’s fight to ban taxes on sugary drinks

The soda industry has long lobbied against soda taxes in the US but recent evidence shows these extra charges have a positive effect