New pathways and practical actions to shift global response

—Joyce Msuya, United Nations Environment Programme’s Deputy Executive Director

Faced with the harsh effects of erratic weather patterns, some Kenyan women livestock farmers call for help

St. Kizito High School students earn money from recycling

The youth are the driving force for action on climate and the environment.

World leaders attending the Climate Action Summit at the UN in New York in September 2019 to bring concrete, realistic plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

South Africa’s second biggest city averts a water crisis—for now

Number of people needing humanitarian assistance on the rise

New initiatives to address agriculture and renewable energy agreed upon

Not nearly enough, given the continent’s vulnerability

Not nearly enough, given the continent’s vulnerability

Exclusive interview with Luc Gnacadja, head of UN desertification convention

But storm clouds loom for efforts to protect Africa's environment

Africans press strong case at Copenhagen talks

From activists to presidents, a call for urgent global action

Leaders forging a common position for climate change talks

Most climate change projects bypass continent

Forest conservation can help counter climate change

Planning how to deal with higher temperatures, shifting weather