Droughts, storms and other disasters related to water and climate change have taken the biggest human and economic tolls in the last 50 years. A new analysis finds costs of over a million lives and billions of dollars. Read more.
With wild yerba mate trees becoming increasingly scarce, in part due to climate change, this indigenous community, with FAO’s assistance, is planting new trees to support the environment and their livelihoods.
The El Niño climate pattern, a naturally occurring phenomenon, can significantly disrupt global weather systems, but the human-made climate emergency is exacerbating the destructive effects.
Gustavo Figueirôa, biologist and communications director at SOS Pantanal, and Habiba Abdulrahman, eco-fashion educator, introduce themselves as champions for “Verified for Climate,” a joint initiative of the United Nations and Purpose to stand up to climate disinformation and put an end to the narratives of denialism, doomism, and delay.