The global slowdown from the COVID-19 pandemic has not curbed rising levels of greenhouse gases, said the World Meteorological Organization in releasing its latest WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. Carbon dioxide levels have pushed passed another record threshold, after rising in 2019 at a rate faster than the average for the last 10 years.
Across fields, pastures, forests, rivers and seas, countries are showing that the choices that put food on the table can also build resilience, reduce emissions, halt biodiversity loss and bring degraded land back to life.
With its tree-filled garden, soaring ceilings and earthen-brick walls, the Hikma Community Centre on the edge of the Sahara Desert is viewed by many as an example of what architecture will need to become as the world warms.