Another climate record: Extreme heat, hurricanes, droughts ravage Latin America and Caribbean
2023 saw another climate record tumble, with Latin America and [...]
Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa
“Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in East Africa has triggered widespread [...]
Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal
The 19th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF19) [...]
‘Our voices need to be included’: Trinidadian youth make case for strong role in climate negotiations
Trinidad and Tobago is described as one of the “frontline [...]
World News in Brief: DR Congo conflict could spell catastrophe, plastics treaty progress, enforced disappearances rise ahead of Venezuela poll
The world’s leading humanitarian action forum on Tuesday said that [...]
Could the answer to 100% renewable energy in Dominica be under the ground?
A small but growing number of countries are well on [...]
UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather
Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to [...]
Climate action ‘cannot trample over the poor’ says Guterres, launching new initiative to protect key minerals for clean energy transition
The UN Secretary-General on Friday launched an initiative focusing on [...]
Stories from the UN Archive: UN proclaims world’s first Earth Day
The General Assembly designated 22 April as International Mother Earth Day [...]
Polluting rivers, beaches and the ocean: How can Trinidad solve its plastics problem?
Plastic pollution blocks rivers, chokes oceans and makes its way [...]
WMO report: Asia hit hardest by climate change and extreme weather
Asia remained the world’s most disaster-affected region in 2023 due [...]
UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle [...]
Heatwave deaths increased across almost all Europe in 2023, says UN weather agency
Climate change shocks caused record levels of disruption and misery [...]
Renewable energy transforming the landscape
Renewable energy, if supported by governments, can “truly change the [...]
Indigenous Kalinago lead the way towards making Dominica ‘climate resilient’
Dominica aims to become the world’s first “climate-resilient" nation, and [...]
Fishers in Madagascar adapt to deadly seas due to climate change
Fishing communities in the south of Madagascar are facing sometimes [...]
First Person: Japanese town leads the way to a low waste society
When the landfill in Osaki, in the southwest of Japan, [...]
With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent [...]
Stories from the UN Archive: A seminal moment for youth climate action
“What you do makes me cry at night,” 13-year-old Severn [...]
Earth Hour: Lights off, climate action on
The largest global environment movement is happening on Saturday, when [...]