200 disaster incidents were recorded in September 2023, killing 20 people, according to report by the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA). The disas Read more »
Invasive alien species are a major threat to biodiversity and human well-being, costing the global economy more than US$423 billion annually. The problem is particularly acute in ... Read more »
Despite the rapid growth of renewable energy, such as wind and solar, fossil fuel use is still growing, especially in Asia. This is because global electricity demand is increasing, ... Read more »
As the weather patterns change due to the climate crisis, farming faces an increasing number of challenges. Root crops, as a source of good nutrition and energy, offer and an ... Read more »
Carbon finance can break down the historically entrenched imbalances that ensure finance remains held, seemingly permanently, by those in the Global North, writes Azaria Kilimba in ... Read more »
Ghanaian environmental activist Chibeze Ezekiel, who successfully campaigned to stop a coal power plant in his country, discusses the most pressing environmental challenges facing ... Read more »
The global climate emergency presents unprecedented challenges, but also the opportunity for coordinated action and change that can address social inequalities and ensure a ... Read more »
The goal of the Paris Agreement was to limit the global change in temperatures to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. That goal now seems highly unlikely some experts suggest. The ... Read more »
Turkish power producing firm Karpowership, which uses off-shore ships as gas power plants, has South Africa looking to the firm to help solve the nation's national lo Read more »
Water from the Atlantic Ocean has destroyed several hundred homes and buildings along parts of Cameroon's 400-kilometre coast. Officials have temporarily suspended fishing and ... Read more »
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