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By combining immediate humanitarian relief with long-term urban planning, the Durban Coalition and Gift of the Givers demonstrate how grassroots solidarity can protect vulnerable communities from extreme weather.

Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

KATHMANDU, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Nepal will receive $20m in aid from the United Nations' climate loss and damage fund after the devastating flood along its border with China’s Tibet region in August, the government said late on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused climate change, a new study found.

The UN climate fund has agreed to set aside US$20 million in aid for flood-hit Nepal, marking its first funding decision, though the money still requires final approval.

The UN climate fund has agreed to set aside US$20 million in aid for flood-hit Nepal, marking its first funding decision, though the money still requires final approval.

The key goals of the Paris agreement will not be achieved

Health care should evolve to accommodate a changing climate and an increased risk of associated diseases, officials said as they laid out a blueprint for future services. The Ministry of Health and Prevention has identified six areas of climate-related concern as priorities in future planning for health services. They include heat-related illnesses, heart an

The defence secretary says the UK needs to be ready for scenarios including impact to essential supply chains.

A UNILAG professor proposes a new Federal Ministry of Energy and Climate Change to unify Nigeria’s petroleum, gas, renewable, and electricity sectors. Read More: https://punchng.com/don-proposes-new-ministry-for-energy-climate-change/

Politicians on all sides of politics are doing some self-reflecting after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines. But answers to rising political violence are not easy to find.

<p>Climate campaigners have condemned the UK government’s decision to allow the drilling of the Jackdaw gasfield. Critics argue the move will put climate targets at risk, while failing to reduce energy bills and the cost of living crisis. But there could be a significant victory for green activists when it comes to the much larger Rosebank oilfield, with the

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) hosted a training programme on incorporating climate risks into micro- and macro-level stress testing for central banks, with the participation of 25 representatives from 11 central banks in member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), alongside a delegation from the COMESA Monetary Institute (C

<p>This foolish decision undermines hopes that this government will take the necessary steps the climate crisis demands </p><p>When the news broke that the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/21/jackdaw-gasfield-in-north-sea-approved">UK government had approved the Jackdaw gasfield</a>, I was at a Guardian climate event at the Royal Geo

With the world looking likely to exceed 1.5°C of warming, the plan is now to reduce our carbon emissions after overshooting the target. What lasting damage will this have?

How Jackdaw ignites arguments over climate and costs

A plan to funnel the heat given off by data centers into nearby homes has run aground in Germany. Across Europe, policymakers are weighing AI ambitions against climate objectives.

<p>Critics say move will jeopardise climate targets, fail to cut cost of living and distract from need to decarbonise energy</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/oct/21/jackdaw-gasfield-labour-andy-burnham-zack-polanski-uk-politics-latest-news">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Climate campaigners and gree

PARIS (FRANCE) - Global commitments to cut planet-heating emissions are falling far short of the Paris climate goals and put the world on course for 2.6C warming this century, the UN warned on Wednesday.

The world is set to breach the critical 1.5-degree temperature limit, with Donald Trump's US withdrawal from climate action worsening the outlook, according to a UN report. But there is a small silver lining.

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming.

Exceeding a key global climate target is now "imminent and unavoidable", United Nations (UN) scientists have warned.

Several papers lead on remarks from the Duke of Sussex yesterday, where he said he hoped to reconcile with his family.

The EPP is taking aim at a new carbon price on driving and heating, and rules on methane emissions.

A row over when to publish crucial climate change assessments risks letting countries off the hook on emissions cuts

Caring about nature can feel hollow when we lead a life disconnected from it. Therapist Leslie Davenport offers advice for building in moments of connection.

The race for state insurance commissioner hinges on a pivotal question: can the private market help us adapt to climate disasters?

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