Climate impact predicted to cause 500,000 extra deaths in 2050
Climate change could cause significant changes to global diets, leading to more than half a million extra deaths in 2050 from illnesses such as stroke, cancer and heart disease, experts said on...
The Paris Agreement: Next steps
The Paris Agreement: Next steps Text adopted by the COP in Paris 1. On 12 December 2015, the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP) adopted the Paris Agreement by decision 1/CP.21. The text...
Increased flooding in US coastal cities caused by climate change, study says
Rising sea levels are putting increasing pressure on US coastal cities, with a new analysis showing that human-driven climate change is to blame for three-quarters of the coastal flooding events...
Cyclone Winston Highlights Urgency of Climate Action
The Climate Vulnerable Forum reacted to the damaging impact of the Category 5 Cyclone Winston on member country Fiji, highlighting the urgency of efforts to address global climate change and bring...
Submit Your Climate Solution and be Celebrated at the UN Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco
Are you leading a project that addresses climate change? We want to hear from you! The United Nations Climate Change secretariat is now accepting applications for the 2016 Momentum for Change Awards...
Brazilian Indigenous Movement Receives Prominent UN Environmental Prize at COP 21 in Paris
Indigenous leaders Maria Leusa Kaba Munduruku and Rozeninho Saw Munduruku will receive today the prestigious UNDP Equator Prize at an awards ceremony at COP 21, in recognition of the Munduruku...
Historic Kayak Action demands Indigenous Peoples Rights in Paris Climate Accord
An all-Indigenous flotilla of kayaks took to the waters of Paris today, followed by a press conference featuring Indigenous leaders from the Americas delivering strong messages: warnings of the...
Bid to End Routine Gas Flaring Gets Huge Boost at COP21
A global initiative to end routine gas flaring at oil production sites around the world has now been endorsed by 45 oil companies, governments and others, representing potential CO2 savings of...
