Washington, D.C, U.S, March 17, 2020// — Amid the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, Earth Day Network, the global organizer of Earth Day, will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day with the first Digital Earth Day, a global digital mobilization on April 22 to address the most urgent threats to people and the planet.
March 10, 2020//-Climate finance, properly directed, not only mitigates the effects of global climate change, but also plays a significant part in economic and social development, as the example of Gazi in Kenya shows.
March 7, 2020//-King Mohammed VI of Morocco has described climate change as a “driver of forced migration in Africa” in a report to the 33rd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
March 5, 2020//-A deep-sea scientific mission to uncharted depths in the Maldives and Seychelles will gather valuable data to support the Commonwealth Blue Charter on ocean action and train local scientists.
Waste pickers are increasingly taking action to oppose policies that exclude them from their source of livelihood. Swampa (South African Waste Pickers Association) Federico Demaria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Marcos Todt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul The world is producing more and more waste, with serious health and environmental consequences. In […]
February 27, 2020//-The Commonwealth of 54 countries, 32 of which are small, are facing a climate change emergency that is costing lives and presenting an “undeniable human rights challenge” to the world.
New York, United States of America, February 24, 2020/ — Alongside the human population, Africa’s animals are suffering greatly from the effects of climate change, which United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mahommed saw first-hand on Sunday in Zimbabwe.
Accra, Ghana, February 23, 2020//-Ghanaian architects and developers are seeing the benefits of IFC’s EDGE green building certification as recognition for their projects.
February 21, 2020//-Freak weather events that focus minds on the dangers of climate change are fast becoming the norm, from blazing forests in the Amazon and bushfires across Australia to Storm Dennis, which brought floods around the UK last weekend.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 20, 2020//- Standard Chartered today announced new business targets for supporting its clients as they transition to a low carbon economy as part of its Sustainability Aspirations.
