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What Happens to Oases in Times of Climate Change?
The Sahara, the largest desert on the planet, is about the same area as the continental United States and stretches across several countries, including Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Mali, Niger, and...
It’s not all so Colourless – How is North Korea Fighting Climate Change
Time in North Korea seems to stand still. At least that's how it seems to the rest of the world, which cannot come to terms with the fact that in the 21st...
IS EUROPE IMPLEMENTING GOOD POLICIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE?
Continuous research shows that Europe is warming faster than any other continent. The European Environmental Agency (EEA) data indicate that policies and campaigns to adapt to changed climate conditions are not keeping...
CHAMELEON FACADE – THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
Global warming has prompted researchers around the world to find innovative solutions to make buildings conserve energy as efficiently as possible. One of the solutions is the brightest white paint, which reflects...
Arctic Report Card documents evidence of accelerating climate change
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric has issued its annual Arctic Report Card. It documents new evidence that warming of the air, ocean and land is affecting people, ecosystems and communities across...
Nord Stream Methane Leaks are ‘World’s Worst’ – What Does it Mean for Climate Change?
Methane is one of Earth’s most dangerous gases for climate change. And record levels of it are thought to be leaking into the atmosphere from four ruptures in the Nord Stream 1 and...
Extreme Weather in China Highlights Climate Change Impacts and Need for Early Warnings
Extreme weather – record-breaking heatwaves, severe drought, and deadly rainfall – have battered China since June. The summer of extremes – in China as in Europe – has underlined the importance of...
Climate Change Driving Unprecedented Forest Fire Loss
Forest fires supercharged by climate change are burning twice as much global tree cover as 20 years ago, according to data published on Wednesday (17 August) showing the equivalent of 16 football pitches...
How Secretive Methane Leaks are Driving Climate Change
Massive methane leaks, known as super-emitter events, have been taking place at oil and gas fields all over the world, from the United States to Turkmenistan. The releases, most of which can...
Four Key Climate Change Indicators Break Records in 2021
Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021. This is yet another clear sign that human activities...
In Moldova, Shelter Belt Forests Build Rural Livelihoods and Protect Against Climate Change Impacts
Mihail Bozianu’s interest in beekeeping started early. “I was 11 years old and we had nothing,” he remembers. “I started on my own with two hives. By the day I graduated from...
Green Cooling – Tackling Climate Change With Eco-Friendly Technology
Natural refrigerants protect the environment and the climate. In Latin America and the Caribbean, they are replacing existing products that harm the climate.With ever longer cold chains, the global movement of goods...
As Climate Changes, World Grapples With a Wildfire Crisis
Whether it’s the Australian coast or the rainforests of Brazil, unrestrained wildfires – shrouded by black smoke and punctuated by the crackle of burning vegetation – have laid waste to some of...
Climate Change is Changing Biodiversity as we Know It
Researchers simulated the warmer, wetter conditions predicted for northern Europe under climate change, by locally heating agricultural fields by 1.5 ºC and increasing irrigation by 40 percent. These conditions immediately lead to...
Climate Change: A Threat to Human Wellbeing and Health of the Planet.
Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least...
Serbia Opens Energy, Environment and Climate Change Chapters Under EU Accession Process
The Energy Community Secretariat congratulates Serbia for its progress in the EU accession negotiation process and the opening of Cluster four (Green Agenda and Sustainable Connectivity) at the EU-Serbia Intergovernmental Conference held...
