Malawi swelters in record heat with temperatures nearly 20C above average
Climate crisis blamed for extreme heat in African country, which has recorded temperatures of 43C – nearly double seasonal average Malawians endured the country’s hottest...
Category : Climate crisis
‘A dangerous game’: Republican chaos and indecision as crises shake the world
Israel and Gaza explode, Ukraine asks for more help and other predicaments demand US attention while Republicans quarrel among themselves The US’s closest ally in...
Politicians, not public, drive U-turns on green agenda, says UN biodiversity chief
People are ahead of governments, says David Cooper, who blames backtracking on parties seeking ‘wedge issues’ for electoral gain Government backtracking on environmental promises is...
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds Only a third of...
Vietnam detains energy thinktank chief in latest arrest of environmental expert
Ngo Thi To Nhien detained over charges of ‘appropriating documents’, a government spokesperson confirmed Vietnam state media has confirmed the arrest of the director of...
Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warned
World faces ‘malaria emergency’ from resistance to insecticides, waning efficacy of drugs, funding shortfalls and climate change African leaders have warned that the world is...
Elephants on the march across African borders as heat stress leads to fatalities
Mortality rate grows as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in desperate search for water The climate crisis is pushing elephants on...
‘Towns were erased’: Libyan reporters on the ‘horrifying, harrowing’ aftermath of floods
Journalists who reported on last week’s catastrophic storm say the country’s bloody political tussle has contributed to the collapse of services Early last week, Mohamed...
Climate adaptation finance to Africa must increase tenfold, research shows
Countries forced to choose between climate resilience, fighting poverty and paying debts, says Ban Ki-moon The flow of climate adaptation finance to Africa must increase...
First African climate summit: can development and climate action coexist?
Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s east Africa global development correspondent, Caroline Kimeu, about the challenges and tensions at play at the inaugural climate summit...
