COP31 co-host Australia’s fossil fuel exports produced more emissions than the combined 44 “least developed countries” in the 10 years since the Paris Agreement, a new Global Witness analysis of Australian government data can reveal Following Paris’s landmark COP21 climate conference in 2015 – where countries agreed to make efforts to keep global heating below…
The current global economic situation is confusing. On the one hand it’s characterised by inflation, and food and other critical supply shortages caused by the wars in Ukraine and the Gulf states. On the other, by optimism and economic growth caused by the boom in AI investments. The situation both poses threats and offers opportunities…
The African Development Bank says African governments must make biodiversity conservation a national investment priority and integrate it into development planning to close the continent’s biodiversity financing gap. African governments must demonstrate stronger commitment to biodiversity conservation by integrating it into national investment priorities and allocating resources for implementation, an official of the African Development…
COP17 | FAO launches updated Guidelines to help countries manage competing demands for land, soil and water The relationship between biodiversity loss and climate change emerged as another important negotiating issue. PHOTO/IISD/ENB – Mike Muzurakis. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] As pressure on land, soil and water intensifies, the updated FAO Guidelines for Integrated Land Use Planning (ILUP),…
“Africa has shown it can finance, build, and own its industrial future,” Mr Dangote said. Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has successfully concluded its landmark Initial Public Offering (IPO), attracting investor applications from 120 countries across all six inhabited continents, including all 54 African countries. In a statement on Tuesday, the company described the development…
Why are people still getting polio in some countries and in not others? – Mia, age 9, Centennial, Colorado On a busy street in Karachi, Pakistan, a healthcare worker kneels down so she’s eye to eye with a toddler. She squeezes two drops of liquid onto the child’s tongue. Then she takes out a purple…
Rome & Dar es Salaam — The message from Just Rights for Children (JRC) was clear: protecting children must take precedence over customs used to justify their marriage. The Global Catholic Congress, representing 44 countries, has endorsed JRC’s campaign to end child marriage by 2030. Announced in Rome on 22 October, the commitment brings influential…
Every couple of years, the same false stories come back. A claim that an election was rigged before a single vote was cast. An old video of violence, stripped of its date and place, presented as breaking news. For fact-checkers, this means repeatedly investigating claims they have already debunked, even as new false stories emerge….
The World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening Ebola preparedness amid conflict and displacement affecting millions of lives in a region that spans parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. The UN agency’s eastern Mediterranean region comprises 22 countries and territories. Intensified support is being given to Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan, which have been identified as priority…
Lowering air pollution in Africa has many economic benefits, according to new research by environmental scientists Chris Malley, Kevin Hicks and Caroline Sawe. They reflect on two reports that set out the practical ways that African countries can cut air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions at the same time, while saving billions through lower healthcare…
