Photo: Pixabay/cocoparisienne This year’s string of record-breaking disasters – from deadly wildfires and catastrophic floods to record-high ocean temperatures and record-low sea ice in Antarctica – seems like an acceleration of human-induced climate change. And it is. But not only because greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. What we are also observing is the long-predicted water vapour feedback within the […]

A protest for women’s rights in Puebla, Mexico. Credit: Melania Torres/Forus By Bibbi Abruzzini and Marie L’HostisNEW YORK, Sep 15 2023 (IPS) At the UN SDG Summit in New York, the Forus global civil society network is calling for decisive action on SDG implementation. Clearly, as we hit the midpoint […]

Country: World Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Halfway into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a lot of the progress made towards its food and agriculture-related targets has stagnated or reversed, says FAO.

A new report provides guidance to builders, architects, and others to make the construction of infrastructure and buildings more environmentally friendly. Credit: Scott Blake/Unsplash By Naureen HossainUNITED NATIONS, Sep 14 2023 (IPS) The building sector may be overdue for a significant overhaul of the processes in which infrastructure is built […]

Country: Libya Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Even before Storm Daniel, some 300,000 people in Libya required humanitarian assistance. This appeal seeks to reach 250,000 people most in need over the next three months.