climate change

‘Climate change may claim 14.5 mn lives by 2050’

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironment18 January 202418 January 2024

The report analysed six major consequences of climate change: floods, droughts, heat waves, tropical storms, wildfires and rising sea levels…reports Asian Lite News Climate change threatens to cause an additional…

Commonwealth Raises $320M in Climate Finance

by Newsdesk-Top NewsDubaiUAE News12 December 202312 December 2023

Commonwealth has raised more than US$320 million in climate finance for small countries, in addition to another US$500 million that is in the pipeline. UnniKrishnan Divakaran Nair, Head of Climate…

Global Leaders Overlooking Early Climate Warnings: King Charles

by Newsdesk-Top NewsUAE NewsUK News1 December 20231 December 2023

The King told delegates that the “hope of the world” rested on decisions taken at the climate summit. King Charles III of the UK told the Conference of Parties (COP)…

COP28 Chief Urges Enhanced Adaptation Finance

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironmentUAE News30 October 202330 October 2023

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber’s remarks came during the third Climate and Development Ministerial, which was convened at Pre-COP, and co-hosted by the United Kingdom, Vanuatu and Malawi….reports Asian…

‘Women at the Forefront of Climate Change’s Impact’

by Newsdesk-Top NewsWomanWorld News22 October 202322 October 2023

Under a worst-case climate scenario by mid-century, up to 158.3 million more women and girls could be driven into poverty globally, surpassing the number of men and boys affected by…

Switzerland takes bold steps to combat climate change

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironmentEurope6 October 20236 October 2023

Switzerland is grappling with many climate change consequences, notably the alarming glacier melt and dwindling snowfall. This decline in glacier volume, over 6% in the past year, has raised significant…

Heat, Flames, Floods: Summer 2023’s Triple Threat

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironmentWorld5 August 20235 August 2023

Heat, wildfires, floods make summer of 2023 ‘a summer of extremes’ The summer of 2023 is “a summer of extremes” due to the scorching heat, wildfires and floods that have…

India tries to find solutions to climate change in its G20 meetings

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironmentIndia News8 May 20238 May 2023

As India takes on the G20 presidency with climate change as a key agenda item, it has a valuable opportunity to advance global sustainability initiatives by fostering an international consensus…

Europe hit hardest by rising temperatures

by Newsdesk-Top NewsEnvironmentEurope22 April 202322 April 2023

Excess deaths associated with the heat in Europe exceeded 15,000 in total across Spain, Germany, the UK, France, and Portugal. Temperatures in Europe have increased in the past few years…

Modi: Fight against climate change starts at home

by Newsdesk-Top NewsIndia NewsWorld15 April 202315 April 2023

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was delivering the keynote address, virtually at a LiFE initiative titled ‘How Behavioral Change can Tackle Climate Change’ at the World Bank, reports Reena Bhardwaj Bringing…