Climate Action (6)

Global Climate Change News

State

Title

Source

Afghanistan

How America's War Devastated Afghanistan's Environment

New Lines Magazine

Albania

Lucas: An environmental disaster looms in Albania (Opinion)

Boston Herald

Algeria

Learning from past shocks to scale up disaster and climate resilience in Algeria

World Bank Blogs

Andorra

Snow in Peril: The Impact of Climate Change on Ski Resorts in the Pyrenees

Earth.org

Angola

Between risk and despair': Cyclical drought hurts pregnant women in Angola

Al Jazeera

Antigua and Barbuda

How communal loans are helping Antigua and Barbuda brace for hurricanes

UN Environment Programme

Argentina

Argentine resistance hinders Milei's forest and glacier destruction

Climate Home News

Armenia

Armenia steps up adaptation to the climate crisis

UN Environment Programme

Australia

A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it

Guardian

Austria

Is populism a challenge to European energy and climate policy? Empirical evidence across varieties of populism

Journal of European Public Policy

Azerbaijan

COP29 climate summit host Azerbaijan defends oil and gas investments

Reuters

Bahamas

FAO and the Government of Bahamas develop national strategy to protect and preserve forests

UN FAO

Bahrain

Water-Climate Knowledge Platform for Bahrain

SEI

Bangladesh

How Bangladesh is supporting climate refugees

BBC

Barbados

Barbados eyeing 'debt-for-climate' swap early next year, finance minister says

Reuters

Belarus

Belarus' Regions Pay More Attention to Carbon Trade

UN Development Programme

Belgium

Belgian court orders 55% emissions cut from 1990 levels

Guardian

Belize

Quantifying mangroves' value as a climate solution and economic engine

Stanford Report

Benin

Benin: Adapting to climate change, one step at a time

IDRC

Bhutan

Bhutan: the world's first carbon-negative country

Climate Action

Bolivia

The severe El Niño in South America is a preview of a climate-changed world

Vox

Bosnia and Herzegovina

UNDIP in BiH launched the Climate Action Academy

UNDP

Botswana

Botswana signs UN framework to protect people against climate change effects

Xinhua

Brazil

Brazil restores stricter climate goals

AP

Brunei

ASEAN Centre for Climate Change aims for September open

Scoop

Bulgaria

Market economics to cut Bulgaria's coal use before 2038 deadline - minister

Reuters

Burkina Faso

Child health vulnerability in Burkina Faso: The impacts of climate change

Prevention Web

Burundi

In launching research centre on health and environment, Burundi moves step further in containing air pollution

SEI

Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde is the third African country to eliminate malaria: here's how

Gavi: The Vaccine Alliance

Cambodia

Cambodia highlights climate change efforts at global forum

Khmer Times

Cameroon

Climate-fueled Violence and Displacement in the Lake Chad Basin: Focus on Chad and Cameroon

Refugees International

Canada

Big government, big trouble? Defending the future of Canada's climate policy

The Conversation

Central African Republic

Maintaining Peace While Building Climate Resilience: Lessons from the Central African Republic

The World Bank

Chad

Chad accelerates its race to adapt to climate change. What's next?

UNDP

Chile

10 actions that Chile is taking to care for the environment

Marca Chile

China

Unpacking China's climate priorities

Brookings

Colombia

Colombia's Confrontational Climate Policy

Foreign Policy

Comoros

Building climate resilience in Comoros

SIWI

Costa Rica

Costa Rica's green energy miracle is at a critical juncture

El País

Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire enhances its climate plan by tackling air pollution – a lever to improve public health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

SEI

Croatia

Croatia tackles water losses to improve climate resilience

Prevention Web

Cuba

Cuba Shows How to Take Action on Climate Change

Jacobin

Cyprus

Stephanie Panayi on how Invest Cyprus is accelerating climate action

Climate Action

Czech Republic

Czechs Shift on Climate Crisis but Remain Undecided on What Needs to Be Done

Balkan Insight

Democratic Republic of the Congo

COP26: Landmark $500 million agreement launched to protect the DR Congo's forest

UN

Denmark

Denmark, a Global Climate Policy Leader, Strains to Live Up to High Ambitions

Inside Climate News

Djibouti

Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in Djibouti

UNEP

Dominica

How a tiny island is adapting to climate change ... on its dinner plates

Vox

Dominican Republic

Climate change in the Dominican Republic: Challenge or opportunity?

Prevention Web

Ecuador

Youth voices strengthen Ecuador's climate change commitments

UNICEF

Egypt

On the Margins: Civil Society Activism and Climate Change in Egypt

Carnegie Endowment

El Salvador

Ecosystem-based Adaptation in El Salvador, Jamaica and Mexico

UNEP

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea launches its REDD+ National Investment Plan

UNFAO

Eritrea

Eritrea's Msilam Dam to bolster food security and change lives for the better

African Development Bank Group

Estonia

Baltic Sea wind and a brand new climate law: Here's why Estonia is our Green Country of the Month

Euronews

Eswatini

Eswatini: a new Eco-green City planned with the support of the African Development Bank’s UMDF

African Development Bank Group

Ethiopia

Lessons on climate resilience and peacebuilding from Ethiopia and the Dry Corridor

SIPRI

Fiji

What the world can learn from Fiji's national climate strategy

GreenBiz

Finland

Sámi knowledge helps developing climate policies

The Barents Observer

France

French climate damage measures were late but sufficient, court rules

Reuters

Gabon

Gabon Maintains Climate Pace After The Coup

Forbes

Gambia

The Gambia: $60 million to unlock growth and climate resilience

ESI Africa

Georgia

Channelling a safer future: How Georgia is engineering a climate-resilient future, safe from floods

Prevention Web

Germany

Germany's Climate Action Law

Clean Energy Wire

Ghana

Ghana launches USD 550 billion Energy Transition and Investment Plan for achieving net-zero emissions, creating 400,000 jobs by 2060

SE for All

Greece

Greek PM says country is fighting a ‘war’ on climate change after summer of fires and flooding

Euronews

Grenada

Blog: Mobilising climate finance for NDCs - Lessons in strategy from Grenada

Commonwealth

Guatemala

Four ways the UN in Guatemala is advancing climate change adaptation and mitigation

UNSDG

Guinea

Guinea launches project aimed at strengthening the climate resilience of communities in its forested region

UNDP

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau joins UN agreement on environment and human rights

Africa News

Guyana

Forest carbon accounting allows Guyana to stay net zero while pumping oil

Climate Home News

Haiti

Why international support for Haiti must include climate security

The New Humanitarian

Honduras

Honduras Takes Key Steps in Ocean and Coastal Conservation

Pew Trusts

Hungary

Hungary’s Orbán calls for less climate panic, more babies

Politico

Iceland

Iceland will implement vistor tax, prime minister says

USA Today

India

India

Climate Action Tracker

Indonesia

Bad sings of climate crisis policy from Indonesia's Prabowo-Gibran presidential pair

Eco-Business

Iran

Iran’s failure to tackle climate change – a question of priority

Al Jazeera

Iraq

Iraq Takes Center Stage and Makes its Mark at the UN Climate Change Conference

UNDP

Ireland

Climate change: Ireland’s pace of action ‘not acceptable given existential threat’, watchdog warns

Irish Times

Israel

President Herzog, Israeli Leaders Warn: Israel Unprepared for Climate Crisis

Haaretz

Italy

CLEW Guide – Italy moves on green transition, but fossil ties remain tight

Clean Energy Wire

Jamaica

Envisioning resilience in Jamaica: Women use visual storytelling to influence the National Adaptation Plan

Prevention Web

Japan

The politicians moving Japan forward on climate

Japan Times

Jordan

Jordan's Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy: A Lesson for Other Developing Nations

Earth.org

Kazakhstan

From Oil to Renewables: Kazakhstan's Transformative Environmental Journey

The Geopolitics

Kenya

Kenya's Climate Change Amendment Act: Striking a Balance with Carbon Markets

Jurist

Kiribati

Kiribati's president's plans to raise islands in fight against sea-level rise

Guardian

Kosovo

Kosovo* adopts first Law on Climate Change

Balkan Green Energy News

Kuwait

Discussion on the role of private sector on a just transition towards a greener economy

ILO

Kyrgyzstan

Round table on optimizing the legislative framework for the implementation of climate policy was held in Kyrgyzstan

UNDP

Laos

A new and sustainable path for agriculture in Lao PDR

SEI

Latvia

EU Cohesion Policy: €4.6 billion for Latvia to support a green and fair economy and society in 2021-2027

European Commission

Lebanon

Climate Change and Vulnerability in the Middle East

Carnegie Endowment

Lesotho

Supporting Climate Adaptive Solutions in Lesotho Through Policy and a Community-based Green Economy Pilot

International Organization for Migration

Liberia

Massive carbon offset deal with Dubai-based firm draws fire in Liberia

Mongabay

Libya

Launch of Libya’s ‘‘Energy Transition and Climate Change’’ projects

Libya Herald

Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein country profile - SDGs and the environment

European Environment Agency

Lithuania

Keeping hospitals safe in emergencies: building capacity in Lithuania and Bosnia and Herzegovina

WHO

Luxembourg

Toward net-zero emissions: Achieving Luxembourg’s sustainability ambitions

McKinsey Sustainability

Madagascar

How Madagascar Is Confronting Climate Change

ArchDaily

Malawi

This African Nation’s Surprise Plan for Farming Through Climate Disaster

Daily Beast

Malaysia

Will raising fuel and power bills make Malaysians go solar?

Al Jazeera

Maldives

The Riddle of the Maldives

Legal Planet

Mali

Mali launches project aimed at enhancing climate security and sustainable management of natural resources

UNDP

Malta

Malta’s progress on climate action “largely insufficient” – European Commission

Newsbook

Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands Aren’t Giving In to Sea Level Rise

Hakai Magazine

Mauritania

UNCCD Executive Secretary visit to Mauritania: A focus on desertification and cooperation

UNCCD

Mauritius

Mauritius sets goals to curb the triple planetary crisis

UNEP

Mexico

How Mexico muddies the waters on fighting climate change

Reuters

Micronesia

Grassroots action' could address climate change in Micronesia

RNZ

Moldova

How Moldova’s climate plans are entangled with separatists and Russian troops

Politico

Monaco

3 Monaco-based eco-projects that can change the world

Hello Monaco

Mongolia

Mongolia signs landmark climate finance deal for its grasslands

Reuters

Montenegro

Montenegro signs the Declaration on children, youth and climate action

UNICEF

Morocco

Morocco: emergency plan to counter the water crisis

Africa News

Mozambique

Mozambique: Climate Change Adaptation Project Engages Four Districts in Inhambane Province

IUCN

Myanmar

Myanmar rulers threaten environmental progress

Dialogue Earth

Namibia

Shades of green hydrogen: EU demand set to transform Namibia

Climate Home News

Nauru

Nauru prepares to mine deep seas in big climate controversy

Al Jazeera

Nepal

Nepal’s climate change adaptation strategy needs One Health approach

Mongabay

Netherlands

New Dutch coalition aims to reintroduce 80mph limit in cull of climate goals

Guardian

New Zealand

How New Zealand is reducing methane emissions from farming

BBC

Nicaragua

UN climate fund axes Nicaragua forest project over human rights concerns

Climate Home News

Niger

This is How Niger Acts Against Climate Change

World Bank

Nigeria

Nigeria ends oil subsidy to invest savings in infrastructure development

UN

North Korea

Climate Change as a Path to Engagement with North Korea

USIP

North Macedonia

North Macedonia presents just energy transition platform worth EUR 3 billion

Balkan Green Energy News

Norway

Oil firms forced to consider full climate effects of new drilling, following landmark Norwegian court ruling

The Conversation

Oman

Oman Steps Up Low-Carbon Ambitions

Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington

Pakistan

Pakistan has a plan for adapting to climate change – will it work?

Dialogue Earth

Palau

Palau's Rock Islands Southern Lagoon launches resilience strategy

UNESCO

Palestine

How do we build sustainable Palestinian cities of the future?

World Bank: Blogs

Panama

Panama delays promised relocation of sinking island community

Mongabay

Papua New Guinea

Signing of agreements by the EU on support to Papua New Guinea for a Forest, Climate Change and Biodiversity Programme and Green Investments

European Commission

Paraguay

Paraguay’s carbon deal with Singapore beset by lobbying, lax rules

Climate Home News

Peru

Peru's dengue deaths triple as climate change swells mosquito population

Reuters

Philippines

Philippines Climate Accountability Bill: loss and damage in domestic legislation

LSE

Poland

Poland presses for ambitious 2040 EU climate target, signaling U-turn

Politico

Portugal

Environmental groups take Portugal to court over climate inaction

Reuters

Qatar

Qatar's sustainable vision to bolster eco-awareness

Gulf Times

Republic of the Congo

Climate Action is Key to the Republic of Congo’s Economic Prosperity

World Bank

Romania

Romania delays adoption of energy and climate plan, casts doubt on renewable targets

Euractiv

Russia

Climate fairytales

Novaya Gazeta

Rwanda

Climate action: Rwanda is a laboratory of innovative ideas

UN

St. Kitts and Nevis

Staunching the flow: St. Kitts and Nevis' fight to keep its soil

UNEP

St. Lucia

World Bank Supports Saint Lucia’s Fiscal And Green Reforms For Sustainable Recovery

St. Kitts & Nevis Observer

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Validation Workshop Brings Saint Vincent and the Grenadines National School Feeding Policy One Step Closer to Completion

UN FAO

Samoa

The EU announces WST 8.8 million grant payment to support water resilience and climate change adaptation in Samoa

EU

San Marino

San Marino

Earth.org

São Tomé and Príncipe

A Break from Crushing Waves: Building Resilience in the Tropical Islands of São Tomé and Príncipe

World Bank

Saudi Arabia

Wind and solar pose climate threat too, oil giant Saudi Arabia argues

E&E News

Senegal

Rich nations pledge $2.7 billion for Senegal’s renewable rollout

Climate Home News

Serbia

Serbian minister of Eurointegration: our outline to fight climate change

Euractiv

Seychelles

Seychelles Pioneers Novel Financing Instruments and Taps IMF Climate Facility

IMF

Sierra Leone

Major New Climate Resilience Project Launches in Sierra Leone

Save the Children

Singapore

Singapore’s climate action ecosystem for fostering sustainable development

UNDP

Slovakia

Slovakia on its way of decarbonisation

AgendaPública

Slovenia

Slovenia was devastated by flooding in 2023 - how is it preparing for extreme rain in the future?

Euronews

Solomon Islands

We must do better: Building community climate resilience in the Pacific – three lessons from Solomon Islands

World Bank: Blogs

Somalia

Scoop: Somalia beats famine for now, but confronts dire climate reckoning

Devex

South Africa

Exclusive: South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Reuters

South Korea

South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights

NPR

South Sudan

South Sudan Adapts to Climate Change By Restoring Its Ecosystems

UNEP

Spain

EU rules limit populists’ damage to climate action in Spain

Clean Energy Wire

Sri Lanka

In a world of climate risks, Sri Lanka is finding ways to adapt

Mongabay

Sudan

Climate change in Sudan—If you can’t beat it, adapt to it

World Bank

Suriname

Exclusive: Suriname aims to be first to sell Paris Agreement carbon credits, adviser says

Reuters

Sweden

Sweden will miss its climate goals without policy changes, environment agency says

Reuters

Switzerland

ECHR rules Switzerland violated human rights in climate change case

JURIST News

Syria

Dwindling Fresh Water Compounds Syrian Crises

New Lines Institute

Taiwan

Taiwan’s pioneering pathway to net-zero carbon emissions

East Asia Forum

Tajikistan

Building resilience in Tajikistan: Mainstreaming climate risk assessment to support adaptation

UNDP

Tanzania

Tanzania builds climate resilience in major push to restore landscapes hosting displaced populations

UNEP

Thailand

Simultaneously achieving climate change and air quality goals in Thailand

SEI

Timor-Leste

Solutions in Nature: Lessons from Fiji and Timor-Leste

IISD

Togo

Clean energy powers a silent revolution on Togo’s roads

UNEP

Tonga

TNYC enhances Tonga's coastal resilience with NbS

IUCN

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago’s Collaborative Efforts Shine on International Day for Clean Air for Blue Skies

PAHO

Tunisia

The World Bank’s Water and Sanitation Policies in Tunisia

Transnational Institute

Turkey

Is Turkey really serious about climate change?

Al Jazeera

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Pledging the depths

Eurasianet

Tuvalu

Anthony Albanese offers Tuvalu residents the right to resettle in Australia, as climate change 'threatens its existence'

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Uganda

Sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture in Uganda through renewable energy resources

Energy Transition

Ukraine

Ukraine conflict environmental briefing: The climate crisis

Conflict and Environment Observatory

United Arab Emirates

Breaking down the details of the UAE’s climate strategy

Middle East Institute

United Kingdom

Sunak backtracked on climate policies – and voters may punish him

Guardian

United States

What’s stopping US climate policies from working effectively?

University of Colorado Boulder

Uruguay

How did Uruguay cut carbon emissions? The answer is blowing in the wind

NPR

Uzbekistan

To Understand Clean Energy Challenges, We Went to Uzbekistan

New York Times

Vanuatu

ICJ to Rule on States’ Climate-related Obligations: How Did We Get Here?

IISD

Vatican City

Vatican launches sustainable mobility programme 'Ecological Conversion 2023'

Vatican News

Venezuela

Icy reception for plan to 'save' Venezuela's last glacier

Phys.org

Vietnam

Vietnam charts uncertain coal path as finance falls short

Climate Home News

Yemen

Building resilience: Supporting farmers to face the impact of climate change in Yemen

UNDP

Zambia

Unpacking climate actions in livestock systems in Zambia

UN FAO

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s climate action plan: a win for the environment, health and energy

SEI