Climate Change

Mark Anderson

Save our planet by protecting migratory birds and their ‘epic journeys,’ urges UN chief

11 May 2018
Global

As they make their global journeys, migratory birds not only set birdwatchers’ binoculars agog, they also help the planet maintain its essential ecological balance.

WMO/Luke Romick

UN forum to coordinate global efforts to address worsening water shortages

7 May 2018
Global

With extreme weather costing hundreds of billions a year and fears that by 2050, one in four people will be living in a country affected by severe water shortages, a global conference got underway on Monday convened by the United Nations meteorological agency to manage the precious resource more sustainably.

UNFCCC

UN experts urges Poland to ensure unrestricted ‘civic space’ during climate talks

7 May 2018
Europe

Poland’s new law designed to address safety concerns during the United Nations climate change conference to be held there later this year could infringe on the privacy of environmentalists and curtail their rights to protest peacefully, UN human rights experts said Monday.   

OCHA/Gwen McClure

Hottest April day ever recorded - maybe: UN weather watchdog

4 May 2018
Global

Deadly storms in India and record temperatures in Pakistan are an indication that more extreme weather events are happening globally owing to climate change, United Nations weather experts said on Friday.

UNEP GRID Arendal/Lawrence Hislop

Nations begin drafting ‘operating manual’ for climate action at UN conference in Bonn

30 April 2018
Global

The latest round of United Nations climate change negotiations began on Monday in Bonn, Germany, to further develop the “operating manual” for implementing the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to keep temperature rises this century, well below 2 degrees Celsius.

<a href=http://bit.ly/2fXt24D>UNEP GRID Arendal/Peter Prokosch</a>

Climate Action Special Envoy Bloomberg pledges $4.5 million to help UN fight climate change in line with the Paris Agreement

22 April 2018

The UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, Michael Bloomberg, announced on Sunday a contribution of $4.5 million to the Organization’s Climate Change Secretariat, the UNFCCC.

UNICEF/Moreno Gonzalez

Climate chaos to continue in 2018, UN chief warns; Will the world rise to challenge?

29 March 2018
Global

Climate change “is still moving much faster than we are,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Thursday, calling for the political will, innovation and financing to cut global emissions by at least 25 per cent over the next two years.

UN Photo/Evan Schneider

Earth Hour: UN joins iconic landmarks ‘going dark’ globally with a call to protect environment

24 March 2018
Global

The United Nations this evening turned off the lights at its iconic Headquarters in New York as well as at other facilities around the world in observance of “Earth Hour” – a global event highlighting the need for climate action and sustainable energy consumption.

OCHA/Sheldon Casimir

Heatwaves, hurricanes, floods: 2017 costliest year ever for extreme weather and climate events, says UN

22 March 2018
Global

Hurricanes, monsoon floods and continuing severe drought made 2017 the costliest year ever for severe weather and climate events, according to a new report by the United Nations weather agency launched on the eve of World Meteorological Day.

FAO/Rudolf Hahn

As cities boom, forests key to meeting demands for water, food and energy – UN

21 March 2018
Global

With two-thirds of the world’s population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, forests are critical part of the solution to the unprecedented demand for water, food and energy that these cities will face, senior United Nations officials said Wednesday, on the International Day of Forests.