climate change

Increased flooding threatens local food production.

Food security in Pacific islands at risk from climate change-related disasters – UN

2 December 2008
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today that climate change-related disasters such as cyclones, flash floods and droughts are likely to have a serious impact on food production in Pacific island nations, and called for urgent measures to adapt to expected losses.

UN weather agency sees climate threat from El Niño ebb for rest of year

21 November 2008
Any increased risk that El Niño conditions, the periodic warming of the eastern Pacific Ocean that can have a serious impact on climate across much of the world, may develop later this year have receded, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced today.
Nukunonu Atoll seaside, one of the regions of the world vulnerable to climate change

Top global businesses gather for UN ‘Caring for Climate’ initiative

21 October 2008
A United Nations-backed “Caring for Climate” gathering today is drawing representatives from more than 150 corporations, civil society organizations and governments from around the world to discuss business solutions to the problem of global warming and speed up action on climate change.
Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

Financial turmoil could usher in new ‘green’ era, says top UN climate official

10 October 2008
The current global market crisis could provide an opportunity for the world financial system to reconstruct itself to promote “green” growth, the top United Nations climate change official said today in New York.
Margaret ChanDirector-General of World Health Organisation

Experts devise action plan to examine impact of climate change on health – UN

8 October 2008
Experts at a meeting convened by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today agreed on a plan of action to create guidelines on the impact of climate change on human health.

Urbanization must not come at expense of environment, say UN officials

6 October 2008
Top United Nations officials have marked World Habitat Day with a call to ensure that the rapid urbanization of towns and cities – which the majority of people today call home – is accompanied by decent living conditions and efforts to preserve the environment.

UN-led initiative announces 25 winners of prestigious biodiversity prize

2 October 2008
A hippopotamus sanctuary, an agrofarmers’ group and an association of beekeepers are among the 25 projects selected by the United Nations-backed Equator Initiative as winners of a prize for exceptional leadership in slashing poverty through conservation and sustainable biodiversity efforts.

Ban urges major effort to spur disaster reduction plans in face of climate change

29 September 2008
A major boost in efforts to reduce the fall-out from natural disasters is vital as climate change ushers in harsher weather extremes, from fiercer droughts to more devastating flooding and landslides, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today.
Beech tree wood, Krapina (Croatia)

Combating climate change could create millions of jobs, says UN-backed study

24 September 2008
Tackling climate change could potentially generate millions of new employment opportunities, according to a new United Nations-backed study – the first of its kind on the emergence of a “green economy” and its impact on labour – released today.
Government trainees and forest workers make a tree inventory, Philippines

New UN scheme seeks to combat climate change from deforestation

24 September 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced a pioneering initiative aimed at combating climate change through creating incentives to reverse the trend of deforestation, at an unveiling with Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg.