climate change

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.
Latest round of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Accra, Ghana

Accra talks bode well for future climate change negotiations – UN official

27 August 2008
Important progress has been made during the latest round of United Nations-led climate change talks in Accra, Ghana, on key issues relating to a new international agreement to tackle global warming, the world body’s top official dealing with the issue said today.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Ban hails potential of new Mediterranean Union at Paris summit

14 July 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Union for the Mediterranean, a new initiative aimed at boosting ties across the region which was launched at a high-level summit in Paris over the weekend.

Climate change will have major impact on fishing industry, says UN agency

10 July 2008
Climate change is already impacting the world’s oceans and will have serious consequences for the hundreds of millions of people who depend on fishing for their livelihoods, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Jan Egeland, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General (file photo)

Sahel stands at ‘ground zero’ of climate change, top UN adviser warns

2 June 2008
Africa’s Sahel region is “ground zero” for countries trying to cope with climate change, but sufficient investment in adaptation measures and greater cooperation between neighbouring States means this does not have to lead to conflict, a senior United Nations official said today.