There is one word that Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal has stopped using, replaced by a different one. The first is aid. The second is compensation. The speech refers to the disast...
Global temperatures are likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels within the next few years, according to a new UNEP report, Limiting Overshoot, published today, 2 September. The t...
Twelve days of negotiations, 196 Parties, and more than 110,000 people attending across the Blue Zone and Green Zone. In the end, COP17 on combating desertification, held in Ulaanbaatar, one of the ...
In Sanskrit, the name Himalaya means “abode of snow and ice”. Unreachable and eternal, the glaciers of the Earth's tallest mountains were also considered to be the dwelling place of all ...
An enormous mass of debris, water and mud swept away buildings, roads, bridges and thousands of people within moments, many of whom are still missing. Terrifying images are emerging from Nepal, wher...
Can the law serve as a tool to halt ecological collapse? Can it shape professionals who defend life—not just in courtrooms, but in communities? In the midst of a climate crisis and deep territ...
As predicted since the 19th century, the planet is undergoing a dramatic rise in global temperature. The last 10 years have been the hottest ever recorded in history. However, the term “global...
“Europe is falling behind the US and China while energy prices continue to rise. One of the reasons for this decline is climate policy, with the Emissions Trading System (ETS) being one of the...
In recent years, the effects of weather and climate phenomena in Latin America and the Caribbean have rippled across the region—from the Andes to Patagonia, from cities to coastal towns—...
What can we expect in the coming weeks of this scorching summer? What are these Omega-shaped heat domes? Is the super El Niño on its way? To what extent is the climate crisis really to b...
From 29 September to 2 October 2026, Rome will host the first Euro-Mediterranean Water Forum. Organised by the One Water Committee with the support of CIHEAM in Bari, in collaboration with the Union...
Why, despite decades of awareness of the severity of the climate crisis, do we continue to respond in a timid and fragmented manner? In The Enigma of Climate Inaction. Why Are We Doing Nothing ...
2025 is proving to be a record-breaking year for Europe’s climate. The latest European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report, published on 29 April by Copernicus Climate Change Service and the W...
Despite the current period of great international instability, Europe now holds a unique position: it is the continent that has produced the most ambitious regulatory framework for the ecological tr...
When we speak of carbon farming, the collective imagination instinctively conjures up images of agricultural expanses, farmland and pastures. Yet there is a less explored – and in some ways mo...
On 4 and 5 March, Beijing has begun the Two Sessions, or Lianghui (两会), the key event in the Chinese political calendar, eagerly awaited this year for the official unveiling of the 15th Five-Yea...
Italy is one of the countries in Europe with the highest seismic and hydrogeological risk. According to the ANIA 2024 report, around 40% of residential properties are located in areas with medium to...
From 11 to 19 April 2026, the city of Padua (Italy) will host the first Padova Climate Action Week (PCAW), a week-long programme of climate-focused events spread across the entire urban area. Rather...
"Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, ...
There were algae, carp, sturgeon, and other fish, fishing boats and canning factories. Along the shores of the Aral Sea, on the border between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, a vibrant community once liv...