Tag: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

15/05/2021

The “three planetary crises” on earth of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution are reinforcing each other and driving further ...

Forests will restore our relationship with the natural world

15/05/2021

Forests are at the core of our efforts to restore our relationship with the natural world, the deputy UN chief ...

Climate Change: Τhe arrival of the Arctic tern bird may delay

14/05/2021

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New study shows how climate change is driving the Arctic tern one of the world’s smallest seabirds to forage further ...

Renewable energy access key to climate adaptation in Africa

11/04/2021

Support for climate adaptation in Africa is crucial, to provide renewable energy to hundreds of millions who still lack access ...

Biodiversity is at risk and threatens human survival

01/04/2021

As the living tissue of the earth, biodiversity is “intimately linked to human health” UNESCO head of the UN’s scientific ...

Forest restoration secures the path to Green Climate recovery

22/03/2021

Forest restoration is the a path to recovery and well-being warned UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the International Day of Forests. ...

Food is responsible for one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions

12/03/2021

More than one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity can be attributed to the way we produce, ...

Polar vortex responsible for Texas deep freeze, warm Arctic temperatures

A “polar vortex” was responsible for the freezing conditions with the coldest February since 1989 in the US state of ...

High-level EU-Africa green investment forum

This high-level EU-Africa green investment forum will bring leading government and business figures, international and development financial institutions, and academia ...

Duck conservation takes flight in Jamaica

On the day of the inauguration of American president Joe Biden, two ducks named “Joe” and “Kamala” took flight from ...

UN begins push towards more sustainable energy future

Renewable energy is “crucial for building a sustainable, prosperous and peaceful energy future”, the UN chief said in a debate. ...

Disaster preparedness is key after 10 Years of Fukushima Earthquake and Tsunami

10/03/2021

The UN chief urged countries to make sure they invest the funds in disaster preparedness and management, after 10 Years ...

Your Europe, Your Say! #YEYS2021 the annual youth event of the EESC

07/03/2021

Join the #YEYS2021 the annual youth event - Your Europe, Your Say - of the European Economic and Social Committee ...

Sir David Attenborough on Climate and Security

World risks ‘collapse of everything’ without strong climate action

01/03/2021

If we continue on our current path, we will face the collapse of everything that gives us our security warned ...

EUROPEAN CONFERENCE OF AIX-MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY

Protect our Oceans: the challenge of Europe’s global leadership

27/02/2021

Join Aix-Marseille University's second European Conference, on Wednesday 16 June 2021 at the European Committee of the Regions to Protect ...

Climate expert debates New EU strategy on adaptation to climate change

26/02/2021

Climate expert debates the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change, setting out the pathway to prepare for the ...

A young Somali refugee drinks water from a public tap provided by EC Humanitarian Aid

Climate crisis is a humanitarian emergency for poor and vulnerable

24/02/2021