The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN Chief
MA New York, US (PANA) - The UN chief on Thursday issued an urgent call to action to better protect billions around the world exposed to [...] Full text...
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Rising heat in Europe and Central Asia killing almost 400 children a year: UNICEF
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Soaring summer temperatures in Europe and Central Asia are killing nearly 400 children a year according to new analysis of the [...] Full text...
Kenya facing shortage of geologists critical to climate smart-future
AO Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya is at risk of failing to build adequate numbers of trained geologists to support the exploration and mining of copper [...] Full text...
International Conference on Mercury begins in Cape Town
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The 16th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant (ICMGP) began in Cape Town on Monday. South Africa becomes the [...] Full text...
ECOWAS gives Benin more than 390 million CFA for 2022 flood victims
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) has released 392.357 million CFA francs to help Benin's 2022 flood victims, the [...] Full text...
Côte d’Ivoire joins UN treaty on cross-border water management
MA Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Côte d’Ivoire has become the latest country to sign on to a UN treaty to improve joint water management across borders, [...] Full text...
The triple planetary crisis: Global Foresight Report reveals global shifts
MA Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Eight critical global shifts are accelerating a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss, pollution and waste, according to the new [...] Full text...
UN Meteorological Organisation flags sand and dust storm scourge
MA Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Dust levels worldwide decreased slightly in 2023, the UN’s weather and climate agency has said, but they are still well above [...] Full text...
Mali launches cleanup of drains and gutters in Bamako
BBA Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The Malian government on Tuesday launched Operation 2024 to clean the capital's drains and gutters to counter the many floods that [...] Full text...
Earth’s hottest June on record
MA Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Last month was the hottest June since records began and the thirteenth month in a row to set a temperature record, according [...] Full text...
Winter storms cause chaos in South Africa
CU Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – More than 4 000 people have been left homeless and about 1,000 homes were destroyed after heavy rains caused flooding [...] Full text...
UNESCO adds 11 new biosphere reserves to global list
MA Paris, France (PANA) - The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has designated 11 new biosphere reserves, recognising their importance for conserving biodiversity and [...] Full text...
Preserving the Congo Basin forest: Game changer for Africa and the world: World Bank Blog By Cheick Fantamady Kanté
AR Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - As African leaders convene in Brazzaville to discuss the forest agenda, it is crucial to reflect on how the Congo Basin [...] Full text...
Madagascar: First country to benefit from Enhanced Cooperation Framework for Scaled-Up Climate Action
AR Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced that the Enhanced Cooperation Framework for Climate [...] Full text...
Global survey reveals ‘truly astonishing’ consensus for stronger climate action
MA New York, US (PANA) - The overwhelming majority of people around the world want an end to geopolitical differences when it comes to fighting climate [...] Full text...
Global gas flaring jumps to highest level since 2019
AR Washington, DC, United States (PANA) - In 2023, the amount of gas flared worldwide rose by nine billion cubic metres (bcm) to 148 bcm, its [...] Full text...
Deadly and growing impact of air pollution laid bare in new UNICEF-backed report
MA New York, US (PANA) - The State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warns on Wednesday that [...] Full text...
UNEP: Some chemical pollutants reducing in humans and environment, but new ones keep popping up
MA Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A comprehensive global study of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) – health-endangering chemicals that stay in the environment over decades and longer [...] Full text...
Stop ‘vandalising’ Earth and help the planet thrive, UN chief urges
MA New York, US (PANA) - As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses [...] Full text...
Climate change fuels tensions in Nigeria
AR New York, United States (PANA) - Despite its huge potential, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continues to grapple with a host of challenges which are [...] Full text...
Enhancing climate resilience: A narrative of water security in northern Malawi
VAO Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - Nestled in the southeastern region of Africa, Malawi is blessed with diverse landscapes, from the plains of the central region to [...] Full text...
World Bank hosts fund for responding to loss, damage from climate
AR Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the World Bank’s role as interim secretariat of host and trustee of [...] Full text...
World Environment: There is an exit off ‘the highway to climate hell’, Guterres insists
AR New York, United States (PANA) - “It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, stressing [...] Full text...
World Bank Group and IMF deepen joint effort to scale up climate action
AR Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are deepening their cooperation through an enhanced framework to [...] Full text...
Maritime tribunal makes ‘unprecedented’ ruling obliging countries to reduce emissions
MA New York, US (PANA) - A group of independent UN rights experts on Thursday applauded the “unprecedented” ruling from the International Tribunal for the Law of [...] Full text...
‘Be part of the plan’ to end nature loss on Biodiversity Day - UN
MA New York, US (PANA) - The diversity of animals, plants and microorganisms on the planet is at risk due to factors such as changing land [...] Full text...
Droughts and floods threaten ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ across southern Africa
MA Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food insecure, warns World Food Programme [...] Full text...
Zambia, World Bank sign agreement to cut carbon emissions in Eastern Province
AR Lusaka, Zambia (PANA) - Communities in Zambia’s Eastern Province are set to reap the benefits of their efforts in forest conservation, climate-smart agriculture, and other [...] Full text...
Global carbon pricing revenues top a record $100 billion
AR Washington, DC, USA (PANA) - In 2023, carbon pricing revenues reached a record $104 billion, according to the World Bank’s annual “State and Trends of [...] Full text...
Accelerating extinction rate triggers domino effect of biodiversity loss
MA New York, US (PANA) - While nearly one million species are currently at risk of extinction, the United Nations University (UNU) is drawing attention to [...] Full text...
Crimes against nature: UN agency puts environmental legislation under scrutiny
MA Vienna, Austria (PANA) - Global efforts to prevent crimes against nature and bring offenders to justice are being hampered by glaring differences in environmental protection [...] Full text...
The 5th Energy Week in Ouagadougou opens
BBA Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 5th edition of the Week of Energies and Renewable Energies in Africa (SEERA) opened Thursday in Ouagadougou, the capital [...] Full text...
African climate negotiators eye carbon credits trade
AO Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - African climate change negotiators are eyeing opportunities for countries to earn more from trade in carbon credits under the provisions [...] Full text...
Africa: a major pillar of climate action - Nassim Oulmane
BBA Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Africa is the pillar of climate action, said Nassim Oulmane, Director of the Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Division [...] Full text...
Workshop for African negotiators on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Economic Commission for Africa's Climate Policy Centre (ACPC/ECA) is holding a three-day regional workshop on the implementation of Article 6 [...] Full text...
World Migratory Bird Day focuses on insects
MA Bonn, Germany (PANA) - As the world celebrates World Migratory Bird Day 2024 on Saturday, the UN has announced that for the first time ever, [...] Full text...
Achieving sustainable forest management remains UN forum’s goal
MA New York, US (PANA) - The 19th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF19) opened on Monday with focus on achieving Global Forest Goals [...] Full text...
Torrential rainstorm continues pounding Kenya, flood death toll climbs to 228
AO Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 228 people have been killed in Kenya, where heavy rainstorms and flooding continue to hit homes, the Interior Ministry [...] Full text...
Kenya begins mandatory evacuation amid heavy flooding
AO Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - At least 210 people have been killed following heavy rainstorms pounding Kenya over the past few days, Interior Ministry officials said [...] Full text...
UN chief demands better protection for journalists on environment beat
MA New York, US (PANA) - As World Press Freedom Day is marked on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an uptick in violence faced by [...] Full text...
Ottawa negotiations bring global plastics treaty one step closer - UNEP
MA Ottawa, Canada (PANA) - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported significant progress in talks this week in Ottawa to draw up the world’s first treaty [...] Full text...
Libya seeks cooperation with Turkey in waste recycling
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Deputy Minister of Local Government in charge of Municipal Affairs, Mustafa Ahmed, has expressed his desire to open up [...] Full text...
UN officials urge swift action to tackle El Niño-induced extreme weather
MA New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials called on Monday for swift action to combat the El Niño extreme weather events that are currently [...] Full text...
World Bank provides additional support to food crisis response in Malawi
AR Lilongwe, Malawi (PANA) - The World Bank is providing immediate support for millions of Malawians severely affected by the ongoing food security crisis with a [...] Full text...
Workshop to validate Great Green Wall women's platform opens in Mali
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - A Women's Platform of the Great Green Wall (PFGMV) will soon see the light of day, following a workshop to validate [...] Full text...
Libya, Algeria, Tunisia sign agreement on groundwater management
BBA Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya, Algeria and Tunisia have signed an agreement to set up a consultation mechanism for the joint management of groundwater between [...] Full text...
Learning from past shocks to scale up disaster and climate resilience in Algeria: World Bank Blog By Philipp Petermann and Ghizlane Aqariden
AR Algiers, Algeria (PANA) - On 10 October 1980 a magnitude 7.1 earthquake destroyed the town of El Asnam (known today as Chlef) in Algeria, causing [...] Full text...
UN chief calls for all hands on deck at Climate Promise 2025 launch
MA New York, US (PANA) - Top UN officials launched a fresh global campaign to tackle the climate emergency on Tuesday, with social media influencers, Indigenous [...] Full text...
Fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution
BBA Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee tasked with drawing up an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution begins [...] Full text...
Former Malawian President Banda calls for climate action
BBA Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The former Malawian president, Joyce Banda, has called for a change in the way things are done and for action [...] Full text...