Polluting rivers, beaches and the ocean: How can Trinidad solve its plastics problem?
The Maraval river winds its way through Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad & Tobago, reaching the sea at Invaders Bay, the evocative...
With 783 million people going hungry, a fifth of all food goes to waste
The UN Environment Programme’s Food Waste Index Report 2024 highlights that latest data from 2022 shows 1.05 billion tonnes of food went to waste.
Some 19...
COP28: The climate crisis is also a health crisis
Our planet has logged higher mean temperatures each year, with 2023 set to be the hottest on record. Ice sheets are melting at an...
Mixed efforts to achieve energy goals highlighted at the end of Sustainability Week
The unanimous declaration of the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All in 2012 aimed to hone on the importance of improving “access to reliable,...
Records smashed – new WMO climate report confirms 2023 hottest year on record
Heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires and rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones caused misery and mayhem, upending everyday life for millions and inflicting many billions of dollars...
IPCC News Comment — IPCC
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change. It...
Human ingenuity can help to save nature, Guterres says on World Wildlife Day
Human activities have devastated our wildlife. Human ingenuity can help to save it,” he said.
This year’s theme focuses on how digital technologies can drive...
