Dealing with disaster
Carlos Flores, the former president of Honduras is reported to have expressed immense grief after his country was hit by Hurricane Mitch in 1998. He uttered these memorable and meaningful…
Disaster resilience
Pakistan is suffering from the devastating impacts of floods, earthquakes, cyclones, droughts and other natural disasters. We are experiencing an increase in the intensity and frequency of these events. German…
Private climate investment
Even the strongest critics of climate change can no longer deny that climate change is real. Investing in low carbon and climate resilient development is the need of the hour.…
The 28th May tests
Today’s article is meant to draw attention to an important event in our history. On December 10, 1984, the director security of KRL, Col A Rahman, Maj Gen Anis Ali…
Japan makes a start on sharing lessons from nuclear crisis
When professional boxer and model Tomomi Takano heard that children in Japan's Fukushima prefecture were becoming unfit and overweight as the 2011 nuclear crisis there limited the time they could…
Oceanic overflow
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a global SOS – “Save Our Seas” – as he visited the Pacific Island nation of Tonga on Tuesday with a plea to the international…
Biden heat rule likely still years away as climate crisis worsens
President Joe Biden’s administration is advancing a first-of-its-kind proposal to safeguard indoor and outdoor workers from the perils of extreme heat as the United States swelters under record-breaking temperatures this…
Environmental crimes
Environmental crimes have consequences more severe than many other serious offenses, and unfortunately, they cannot be entirely controlled or prevented by merely enforcing laws. These crimes result from widespread negligence…
What’s the climate like?
Climate change is happening at an accelerated rate, causing economic, human and ecological losses globally. One of the main reasons for global warming is the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs).…
Children come first
Climate change challenges are unprecedented across the world, affecting every region equally regardless of contribution to global warming. As human activities keep changing the planetary environment day by day, floods,…
