Geographies in Depth
How 'frugal innovation' could aid Africa's green development
Green solutions are available if Africa's leaders embrace opportunities and innovations, entrepreneurs told the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship.
Laurie Goering
Laurie Goering edits AlertNet Climate, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s news website on the humanitarian and development impacts of climate change.
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Geographies in Depth
China's new 5-year plan: Shifting investment from coal to green tech
As part of it's new 5-year plan, China is expected to reduce its role as a major financier of coal-fired power plants, in favour of green tech investments.
Climate Action
Climate adaptation has to be a synergetic phenomenon to be effective. Here's why!
Climate adaptation at the local and global levels is essential to tackle the challenges imposed by climate change and global warming effects, globally.
Climate Action
With COP26 postponed, these young activists have decided to have their own climate conference
Young climate activists have organized an alternative to the postponed COP26 talks, which they hope will yield a formal outcome and get their views taken seriously.
Climate Action
SUV和私人飞机：占全球人口1%的最富有人群排放的碳比占50%的最贫穷人群要多
研究人员称，在过去的25年里，占全球人口10%的最富有人群所排放的温室气体是占全球50%的贫穷人口排放量的两倍，原因在于他们经常乘坐飞机，热衷于驾驶SUV，而且消费数额巨大。
Climate Action
SUVs and private flights: Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 50%
A report by Oxfam found that these emissions were likely produced by excessive spending as well as the growing popularity of SUVs and private flights.
Nature and Biodiversity
The incredibly simple solution to saving lives during a heatwave
Giving heatwaves names could help people understand the threat they pose, a move which could save lives, according to heat experts.
Sustainable Development
COVID-19: How a green recovery could create millions of jobs
From adopting smarter farming to slashing fossil fuel subsidies and rethinking urban land use, green investment could create 395 million jobs and $10 trillion in new business opportunitie...
Health and Healthcare Systems
What COVID-19 can teach us about tackling climate change
From fossil fuel taxes to public transport and home working, this is how we can rebuild the economy and battle the climate crisis, with lessons from COVID-19.
Economic Growth
Can virus stimulus vaccinate the poor against future crises?
Aid experts say the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for global investment to help vulnerable communities prepare for crises.
Climate Action
People are more likely to be displaced by cyclones, floods or fires than by conflicts, Oxfam says
Seven of the top 10 countries with the highest displacement by proportion of their population were developing island states, largely in the Pacific and the Caribbean, the report found.
Geographies in Depth
How the Red Cross is using blockchain to help disaster-prone communities
"Those kind of loops are what economies are built on. If they're not there, you end up with the chronic cycle of the Red Cross giving aid every three years because it's not building commu...
Climate Action
Wealthy nations promise $9.8 billion to help poorer nations adapt to climate change
The Green Climate Fund so far has allocated about $5.2 billion to 111 projects in 99 countries.
Nature and Biodiversity
Flood damage is now a mental health threat in Britain
A study shows that people whose homes are damaged by disasters are 50% more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety.
Geographies in Depth
High-tech innovation could shape the future of Africa's farming landscape
With farmers in the country already embracing tech to help with small-scale, agricultural tasks, drones and other small robots could soon be the future of Africa's farming