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Brazil's former minister calls wildfires 'crime against humanity'
As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woe
Indonesia tells supermarkets to remove 'palm oil-free' products
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Climate activists demonstrate outside Brazil embassies Reuters
Carrier bag spat erupts as Islamabad moves to ban plastic Rina Saeed Khan
Big data helps confront more complex disasters in Asia Rina Chandran
More deals, less conflict? Cross-border water planning key: report Laurie Goering
Brazil's Bolsonaro says NGOs may be setting fire to Amazon Reuters
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Thai minister vows to make land claims in forests 'top priority' Rina Chandran
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Fearing tobacco's fate, palm oil industry fights back Reuters
Water pollution 'invisible threat' to global goals: economists Kim Harrisberg
Zimbabwe solar-irrigated farms face a new threat: hungry elephants Lungelo Ndhlovu
Flat-pack cities: wooden skyscrapers sprout over concrete concerns Rina Chandran
U.S. airport bans plastic water bottles in bid for zero waste Kate Ryan
Climate change will cripple economies regardless of wealth: report Kate Ryan
Can air pollution trigger depression and schizophrenia? Sonia Elks
Offsets no match for flying less, jetsetting Prince Harry told Sonia Elks
Park life boosts morale as much as Christmas, survey shows Umberto Bacchi
How Greta Thunberg's climate strikes became a global movement Liam Gould
Faced with floods and suicides, U.S. readies for a warmer world Ellen Wulfhorst
First vegan investment fund coming to New York Stock Exchange Sebastien Malo
Heatwaves, heavy rain predicted to last longer with climate change Megan Rowling
Evacuees fleeing Canary Islands wildfire rise to 8,000 Reuters
With reservoirs at risk, Sierra Leone confronts water crisis Nellie Peyton
Iceland unveils memorial plaque for lost glacier Reuters
Protecting Singapore from rising sea levels could cost S$100 bln Reuters
Heavy downpours wreak havoc in Istanbul, flooding historic sites Reuters
Denmark sees resolution soon to EU rift on 2050 climate goal Reuters
Imperilled by climate change, Pacific nations chide Australia Reuters
Sydney's water supply falling at fastest rate on record Reuters
Pacific Islands leaders agree on climate plan with loopholes Reuters
Kenya approves issuance of first green bond Reuters
Nearly 600,000 advised to evacuate as storm hits Japan Reuters
In flood-prone south India, doctors tend mental scars of disasters K. Rajendran
US scientist to file complaint after CDC halts his climate work Reuters
Hunger driving migration in drought-hit Central America Anastasia Moloney
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We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change.

Opinion

Joao Campari WWF International

Grasslands and savannas : overlooked solution to climate crisis

Momentum is building for action to tackle the climate crisis – but we must ensure action is applied in all the needed places
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Local communities are test bed for adapting to climate change

Sharing their knowledge about what works could help others facing similar challenges
Karen G. Villholth Water, Land and Ecosystems, CGIAR

Look underground for climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa

Extreme rainfall can help replenish Africa's groundwater - as long as it is managed well
Mohamed Adow Christian Aid International

An average American generates as much CO2 as 581 Burundians

While every country suffers the impacts of climate change, none better sums up the burning injustice than Burundi

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Faced with floods and suicides, U.S. readies for a warmer world
With reservoirs at risk, Sierra Leone capital confronts water crisis
'Land of bachelors'? In parched central India, no water means no wife
Bangladesh tries new way to aid flood-hit families: cash up front

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Carrier bag spat erupts as Islamabad moves to ban plastic
From drones to social media, big data helps confront more complex disasters in Asia
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