'Shameful' failure to meet climate finance goal risks undermining COP26 talks
A delivery plan for money promised to climate-vulnerable countries shows a 2020 goal won't be reached until 2023, which could hamper progress at key U.N. summit
Turning infrastructure green offers huge savings on top of climate benefits
Swapping concrete and steel for natural solutions such as mangroves could save world $248 billion a year, study finds
Congo's women stepped up to fight Ebola. Now they want equality
As Ebola returns to Congo, many of the local women who worked to end the last major outbreak are struggling to find jobs
Can solar power solve Lebanon's energy crisis?
Lebanon's total solar power is set to double this year. Can it solve the country's decades-old energy crisis?
'Like slaves': Lebanon's delivery riders struggle as crisis bites
Delivery app workers in Lebanon say they are being exploited and earning less amid economic meltdown
Sierra Leone names Africa's first chief heat officer
From floods to droughts to landslides, the West African nation has been battling the realities of climate change for more than a decade
Renewable energy jobs grew globally in 2020 despite COVID-19 crisis
Clean energy jobs rose to 12 million last year even amid the pandemic but officials say green employment must come with decent conditions and bring in more women
'Wage theft' in UAE robs African deportees of future
Arrested before payday, deported without papers and now stonewalled by their former bosses - hundreds of African migrants thrown out of Abu Dhabi are struggling to start over without key documents and crucial cash.
'What about us?' Thai budget businesses fear premium tourist focus
A focus by authorities on high-end tourists in Thailand and Indonesia may hurt small businesses and the economy, experts warn
Africa urged to wake up to growing state surveillance threat
From surveillance to censorship, a new report warns Africans to be aware of laws encroaching on their privacy rights