From teen pregnancy to HIV, Malawi's youth radio shows tackle taboos
Radio programmes made for and by young people are helping to address sensitive social issues like teen pregnancy, abuse and child marriage
Extreme weather renews focus on climate change as scientists update forecasts
Scientists have long predicted the weather disasters now unfolding - but many are surprised by so many happening so fast, with a new UN report due to shed light on the changes
G20 fails to agree on climate goals in communique
Italy says China and India declined to sign two contested points on an end to coal power and language around limiting warming to 1.5C
From China to Germany, floods expose climate vulnerability
Deadly floods in China and Germany have highlighted the vulnerability of heavily populated areas to catastrophic flooding and other natural disasters
Floods wreck towns, but Europe's wind power goals tangled in red tape
As Europe races to meet it's climate goals, campaigners argue new wind power developments are being slowed down by red tape
China's flood-hit Henan to get nearly $300 mln in emergency aid, donations
Henan has been hit by deadly storms, with at least 12 deaths reported so far, property damage and major disruption to life in the province
Rich nations 'must consign coal power to history' - UK COP26 president
The world's biggest emitters are under pressure to end fossil fuel financing, with Britain targeting a coal power phase-out to be agreed at the COP26 climate talks it hosts in November
Argentina urges people to 'save water' with Parana river at 77-year low
The Parana River is the transportation route for 80% of country's farm exports and a source of drinking water, irrigation and energy
We cannot wait for pandemic to end to tackle climate change, says U.S. envoy Kerry
Kerry said nations must step up at the COP26 summit to go beyond the pledges made six years ago in the Paris agreement
Subway passengers trapped waist-high in floodwaters as Chinese river banks burst
No deaths or casualties have been reported, but the daily lives of the province's 94 million people have been upended by transport closures