UN official sees over $1 bln in fresh aid for Lake Chad region
A famine was averted in the region last year largely thanks to international aid, but millions of people in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon were still in dire need of help
Where is the promised money, campaigners ask at climate talks in Bangkok
Faced with mounting costs from climate-linked disasters, poorer nations need help quickly, activists say at Bangkok negotiations
The climate crisis is here - and time to act is running out
Rich countries need to do their share - including on providing needed cash - at negotiations underway in Bangkok
Japan braces for likely landfall from strong typhoon Jebi
Jebi's predicted course could bring it close to parts of western Japan hit by deadly rains and flooding that killed more than 200 people in July
As India adds 100 Smart Cities, one tells a cautionary tale
India's $7.5 bln plan to turn 100 urban centres into Smart Cities by 2020 does not address structural issues and ignores the needs of low-income and marginalised groups
Pope urges action against 'endless fields' of plastic in oceans
Pope Francis has spoken strongly for action against global warming in recent years
China evacuates 127,000 people as heavy rains lash Guangdong - Xinhua
China is forced to evacuate hundreds of thousands of residents of flood-prone regions every summer
Branching out: greener charcoal takes root in eastern Kenya
Can making charcoal out of branches rather than whole trees, and then combining it with other materials - save forests and incomes?
New drought insurance plan for Senegal will free up aid, save lives, charities say
Under the policy, funds will be released automatically when rainfall levels hit a certain low
Hotter climate means hungrier insects will munch millions more tons of crops
For every one degree Celsius rise in average temperatures, insects will consume an extra 2.5 percent of the world's crops