How do you reduce disaster risk in river deltas?
Delta communities are often poorly prepared for floods, leaving the most vulnerable at risk.
Hurricanes, floods and volcanoes bring Americas together to tackle risk
Extreme weather events and other threats are making it harder to protect citizens with each passing day
EU agrees final energy saving, renewables targets
The final deal includes a clause allowing for the bloc to revise up climate goals in 2023
What’s the right goal - resilience, well-being or transformation?
“How can we claim we are promoting resilience if we’re not paying attention to people’s priorities?”
Race against time: Officials struggle to protect Rohingya refugees ahead of peak monsoon
Just a few days of downpours and storms at the onset of monsoon earlier this month triggered landslides and floods, killing two and injuring several refugees
‘Narco-deforestation’ may boost disaster risks in Central America
Without forests to act as a natural "shield" against extreme weather, communities are becoming more vulnerable to natural disasters
Don't despair, protect hard-won climate gains, says former Norway leader
"If meaningful action is not taken to protect our hard-won gains... the damage to our ecosystem could be irreparable"
Flooding kills at least 18 in Ivory Coast's Abidjan
"I broke the ceiling and called my neighbour for help. He came to bring the children out of the roof"
Norway wealth fund nears blacklisting greenhouse gas emitters
The fund is forbidden from investing in firms that produce nuclear weapons or landmines, or are involved in the production of tobacco, among other criteria
Plan for Rome seeks to avert 'dangerous' tensions, reap benefits of migrants
Welcoming migrants is an important way to strengthen Rome, the city said in a plan to help it better withstand economic and natural shocks