For city economies to prosper, poor need clean power - researchers
"You cannot be a modern, prosperous city in the 21st century unless the energy access challenge is addressed,"
FEATURE-Mobile power payments and smart meters plug in Tanzanian homes
Digital payments are helping make off-grid power sources like solar and wind more economically viable
A struggling Haiti braces for fresh onslaught from Hurricane Irma
Poor infrastructure and a lack of flood prevention measures, along with widespread deforestation, are likely to magnify damage from Irma
Hurricane Irma lashes Caribbean, Florida braces for hit
Puerto Rico's governor urges island's residents to seek refuge in hurricane shelters as storm closes in.
"Nobody is safe": Plastic found in drinking water on five continents
It's probably not something that we want to be ingesting, but we are, whether through our drinking water, through beer, juice
France plans to end oil and gas production by 2040
France would become the first country to phase out all oils and gas exploration and production
Thousands hit by malaria, dengue as S.Asia's worst floods in a decade recede
13,000 people are ill with diarrhoea and respiratory infections in densely populated Bangladesh after floods in its north
FEATURE-Cameroon cleanup lets flood-hit residents sleep with "both eyes closed"
In areas where trash pickup is challenging and accumulations of rubbish lead to flooding, a homegrown collection system is cutting risks
Hurricane Irma churns through Caribbean islands, possibly en route to Florida
"It's very scary ... most of the islands are dark so it's a very, very frightening" - Antigua's ABS news director Garfield Burford
"Naked" products hit the shelves as British consumers worry about waste
Britons are increasingly concerned about the amount of waste ending up in landfill or at the bottom of the ocean, says Zero Waste Week founder Rachelle Strauss.