FEATURE-Drought-hit Nairobi looks to filthy dam to keep business flowing
Rehabilitating an abandoned water reservoir could help residents of Kibera slum get through dry times
Indonesia's disaster agency says forest fire threat to escalate
Hot spots in Aceh are already causing choking smoke, ahead of the dry season
Paw power: China plans 100 panda-shaped solar plants on new Silk Road
In a country with everything from chopsticks to slippers designed to look like pandas, one Chinese energy company is going a step further
Fighting climate change can boost jobs, cut inequality - New York mayor
"Cities are taking matters into our own hands, because we have no illusion that things will change otherwise"
Vatican turns off fountains as Rome gasps in drought
Suffocating summer heat has followed two years of lower-than-average rainfall in Rome, forcing the Italian capital to close drinking fountains and consider the prospect of water rationing
Home sweet home: islanders stay put even when the sea invades
Ice is thawing from Greenland to Antarctica and will raise sea levels by between 28 and 98 cm (11-38 inches) by 2100
From rented jeans to reused cooking oil, businesses are going 'circular'
"There are big cost savings, there's reputational benefits from being responsible, and it is a topic which is of a lot of interest to our employees"
Indonesia environment minister wants permanent ban on licences to use forest land
Indonesia is prone to outbreaks of forest fires during dry seasons, often blamed on the draining of peatland forests and land clearance for agriculture such as the cultivation of palm oil
Myanmar floods kill two, displace tens of thousands
"The situation is under control, but what happens now will depend on the weather"
Firefighters gain on California wildfire, some evacuees return
USA-WILDFIRES/ (UPDATE 1, PIX):UPDATE 1-Firefighters gain on California wildfire, some evacuees return