Trust Conference to return for an in-person event in 2022
The Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual flagship event, Trust Conference, will return in-person for its 10th year on 26 and 27 October 2022 in London. Trust Conference is dedicated to tackling the world’s most complex societal issues and has a specific focus on matters of media freedom, digital rights, socio-economic inclusion and climate change.
Hit hard by storms and forest loss, Zimbabwe builds stronger homes
New construction standards push Zimbabweans to swap traditional materials for cement bricks to protect homes from extreme weather, curb deforestation and conserve wetlands
World could see 1.5C of warming in next five years, WMO reports
Even one year at 1.5C of warming can have dire impacts, such as killing many coral reefs and shrinking Arctic sea ice cover - though it would not mean the Paris accord limit has been breached for the long-term
Climate disasters drive Bangladesh children from classrooms to work
A growing flood of Bangladeshi children are seeing their education end permanently as they flee climate impacts for urban slums
Can Europe survive without Russian oil? Nuclear power may be key
The EU ban on Russian fossil fuels over the war in Ukraine has forced Europe to reconsider nuclear as an energy alternative that could help meet ambitious climate change goals
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook 'biased against facts'
Veteran journalist Maria Ressa criticises the company, adding to a slew of recent pressure after a former employee accused the company of putting profit over protection against misinformation
Charging for wasted water helps more Kenyan farmers get a fair share
A project to install irrigation meters has encouraged upstream farmers to use only what they need, leaving more for those downstream
As California burns, environmentalists find new tactic to halt development
Center for Biological Diversity has successfully sued to stop four housing projects it sees at risk of wildfires, largely on grounds that evacuation and safety plans were inadequate
World Press Freedom Day: How the Thomson Reuters Foundation supports independent media and journalists
Today marks World Press Freedom Day. It comes at a time when press freedom has been declining around the world for over a decade, with COVID-19 further being exploited as a pretext to stifle critical reporting and with the safety of journalists worsening year after year. In this piece, the Foundation highlights its ongoing efforts to support media freedom and independent journalism around the world.
Extreme heat kills at least 25 in India's Maharashtra state
Scientists have linked the early onset of an intense summer to climate change, and say more than a billion people in India and Pakistan are in some way vulnerable to the extreme heat