How can 'sponge cities' use nature to tackle climate-fuelled floods?
A new AI-based study compares cities' trees and lakes to how much concrete they have, to gauge their ability to respond to climate shocks
Tropical forests turn down the planet's heat by 1C, scientists find
Forests should be valued not only for their role in curbing emissions and as a source of carbon credits but also for the direct benefits they offer to communities, researchers say
U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather
One-third of people, mainly in the poorest nations and small island developing states, are still not covered by weather forecasting and other ways of alerting them to threats
Africa's water security perilous - but data reveals surprises
An early assessment of the continent's water security finds Egypt ranked most secure - but climate change presenting threats across Africa
Egypt erects sand barriers as rising sea swallows the Nile Delta
COP27 host hopes low-cost sand dikes can help hold back the Mediterranean Sea and protect the homes and incomes of people in the country's breadbasket
Ukraine crisis forces world to confront its oil and gas addiction
Spiking fossil fuel prices amid the Russia-Ukraine war, make switching to clean energy and using less energy even more urgent - but the transition must be fair, researchers say
OPINION: The world needs a new water agenda
As climate change boosts risks, water insecurity is growing – and needs a plan
OPINION: The key to an inclusive recovery? Empower women entrepreneurs
As countries emerge from the crisis, reforms to accelerate equality must enable women to realize their aspirations
OPINION: Protect forests and water security for a habitable planet
The climate crisis can’t be solved in isolation
OPINION: Protect forests and water security for a habitable planet
The climate crisis can’t be solved in isolation