Alex Whiting

Journalist


Alex Whiting is a freelance journalist and editor based in Rome, Italy. She was correspondent at the Thomson Reuters Foundation for 13 years, before settling in Italy in 2018. She covers climate change, food security, global health issues, and all things Italian. She began her career making TV documentaries for the BBC and Britain's Channel 4. She has an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies.

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Opinion
Is your city a tree hugger or kicker?
Cities plant more trees to curb wild weather, boost healthy living
Beauty or safety? Europe seeks to protect heritage from disasters
Plan for Rome seeks to avert tensions, reap benefits of migrants
Tailor climate insurance to needs of poorest - experts
European efforts to curb plastic litter in oceans are working
New coal plants falling but not enough to meet Paris target
Climate migration to surge unless emissions are curbed - report
Eating less meat? Meatless butchers to mushroom burgers can help
European cities need to adapt now to future drought, floods
Opinion
Can Fijian story-telling save the planet?
At Davos, bosses paint climate change as an opportunity
Artificially cooling planet may pose threat to plants, animals 
Climate insurance scheme targets women farmers in Africa, Asia
More green power could curb India's water, electricity gap
Warming will put millions more at flood risk in next 20 years
Climate change may boost rain in Kenyan river basin - scientists
Toxic air puts 17 mln babies' brains and lungs at risk