Keeping climate action on track: Where are we now?
KATOWICE, Poland – In 2015, more than 195 countries agreed to adopt the landmark Paris Agreement which laid out the path to an ambitious future of a climate-resilient world. However,[…]
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Urgent action to fight climate change needed to save millions of lives, says WHO
By Imelda V. Abano KATOWICE, Poland – Governments need to act swiftly to save about a million of lives a year by 2050 through reducing air pollution, according to a[…]
Climate Talks in Katowice: What needs to happen for climate action to succeed?
By Imelda V. Abano Three years after signing the historic Paris Agreement, world leaders, businesses and climate advocates converge in Katowice, at the heart of Poland’s coal region, for two-weeks[…]
Philippines sets out priorities at climate summit in Katowice
The Philippines will join countries from around the world for the international climate change negotiations in Katowice, Poland from December 2-14, 2018 with an urgent call for global climate action[…]
Urgent action on climate adaptation key to a resilient Asia-Pacific
By Imelda V. Abano MANILA, Philippines – Rice farmers in the Philippines have seen harvests plummet due to rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns. In Indonesia, coastal communities are threatened[…]
Major UN report warns global warming will hit poorest the hardest
By Imelda V. Abano Increasing warming amplifies the exposure of small islands, low-lying coastal areas and deltas to the risks associated with sea level rise for many human and[…]