Africa’s Health Systems Must Confront Climate Change as a Critical Health Crisis 19/03/2026 Anthony Ngugi Climate resilience is a key theme of the World Health Summit’s regional meeting in Nairobi 27-29 April, which is bringing leaders together to address the structural realities of health security across the continent and advance a transformative reform agenda. In some parts of Africa, like Ghana, December marked the beginning of the Harmattan season characterized […] Continue reading -> As ‘Gulf War 3’ Threatens Progress on Air Pollution, ‘Market Forces’ May Provide Impetus for Change 10/03/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji The 12th Better Air Quality conference in Bangkok, which opens on Wednesday, is the first large climate and air quality gathering since the US and Israel attacked Iran, triggering an oil and gas-energy crisis. BANGKOK – The ‘Gulf War 3’ threatens to slow down climate action and the move to cleaner air. However, in the […] Continue reading -> African Universities Launch Climate-Health Hubs Amidst Escalating Global Crisis 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Two regional research hubs that aim to develop climate adaptation strategies that reduce health impacts are to be established in Ghana and South Africa under the terms of a new £40 million climate-health initiative led by African universities and the Wellcome Trust, announced on Thursday. Along with the two hubs in South Africa and Ghana, […] Continue reading -> Mozambique and Madagascar Battle After-Effects of Cyclone and Floods 27/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Mozambique and Madagascar are struggling to address the after-effects of cyclones and cyclone-related flooding, with huge increases in cholera cases and displaced people. There has been a seven-fold increase in cholera cases in southern Africa in the first six weeks of 2026 in comparison to the same time last year, with 90% of the 4,300 […] Continue reading -> As Heat Danger Rises, Adaptation Means Rethinking Glass High-Rise Buildings 16/02/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji Extreme heat will rise rapidly as the 1.5°C threshold is crossed, potentially causing half the world’s population to live in extreme heat by 2050, Shiny, glass-facade buildings are a symbol of modernisation and growth, but such buildings are dangerously vulnerable in a rapidly warming world, as they trap solar heat and will face much greater […] Continue reading -> US EPA Stops Regulating Climate Pollution – Says It’s Not a Health Concern 13/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy Hailed as the “single largest deregulatory action in US history,” the Environmental Protection Agency repealed a 2009 scientific decision that gave the agency the authority to regulate climate change pollutants, also known as the Endangerment Finding. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eliminated the scientific finding that determined planet warming gases also harm human […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Features in WHO Emergencies Debate as Peace Talks Resume in Abu Dhabi 04/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ukraine and its front-line allies unleashed a storm of criticism over Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy and health infrastructure in WHO’s Executive Board meeting Wednesday – condemning the Russian Federation for “weaponizing winter to make cities go dark, hospitals fail and civilians suffer.” “Russia is systematically attacking healthcare and the civilian lifelines it depends […] Continue reading -> Despite La Niña, 2025 Was One of Warmest Years on Record 14/01/2026 Disha Shetty The year 2025 was among the top three warmest years on record, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Depending on the data set being used, the year was either the second or third warmest year on record. The UN agency for monitoring the atmosphere also confirmed that the past 11 […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As ‘Gulf War 3’ Threatens Progress on Air Pollution, ‘Market Forces’ May Provide Impetus for Change 10/03/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji The 12th Better Air Quality conference in Bangkok, which opens on Wednesday, is the first large climate and air quality gathering since the US and Israel attacked Iran, triggering an oil and gas-energy crisis. BANGKOK – The ‘Gulf War 3’ threatens to slow down climate action and the move to cleaner air. However, in the […] Continue reading -> African Universities Launch Climate-Health Hubs Amidst Escalating Global Crisis 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Two regional research hubs that aim to develop climate adaptation strategies that reduce health impacts are to be established in Ghana and South Africa under the terms of a new £40 million climate-health initiative led by African universities and the Wellcome Trust, announced on Thursday. Along with the two hubs in South Africa and Ghana, […] Continue reading -> Mozambique and Madagascar Battle After-Effects of Cyclone and Floods 27/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Mozambique and Madagascar are struggling to address the after-effects of cyclones and cyclone-related flooding, with huge increases in cholera cases and displaced people. There has been a seven-fold increase in cholera cases in southern Africa in the first six weeks of 2026 in comparison to the same time last year, with 90% of the 4,300 […] Continue reading -> As Heat Danger Rises, Adaptation Means Rethinking Glass High-Rise Buildings 16/02/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji Extreme heat will rise rapidly as the 1.5°C threshold is crossed, potentially causing half the world’s population to live in extreme heat by 2050, Shiny, glass-facade buildings are a symbol of modernisation and growth, but such buildings are dangerously vulnerable in a rapidly warming world, as they trap solar heat and will face much greater […] Continue reading -> US EPA Stops Regulating Climate Pollution – Says It’s Not a Health Concern 13/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy Hailed as the “single largest deregulatory action in US history,” the Environmental Protection Agency repealed a 2009 scientific decision that gave the agency the authority to regulate climate change pollutants, also known as the Endangerment Finding. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eliminated the scientific finding that determined planet warming gases also harm human […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Features in WHO Emergencies Debate as Peace Talks Resume in Abu Dhabi 04/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ukraine and its front-line allies unleashed a storm of criticism over Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy and health infrastructure in WHO’s Executive Board meeting Wednesday – condemning the Russian Federation for “weaponizing winter to make cities go dark, hospitals fail and civilians suffer.” “Russia is systematically attacking healthcare and the civilian lifelines it depends […] Continue reading -> Despite La Niña, 2025 Was One of Warmest Years on Record 14/01/2026 Disha Shetty The year 2025 was among the top three warmest years on record, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Depending on the data set being used, the year was either the second or third warmest year on record. The UN agency for monitoring the atmosphere also confirmed that the past 11 […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Universities Launch Climate-Health Hubs Amidst Escalating Global Crisis 05/03/2026 Felix Sassmannshausen Two regional research hubs that aim to develop climate adaptation strategies that reduce health impacts are to be established in Ghana and South Africa under the terms of a new £40 million climate-health initiative led by African universities and the Wellcome Trust, announced on Thursday. Along with the two hubs in South Africa and Ghana, […] Continue reading -> Mozambique and Madagascar Battle After-Effects of Cyclone and Floods 27/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Mozambique and Madagascar are struggling to address the after-effects of cyclones and cyclone-related flooding, with huge increases in cholera cases and displaced people. There has been a seven-fold increase in cholera cases in southern Africa in the first six weeks of 2026 in comparison to the same time last year, with 90% of the 4,300 […] Continue reading -> As Heat Danger Rises, Adaptation Means Rethinking Glass High-Rise Buildings 16/02/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji Extreme heat will rise rapidly as the 1.5°C threshold is crossed, potentially causing half the world’s population to live in extreme heat by 2050, Shiny, glass-facade buildings are a symbol of modernisation and growth, but such buildings are dangerously vulnerable in a rapidly warming world, as they trap solar heat and will face much greater […] Continue reading -> US EPA Stops Regulating Climate Pollution – Says It’s Not a Health Concern 13/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy Hailed as the “single largest deregulatory action in US history,” the Environmental Protection Agency repealed a 2009 scientific decision that gave the agency the authority to regulate climate change pollutants, also known as the Endangerment Finding. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eliminated the scientific finding that determined planet warming gases also harm human […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Features in WHO Emergencies Debate as Peace Talks Resume in Abu Dhabi 04/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ukraine and its front-line allies unleashed a storm of criticism over Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy and health infrastructure in WHO’s Executive Board meeting Wednesday – condemning the Russian Federation for “weaponizing winter to make cities go dark, hospitals fail and civilians suffer.” “Russia is systematically attacking healthcare and the civilian lifelines it depends […] Continue reading -> Despite La Niña, 2025 Was One of Warmest Years on Record 14/01/2026 Disha Shetty The year 2025 was among the top three warmest years on record, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Depending on the data set being used, the year was either the second or third warmest year on record. The UN agency for monitoring the atmosphere also confirmed that the past 11 […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mozambique and Madagascar Battle After-Effects of Cyclone and Floods 27/02/2026 Kerry Cullinan Mozambique and Madagascar are struggling to address the after-effects of cyclones and cyclone-related flooding, with huge increases in cholera cases and displaced people. There has been a seven-fold increase in cholera cases in southern Africa in the first six weeks of 2026 in comparison to the same time last year, with 90% of the 4,300 […] Continue reading -> As Heat Danger Rises, Adaptation Means Rethinking Glass High-Rise Buildings 16/02/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji Extreme heat will rise rapidly as the 1.5°C threshold is crossed, potentially causing half the world’s population to live in extreme heat by 2050, Shiny, glass-facade buildings are a symbol of modernisation and growth, but such buildings are dangerously vulnerable in a rapidly warming world, as they trap solar heat and will face much greater […] Continue reading -> US EPA Stops Regulating Climate Pollution – Says It’s Not a Health Concern 13/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy Hailed as the “single largest deregulatory action in US history,” the Environmental Protection Agency repealed a 2009 scientific decision that gave the agency the authority to regulate climate change pollutants, also known as the Endangerment Finding. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eliminated the scientific finding that determined planet warming gases also harm human […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Features in WHO Emergencies Debate as Peace Talks Resume in Abu Dhabi 04/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ukraine and its front-line allies unleashed a storm of criticism over Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy and health infrastructure in WHO’s Executive Board meeting Wednesday – condemning the Russian Federation for “weaponizing winter to make cities go dark, hospitals fail and civilians suffer.” “Russia is systematically attacking healthcare and the civilian lifelines it depends […] Continue reading -> Despite La Niña, 2025 Was One of Warmest Years on Record 14/01/2026 Disha Shetty The year 2025 was among the top three warmest years on record, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Depending on the data set being used, the year was either the second or third warmest year on record. The UN agency for monitoring the atmosphere also confirmed that the past 11 […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As Heat Danger Rises, Adaptation Means Rethinking Glass High-Rise Buildings 16/02/2026 Chetan Bhattacharji Extreme heat will rise rapidly as the 1.5°C threshold is crossed, potentially causing half the world’s population to live in extreme heat by 2050, Shiny, glass-facade buildings are a symbol of modernisation and growth, but such buildings are dangerously vulnerable in a rapidly warming world, as they trap solar heat and will face much greater […] Continue reading -> US EPA Stops Regulating Climate Pollution – Says It’s Not a Health Concern 13/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy Hailed as the “single largest deregulatory action in US history,” the Environmental Protection Agency repealed a 2009 scientific decision that gave the agency the authority to regulate climate change pollutants, also known as the Endangerment Finding. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eliminated the scientific finding that determined planet warming gases also harm human […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Features in WHO Emergencies Debate as Peace Talks Resume in Abu Dhabi 04/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ukraine and its front-line allies unleashed a storm of criticism over Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy and health infrastructure in WHO’s Executive Board meeting Wednesday – condemning the Russian Federation for “weaponizing winter to make cities go dark, hospitals fail and civilians suffer.” “Russia is systematically attacking healthcare and the civilian lifelines it depends […] Continue reading -> Despite La Niña, 2025 Was One of Warmest Years on Record 14/01/2026 Disha Shetty The year 2025 was among the top three warmest years on record, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Depending on the data set being used, the year was either the second or third warmest year on record. The UN agency for monitoring the atmosphere also confirmed that the past 11 […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US EPA Stops Regulating Climate Pollution – Says It’s Not a Health Concern 13/02/2026 Sophia Samantaroy Hailed as the “single largest deregulatory action in US history,” the Environmental Protection Agency repealed a 2009 scientific decision that gave the agency the authority to regulate climate change pollutants, also known as the Endangerment Finding. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eliminated the scientific finding that determined planet warming gases also harm human […] Continue reading -> Ukraine Features in WHO Emergencies Debate as Peace Talks Resume in Abu Dhabi 04/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ukraine and its front-line allies unleashed a storm of criticism over Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy and health infrastructure in WHO’s Executive Board meeting Wednesday – condemning the Russian Federation for “weaponizing winter to make cities go dark, hospitals fail and civilians suffer.” “Russia is systematically attacking healthcare and the civilian lifelines it depends […] Continue reading -> Despite La Niña, 2025 Was One of Warmest Years on Record 14/01/2026 Disha Shetty The year 2025 was among the top three warmest years on record, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Depending on the data set being used, the year was either the second or third warmest year on record. The UN agency for monitoring the atmosphere also confirmed that the past 11 […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Ukraine Features in WHO Emergencies Debate as Peace Talks Resume in Abu Dhabi 04/02/2026 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Ukraine and its front-line allies unleashed a storm of criticism over Russia’s relentless attacks on Ukraine’s energy and health infrastructure in WHO’s Executive Board meeting Wednesday – condemning the Russian Federation for “weaponizing winter to make cities go dark, hospitals fail and civilians suffer.” “Russia is systematically attacking healthcare and the civilian lifelines it depends […] Continue reading -> Despite La Niña, 2025 Was One of Warmest Years on Record 14/01/2026 Disha Shetty The year 2025 was among the top three warmest years on record, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Depending on the data set being used, the year was either the second or third warmest year on record. The UN agency for monitoring the atmosphere also confirmed that the past 11 […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Despite La Niña, 2025 Was One of Warmest Years on Record 14/01/2026 Disha Shetty The year 2025 was among the top three warmest years on record, according to the latest update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Depending on the data set being used, the year was either the second or third warmest year on record. The UN agency for monitoring the atmosphere also confirmed that the past 11 […] Continue reading -> Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Still Possible to Divert from Disastrous Climate Path to Sustainable, Healthy Planet, says UNEP 09/12/2025 Chetan Bhattacharji A baby born today will turn 75 in 2100, and the world that child will inherit as an adult – if governments don’t act in the next five years – could be 3.9°C hotter, economically shattered, and ravaged by pollution. But there is still a choice, a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report demonstrates. […] Continue reading -> COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COP30 Ends With No Text on Fossil Fuels Phase-Out – but Plans for a Conference in 2026 24/11/2025 Stefan Anderson The UN climate summit marking the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement to keep global warming under 1.5 °C ended in trademark UN fashion: a text laying out next steps to speak about plans to agree to make more plans. The package of voluntary measures dubbed the “Global Mutirão,” Portuguese for collective effort, nixed any […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts