Tag: Climate Crisis
Phnom Penh residents flee homes as seasonal flooding hits Cambodia
Parts of the capital, home to 2.1 million people, have been inundated by heavy monsoon rains that reached their peak Tuesday
Hunger forces Afghans to sell young daughters into marriage
The numbers of young girls getting betrothed started to rise during a 2018 famine and surged this year when the rains failed once more
Asia suffered hottest year on record in 2020, says UN
Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people
Floods, landslides kill 116 in India and Nepal
Experts say that they were victims of ever-more unpredictable and extreme weather across South Asia in recent years
‘Running out of time’: Asia struggles to kick coal addiction
Asia-Pacific accounts for about three-quarters of global coal consumption even as the region struggles with the impacts of global warming
‘Left behind’: Climate activists fight for inclusive COP26
Activists from poor countries fear that without their presence, their voices will be ignored at the upcoming COP26 summit
Vatican indicates Pope Francis will not attend UN climate summit in...
The Vatican never officially acknowledged the possibility that the pope would take part in the Nov. 1-12 event
Pacific leaders call for plans for real action, not good intentions,...
COP26 will bring together representatives from 196 countries and the EU for the biggest climate conference since 2015
We are ready: Reflections from Youth4Climate (Part II)
There are signs that government officials do not see COP26 as vital to building a nation resilient to the climate crisis
We are ready: Reflections from Youth4Climate
Youth4Climate gathers 400 youth delegates from 189 countries to formulate a unified statement for climate action