The 2024 COPs on biodiversity, climate change and desertification addressed key issues affecting Indigenous communities. Key outcomes included the creation of the Cali Fund to support Indigenous biodiversity efforts and expanded Indigenous leadership roles in biodiversity policy. While these developments underscore the critical role of Indigenous peoples in safeguarding the planet, challenges remain in ensuring […]
The Onion Producers, Processors, and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPPMAN), led by its national president, Mr. Aliyu Isah, has provided insight into the recent surge in onion prices and the ongoing scarcity of the commodity within Nigeria. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this price hike is attributed to several […]
The United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is anticipating an expanded role for China in assisting forcibly displaced communities to enhance resilience and navigate climate threats, given the escalating impact of the global climate crisis on these groups, said the agency’s chief Filippo Grandi. In an exclusive interview with China Daily, he especially highlighted the UNHCR’s […]
Climate change fueled some of the worst extreme weather events on record in 2024, according to a recent report. Researchers at the World Weather Attribution (WWA) and Climate Central reviewed heat waves, droughts, wildfires, storms and floods that struck in 2024, and found that nearly every extreme weather event they studied was “made more intense and […]
The call opened on November 18, Deadline January 15 2025. Project proposals must focus on one or more of the following IKI funding areas: Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions Adaptation to the impacts of climate change Conserving natural carbon sinks with a focus on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation Conserving biological diversity Funding: […]
Jo-Ting Huang-Lachmann, Junior Research Group Lead at the Climate Service Center Germany, discusses climate change, energy demand, and health to safeguard vulnerable populations. Climate change presents multiple challenges that significantly affect the health and well-being of the most vulnerable populations, including older adults. At the intersection of climate change, energy insecurity, and an ageing population […]
The world is grappling with a range of interconnected sustainability crises, as nations seek to achieve sustainable prosperity and resilience on a finite and environmentally degraded planet. Universities are crucial to tackling these challenges at multiple levels. They provide groundbreaking research into the root causes of climate challenges – and the most promising solutions to […]
Climate change impacts gripped the globe in 2024, with cascading impacts from mountain peaks to ocean depths and on communities, economies and the environment. The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record, capping a decade of unprecedented heat fuelled by human activities, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Greenhouse gas levels […]
Job description Successful applicant will perform action research in the context of an Interreg NWE funded project Smart Community-Owned Renewable Energy Management (SmartCORE). SmartCORE offers a strategy to make the future NWE energy system resilient and ready for more RES by engaging Energy Communities (ECs) in the integral energy management beyond mere RES production. However, current Energy […]
Job description We are looking for an enthusiastic and qualified MSc, with a degree in biology, ecology, environmental science, physics, mathematics, or equivalent and experience in modelling and/or computational analysis, who wishes to pursue a PhD at the Systems Ecology section which is part of the Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE). Tropical forest […]