Extreme Heat Puts South Asia’s Jobs and Growth at Risk: WB Report
Extreme heat is costing South Asia* nearly the equivalent of 31 million full-time jobs every year and is on track to reduce the region’s economy...
Category : Climate & Nature
Climate Change Threatens Global Food Supply: Scientists Call for Urgent Action
PenInfo Desk: As climate change accelerates, scientists are sounding the alarm about its potentially devastating impact on the world’s food supply. In a paper published...
EU Commission approves €200 million German aid for climate-adapted forests
PenInfo Desk: The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €200 million German scheme for climate-adapted forest management. On Tuesday (10 Dec)...
Climate activists demonstrate against gas conference in Berlin
PenInfo Desk: Climate activists protested against a business conference on liquefied natural gas (LNG) by pouring paint on the facade of the luxury Adlon Hotel...
“Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, manage” – A Call to action for sustainable soil management
PenInfo Desk: Soil degradation affects over one-third of the planet’s land area, threatening the livelihoods of millions of farmers and the stability of food production...
‘Rocky road’ ahead at COP29, says German foreign minister in Baku
PenInfo Desk: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said there are still major obstacles ahead before the UN Climate Conference, known as COP29, can come to a...
COP29 text on climate finance disappointing
PenInfo Desk: The proposed target to mobilise $250 billion per year by 2035 is totally unacceptable and inadequate to delivering the Paris Agreement. The adaptation...
COP29: Bangladesh urges EU to back $200 billion fund for LDCs
PenInfo Desk: Bangladesh urged EU to support a proposal for allocating USD 200 billion to the LDCs and the most vulnerable countries, ensuring these nations...
Bangladesh Highlights Adequate and quality Climate Finance at COP29 Press Conference
PenInfo Desk: Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, underscored the importance of adequate and quality climate financing...
Bangladesh Urges Enhanced Adaptation Financing at COP-29
PenInfo Desk: Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan called for prioritizing public funding for climate adaptation during the high-level ministerial dialogue on...