natural disaster
This is a record amount, as floods and droughts continue to rise
In Nigeria specifically, the Foreign Secretary is expected to announce £95m in investment for renewable energy programmes
It is also suffering from a $1.3tn climate finance gap, a report claims
A new report calls on the Australian government for inaction on climate change
A new report lays bare the financial and human devastation climate change caused throughout the last year
A new study claims to have found a ‘clear relationship’ between the rise in the world’s temperatures and suicide rates
The financial losses caused by natural disasters in 2016 were the worst for four years. According to insurance group Munich Re, a series of devastating earthquakes, floods, storms and wildfires saw global damages rise to $175 billion (£142.3bn). That was two thirds higher than the year before although not quite as high as the losses inflicted […]
There are more natural disasters due to greater extremes in temperatures from rising greenhouse gases. That’s according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank. It found global temperatures are already halfway to the 2°C warming threshold for limiting catastrophic climate impacts. It states: “Impacts are not just concerns for the distant future but are already […]
