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UN calls for urgent action to avoid catastrophic climate impact by 2050

New Delhi / Nairobi: The world is heading toward a deeply unstable and unequal future unless humanity takes dramatic and…

4 months ago

‘Seize the Moment’: UNEP Chief Inger Andersen calls for binding deal to end Plastic Pollution

As the high stakes negotiations got underway at the UN Geneva on Tuesday  on a "legally binding treaty" to curb…

9 months ago

GCF commits over $120 million to boost climate resilience in Ghana, Maldives, and Mauritania

The projects are expected to directly benefit more than 3.5 million people, particularly in regions most vulnerable to climate change:…

10 months ago

Humanity is not out of the woods: Inger Andersen warns

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, warning that progress…

1 year ago

World wasted one billion meals a day in 2022: UN

Food loss and waste generates 8-10 per cent of annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions New Delhi: Households across all…

2 years ago

World is facing dearth of funds for nature based solutions says, Inger Andersen

Nairobi: Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen raised concerns over the dearth of funding for…

2 years ago

UN announces Champions of the Earth awards 2023 for tackling plastic pollution

Nairobi:United Nations on Monday announced its highest environmental award "the 2023 Champions of the Earth" honouring for their "innovative solutions…

2 years ago

Negotiations for a global plastics treaty kicks off in Paris

New Delhi: The second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee( INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic…

3 years ago

UN extends Inger Andersen tenure as UNEP Chief for four years

The UN General Assembly has confirmed Inger Andersen of Denmark for a second term as Executive Director of the United…

3 years ago

COP15: UN recognises  Namami Gange” initiative among top 10 projects restoring natural world

Montreal: United Nations has recognized India’s “Namami Gange” initiative to rejuvenate sacred River Ganga among the “10 ground breaking” efforts from…

3 years ago