Focus on Resiliency

FILE PHOTO: Azerbaijani Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev attends the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2024. REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen/File Photo

COP29 host Azerbaijan launches climate fund, seeks fossil-fuel producer support

Azerbaijan, host of COP29, announced a $1 billion climate fund for developing nations, funded by 10 fossil-fuel producers and oil companies, aiming to...

By Valerie Volcovici19 Jul 2024Reuters

FILE - Residents wade through a street flooded by rains brought on by Hurricane Idalia, in Batabano, Cuba, Aug. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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Humans caused climate change. Amid the suffering, now they must solve it

Scientists warned that continued burning of oil, gas, and coal would have devastating climate impacts, but solutions are in sight.

By AP19 Jul 2024The Associated Press

In Azougui, the ever-encroaching sand is gradually swallowing up the trees (AFP)

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Climate change threatens age-old Mauritania date harvest

As sand swallows palm trees, Mauritania's oases struggle to sustain ancient date harvest tradition.

By Adrien Marotte19 Jul 2024Agence France-Presse

Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change is photographed following a press conference announcing a conservation campaign at Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Mar

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Federal govt announces $89 million for conservation projects across Canada

Canada's environment minister announced $89M for 10 GHG reduction projects, aiming to conserve 30% of land and water by 2030, with major initiatives...

By CP18 Jul 2024The Canadian Press

FILE PHOTO: Cars drive under a downed power pole in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo/File Photo

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Solar-power projects in Puerto Rico get $861-million US loan guarantee

The loan guarantee is for two solar projects to enhance Puerto Rico's energy security and grid resilience after recent hurricanes.

By Timothy Gardner18 Jul 2024Reuters

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Climate change is increasing stress on thousands of aging dams across the US

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of natural hazards like storms that threaten dams. And these shifts don’t follow historical trends....

By Hiba Baroud17 Jul 2024The Conversation

FILE - Sonny Curley looks out to the seawall separating his property from the Pacific Ocean at the home he shares with his children and parents Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. Gov. Jay Inslee announced on Tuesday, July 16, that Washington has awarded $52 million raised by the state's landmark carbon emission pricing law to help Native American tribes respond to climate change. Among the tribes that will benefit is the Quinault Nation on the Pacific coast, which is getting $13 million to help move its two villages to higher ground as seas rise. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

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Funds from Washington’s landmark law help tribes face rising seas, climate change

Washington state allocates $52 million from its 2021 Climate Commitment Act to help Native American tribes combat climate change impacts and move to...

By Gene Johnson and Hallie Golden16 Jul 2024The Associated Press

Cypriot marine ecosystems are as much threatened by climate change as they are by mass tourism, coastal development and agricultural pollution (AFP)

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Cyprus pioneers coral conservation project in the Mediterranean

In Cyprus's Ayia Napa, divers are using floating nurseries to revive the declining Cladocora caespitosa coral, threatened by climate change and human activity.

By Anouk Riondet16 Jul 2024Agence France-Presse

People caught in the rain on Oxford Street, central London. File photo. (Yui Mok/PA)

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Preparing London for climate impacts is ‘non-negotiable,’ landmark review warns

The review found that government and businesses have not adequately planned for the disruption caused by severe weather.

By Rebecca Speare-Cole16 Jul 2024UK PA Media

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Green loans for green buildings: guidelines for sustainable finance in the real estate sector

The variety of classifications and certifications for what makes a "green building" around the world has been a barrier to accessing sustainable financing...

By Kathari News15 Jul 2024