UN deforestation scheme under scrutiny after Indonesia debacle
by Sam Reeves / with Lucie Godeau in Jakarta KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- The collapse of a $1-billion deal…
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Nuclear option: Earth’s climate panacea or poison?
by Julien MIVIELLE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - For its supporters, nuclear energy is the world's best -- perhaps…
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In Glasgow, China-US tensions could shape climate future
by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) - Global momentum is building on the climate crisis but…
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UN alarmed by Myanmar military moves
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- The United Nations voiced alarm Friday at Myanmar's military junta deploying heavy weapons and troops to…
5 years ago
Medical supply shortages fuel deaths in Tigray: UN
by Robbie COREY-BOULET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Medical supply shortages are having fatal consequences in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region,…
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Severe droughts dry up dreams of Turkish farmers
by Raziye Akkoc Agence France-Presse AKKUZULU, Turkey (AFP) - Turkish farmer Hava Keles stares inconsolably at withered vines of rotting…
5 years ago
Dry year leaves Syria wheat farmers facing crop failure
by Delil Souleiman with Maher al-Mounes in Damascus Agence France-Presse TAL SHAEER, Syria (AFP) - After Syrian farmer Abdelbaqi Souleiman…
5 years ago
Climate change threatens the Everglades, Florida’s gem
by Gerard MARTINEZ Agence France-Presse MIAMI, Florida (AFP) - Umberto Gimenez loves alligators. He gives them nicknames such as "Smile"…
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Senegal’s old capital on the frontline against rising sea
by Laurent Lozano Agence France-Presse SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (AFP) - In the northern Senegalese city of Saint-Louis, excavators are ripping up…
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Half a degree makes a big difference in a warming world
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - Half a degree Celsius may not seem like much, but climate…
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‘Severe crisis’ as number of people needing aid in Myanmar triples: UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- Myanmar is facing a "severe crisis" with the number of people needing aid tripling…
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COP26 ‘won’t be easy’, UN climate chief admits
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) - The forthcoming COP26 summit -- which could determine the viability of…
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