Environment/Science

Unusual weather worldwide calls for urgent preventive action: UN official

New York, Dec 30 (Just Earth news/IBNS): Extreme tornadoes in the United States over Christmas, abnormal snowfalls in Mexico, and heavy flooding in South America and the United Kingdom show that governments must take more preventive action to reduce human and economic losses from weather-related disasters, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday. more

Pakistan: Earthquake hits central Asia, over 30 injured in Pakistan

Peshawar, Dec 26 (JEN): More than 30 people were injured as an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit the border of Afghanistan and Tajikistan, while the tremors were felt in nor ...

World Tsunami Awareness Day welcome boost for disaster risk reduction - UN official

New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS)The head of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction on Wednesday welcomed the resolution adopted by the General Assembly recognizing 5 N ...

CSE welcomes govt's move to tighten pollution norms for coal-based power sector

New Delhi, Dec 23 (JEN): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has welcomed the steps taken by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to tighten the poll ...

Impact of El Nino could be worst in 18 years in southern Africa, warns UN ‘special alert’

New York, Dec 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Crop and livestock production prospects in southern Africa have been weakened by this year’s powerful El Nino, while the phenomenon is also impacti ...

UN agencies collaborate to help Sudan mitigate climate change while combatting hunger

New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Two United Nations entities on Monday announced a cooperation agreement to help Sudan manage its natural resources in a way that is compatible with co ...

As wars, floods and droughts displace millions, UN refugee agency urges tackling root causes

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News/IBNS) With conflicts in the Middle East and Africa driving unprecedented numbers of people from their homes while floods and droughts wreak havoc with lives ...

At high-level forum, top UN officials urge bridging digital divide to ‘power’ sustainable development

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Citing remarkable achievement of the information and communication technologies (ICT) for development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sa ...

‘At time of great division,’ unity on Paris climate accord must be built upon – UN Assembly President

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The President of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday vowed to begin the hard work of carrying out the Paris Agreement on climate ...

NASA examines Global Impacts of the 2015 El Niño

California, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) People the world over are feeling, or soon will feel, the effects of the strongest El Niño event since 1997-98, currently unfolding in the eastern ...