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UN scientists on Monday delivered a stark warning about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, saying that ecosystem collapse, species extinction, deadly heatwaves and floods are among the "unavoidable multiple climate hazards” the world will face over the next two decades due to global warming, “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,”…

Coffee agroforestry systems in Vietnam have significant capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by sequestering carbon and reducing the need for fertilizers, fungicides and other agricultural inputs, according to new research. Women involved in a study led by the Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) in northwest Vietnam, tended toward…

Researchers have developed a combination of remote sensing and field observation to identify land suitable for restoration. As the debates and commitments around restoration of degraded land grow, there is a corresponding need for well-informed policy decisions. And policies need to be backed up by spatially clear information on the potential for land restoration. This is paramount…

MADRID, Feb 27 2022 (IPS) - Safety and security are at the base of the ‘hierarchy of needs’ pyramid, second in importance only to life’s absolute necessities—air, water, food and shelter, warns a new report. The report “Why we don’t feel safe,”elaborated by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and released on 8 February 2022, adds that in the years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

The Africa Knowledge Platform, identifying the strategic transport and infrastructure corridors, and a new solar energy investment index are some of our latest examples of cooperation with African partners. The JRC has unveiled a new online gateway to decades’ worth of data, tools, partners and success stories on Africa. The Africa Knowledge Platform provides easy, open access to the…

Water and Disasters Facts and Figures ## Around 74% of all natural disasters between 2001 and 2018 were water-related and during the past 20 years, the total number of deaths caused only by floods and droughts exceeded 166,000, while floods and droughts affected over three billion people, and caused total economic damage of almost US$700 billion. (UN WWDR, 2020). …