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Forests can help to combat climate change Forests capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store them in trees and forest soil. Carbon capture and storage is an essential component of climate action, as increasing carbon dioxide concentrations lead to global warming. Humans can influence the amount of carbon captured and stored in forests by appropriate management strategies. The most…

The EU has scaled up its contribution to reach Sustainable Development Goal 5(link is external) in all internal and external policy areas. Gender equality and empowering women and girls are among the top priorities of DG INTPA. This is also reflected in the EU gender equality strategy 2020-2025 and the Gender Action Plan III, which sets out the EU’s political and operational roadmap towards a…

Human life is well-adapted to our planet. A healthy environment is essential to optimal health and well-being. Conversely, disease and early death are often due to environmental agents called pathogens, both biological and physicochemical. Climate change, heatwaves, floods, land degradation, and the loss of biodiversity also threaten human health in a variety of ways, both direct and indirect.

International cooperation is essential to manage the costs and maximize the benefits of adaptation, particularly for the most vulnerable countries. Climate change is inflicting crippling losses in the Middle East and Central Asia, with poor and conflict-affected countries suffering the most from higher temperatures and extreme weather events. In any given year since 2000…

Beef and climate change are in the news these days, from cows’ alleged high-methane farts (fact check: they’re actually mostly high-methane burps) to comparisons with cars and airplanes (fact check: the world needs to reduce emissions from fossil fuels and agriculture to sufficiently rein in global warming). And as with so many things in the public sphere, it’s easy for the conversation to get…

By: Laura Owings This article is supported by the CASA programme. Small farms and agricultural firms in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia are facing a billion dollar cash black hole for climate change adaptation, a report says. Overall there is a gap of US$106 billion in available investment in agricultural small- and medium-sized enterprises (agri-SME)…