Climate change
Agricultural insurance has emerged as a critical component of Zimbabwe's agricultural sector, given the increasing frequency and severity of climate-related disasters. According to Ms Olga Mavankeli, the Provincial Director for Midlands Province at the Agriculture and Rural Development Advisory Services, the importance of agricultural insurance cannot be overstated.
Climate change
India's Union Minister for Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, delivered the country's statement at the G20 Climate and Environmental Sustainability Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. The Minister emphasized the importance of ecosystem-based approaches, participatory implementation, and landscape-level conservation models
Climate change
Research conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has revealed that pinyon and juniper ecosystems in the interior western United States are undergoing significant changes due to various disturbances such as wildfire, drought, climate change, and associated disturbances like insect outbreaks. These disturbances are not only affecting the ecosystems
Climate change
Wine consumers are increasingly fragmented, with some wanting an affordable, no-frills drink and others seeking out high-end, artisanal wines. As a result, wine producers are facing significant challenges, including declining sales of cheap wines, disruptions from climate change, and growing public health concerns. Despite these hurdles, many wine producers are
Climate change
The University of Hertfordshire has warned that the UK must urgently start developing drought-tolerant wheat and adopt precision irrigation methods to protect food security in the face of climate change. Wheat is the UK's most important arable crop, providing around 20% of the calories consumed in the country.
Climate change
Generali Insurance AG has partnered with the Insurance Development Forum and international organizations to provide $340 million in seed capital for the first closing of the Infrastructure Resilience Development Fund (IRDF). The IRDF aims to facilitate insurance industry investments in infrastructure projects that strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities in
Climate change
A Louisiana judge has blocked the construction of a major liquefied natural gas facility, citing concerns over the project's climate-warming emissions and environmental justice impacts. The ruling comes as the state, which is already vulnerable to sea-level rise and extreme weather, is seeing an influx of LNG facilities.
Climate change
A Louisiana judge has ordered a review of how the Commonwealth LNG facility's planet-warming emissions would affect Gulf Coast communities, effectively halting construction. The ruling comes as part of a broader federal review of the facility's climate change and environmental justice-related impacts. This decision marks the
Climate change
Climate change-driven heat is responsible for nearly half a million deaths annually, outshining other extreme weather threats like floods and storms. Despite this, heat waves often receive less attention. Meeting current global emission reduction goals could prevent two months of hazardous heat each year. The report by World Weather Attribution
Climate change
Generali, a leading international insurance group, has committed an initial capital of $340 million to the Infrastructure Resilience Development Fund (IRDF), a public-private partnership aimed at strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities in emerging countries facing climate change and natural disasters. The IRDF, led by the Insurance Development Forum (IDF)
Climate change
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) collaborated with the Agroecology Circular Economy for Ecosystem Services (ACE4ES) and the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) to organise a day's training workshop for media professionals in Accra. The workshop, themed "Strategic Media Programming for Agroecology,
Bank management
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and Federal Reserve have withdrawn the interagency Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions. This move comes after Federal Reserve Chair Powell acknowledged the risks climate change poses to the financial system, stating
