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Against the backdrop of a volatile international situation, the China-Latin America and Caribbean Community Forum has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen cooperation and deepen mutual trust between China and Latin America and the Caribbean. Held in Beijing on May 13, 2025, the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the China-CELAC Forum brought
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Pakistan's healthcare system is struggling to meet the needs of children and older people who are most at risk of death and disease amid extreme weather events related to climate change. Despite being the fifth most vulnerable country to climate disasters, Pakistan contributes only about 1 per cent
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The UK is enduring its driest start to spring in 69 years, with water levels in reservoirs sharply dropping. In north-west England, reservoir levels sit at 69 per cent full, far below the 90 per cent at this time last year. The Environment Agency has warned that England is facing
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Ugandan entrepreneurs Sandra Namboozo and Samuel Muyita have developed a plant-based sachet that extends the shelf life of fresh fruit by up to 30 days, reducing waste and boosting farmer incomes. Their sustainable, biodegradable preservation solution has earned them a place in the top 10 innovators in the Young Inventors
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As Nepal holds its first glacier funeral at the Yala glacier, scientists warn that climate change poses an existential threat to thousands of ice sheets worldwide, driving sea level rises, intensifying climate change, and exacerbating the risk of flooding and drought. The Yala glacier, one of the most studied and
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Nepal's symbolic funeral for the Yala glacier, a once-thriving Himalayan ice mass, highlights a broader crisis affecting thousands of glaciers globally. The ceremony, scheduled for Monday, will attend by Buddhist monks, scientists, and government officials, marking the first glacier funeral in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. This event
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As tensions between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh continue to escalate, the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has sparked a growing regional trend in which water is increasingly being treated as a strategic asset rather than a shared resource. This development comes amid rising mistrust, climate stress, and geopolitical competition
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As the consequences of climate change worsen, the Himalayas are witnessing an unprecedented loss of snow and glaciers, threatening the lives and livelihoods of billions of people. The region's traditional snowy months have shifted, leading to accelerated melting and acute water scarcity, which has pushed farmers to lower
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As climate change intensifies extreme weather events, accurate flood forecasting has become crucial for disaster preparedness and risk mitigation. However, traditional hydrodynamic models are computationally prohibitive for real-time applications. Research from the University of Virginia presents HydroGraphNet, a novel physics-informed graph neural network framework that integrates the Kolmogorov-Arnold Network (KAN)
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High-level U.S. financial regulators are attempting to water down an international task force established to examine and address climate change risks to the financial system. The move comes despite devastating climate-driven events, such as floods, wildfires, and tornadoes, which are exposing Americans to significant financial harms. The Trump Administration&
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On the occasion of World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Pakistan's Ministry of National Health Services warned that climate change is worsening the impact of malaria in the country, with over two million cases reported annually. Malaria is a major global threat, and climate change
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Vietnam's coffee industry, one of the main export industries, is experiencing significant fluctuations and challenges in the context of an increasingly demanding global market in sustainability and transparency. The industry is facing a bitter situation due to the high price of coffee, which benefits farmers but also leads
