Heatwaves, floods, droughts, wildfires and rapidly intensifying tropical cyclones caused misery and mayhem, upending everyday life for millions and inflicting many billions of dollars in economic losses, according to the WMO State of the Global Climate 2023 report.
“Sirens are blaring across all major indicators... Some records aren’t just chart-topping, they’re chart-busting. And changes are speeding up,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a video message for the launch. Read the complete article here Source: United Nations Indigenous Peoples have a wealth of wisdom to protect the world that, with the help of the sciences, can tackle crises plaguing the planet. In particular, they have dramatically contributed to the field of healthcare. Dr. Joachim von Braun, the President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (PAS), made this point in an interview with Vatican News on the sidelines of a Vatican-organized conference on Indigenous Peoples. Read the complete article here -Deborah Castellano Lubov Source: Vatican News For the fifth time in just eight years, mass coral bleaching is turning hundreds of sites across the Great Barrier Reef white. Coral bleaching occurs when higher-than-average ocean temperatures cause coral to experience heat stress, causing them to expel the algae that provide much of their nutrients and colour. Read the complete article here Source: SBS Indigenous Peoples have a wealth of wisdom to protect the world that, with the help of the sciences, can tackle crises plaguing the planet. In particular, they have dramatically contributed to the field of healthcare... Indigenous’ unique experience in matters related to the environment can offer a crucial contribution to tackle these urgent critical issues, he said. Read the complete article here -Lisa Zengani Source: Vatican News UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns that the world is becoming “less safe by the day” and calls for governments to work for “peace and security rooted in human rights.” Wars tearing the world apart At the opening of the UN’s Human Rights Council on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the world is becoming “less safe by the day,” with “the rule of law and the rules of war” being undermined throughout the world. “From Ukraine to Sudan, to Myanmar, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gaza, parties to conflict are turning a blind eye to international law, the Geneva Conventions, and even the United Nations Charter,” Guterres said. Read the complete article here -Christopher Wells Source: Vatican News The sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) is taking place from 26 February to 1 March 2024 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. As the world’s top decision-making body on the environment, UNEA aims to help restore harmony between humanity and nature, improving the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people. UNEA-6 will focus on how multilateralism can help tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.... Read the complete article here Source: United Nations The extent of ice floating around the continent has contracted to below 2m sq km for three years in a row, indicating an ‘abrupt critical transition’ For the third year in a row, sea ice coverage around Antarctica has dropped below 2m sq km – a threshold which before 2022 had not been breached since satellite measurements started in 1979. Read the complete article Source: The Guardian |
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