Food system that fails poor countries needs urgent reform, says UN expert
03-09-2014
Mark Tran, The Guardian
UN special rapporteur on the right to food champions agroecology as sustainable alternative to existing framework
Study projects net increase in range and risk for malaria from climate change, though human factors still dominate
02-03-2014
Umair Irfan, E&E reporter
Umair Irfan, E&E reporter
ClimateWire: Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Achim Steiner: shale gas rush 'a liability' in efforts slow climate change
02-25-2014
Suzanne Goldenberg in Half Moon Bay, California
UN's top environmental official says switch from coal to natural gas is delaying critical energy transition to renewables
U.N. sounds alarm on worsening global income disparities
01-28-2014
BY LOUIS CHARBONNEAU
(Reuters) - The U.N. Development Program warned in a report on Wednesday that income disparities in countries around the world have been worsening, posing new risks for global economic and political stability.
Nowhere To Hide From Global Forest Watch
02-24-2014
SustainableBusiness.com News
There's nowhere to hide now that Global Forest Watch has launched - citizens around the world now have all the information they need to monitor the state of the world's forests.
A quarter of sharks and rays threatened with extinction
01-20-2014
Lynne Labanne
A quarter of the world’s sharks and rays are threatened with extinction according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, with ray species found to be at a higher risk than sharks.
Ensemble projections of future streamflow droughts in Europe
02-03-2014
European Geosciences Union - See Abstract
Abstract. There is growing concern in Europe about the possible rise in the severity and frequency of extreme drought events as a manifestation of climate change.
World Bank launches Thirsty Energy Initiative
01-21-2014
Diego J. Rodriguez
Thirsty Energy – World Bank launches global initiative on Energy and Water
Dear colleagues and friends,
Last week, on 22 January 2014, the World Bank formally launched its global initiative at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2014 in Abu Dhabi: Thirsty Energy