17 Nov 2022
Water on the agenda at COP27
On ‘Women and Water’ Day at COP27, the power of women as key drivers of climate solutions, and the crucial impact that the climate crisis is having on our water supply took centre stage in Sharm el-Sheikh. Meanwhile, the negotiations on the conference outcome continued, with UN officials calling for ‘building bridges’ to deliver on […]
10 Nov 2022
Understanding threats to freshwater biodiversity
From densely developed cities and geometric agricultural plots to the ubiquitous roadways, pipelines and power grids, an aerial view of the earth reveals our impact on our landscapes. In less populated areas, unprecedented glacial melt and deep craters caused by the thawing of frozen soil and rock called permafrost megaslumps give stark reminders of the […]
09 Nov 2022
Stuttering progress at COP27
As COP27 continues (it goes on until 18 Nov), there have been some small signs of progress, including on climate disaster funding. However, major sticking points remain, including progress on emissions, which are continuing to increase, and of course cash. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the summit with a warning that our planet is “sending […]
09 Nov 2022
Climate change in action – Flooding and drought expected together
More floods expected during ongoing drought Reported on the BBC and in the Guardian Weather patterns may lead to flooding in February, Met Office warns Global weather patterns may lead to severe flooding in February despite England remaining in drought, the Met Office has said. Two-thirds of people at risk of flooding were unaware of […]
09 Nov 2022
Combining flood management and great design
Kotchakorn Voraakhom: The architect helping sinking cities fight flooding From CNN When floods devastated Bangkok more than a decade ago, Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom became determined to help her sinking hometown fight this deadly climate threat. The floods “changed my life,” said Voraakhom, who studied at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. “(It was) […]
06 Sep 2022
Study assesses the climate risk for 25,000 marine species and their ecosystems
A study, published in Nature Climate Change, outlines a new index – the Climate Risk Index for Biodiversity (CRIB) – that assesses the climate risk for nearly 25,000 marine species and their ecosystems. The findings show that, under very high emissions, almost 90% of these species are put at high or critical risk, with […]
23 Aug 2022
The role of coastal wetlands in sequestering CO2
Coastal wetlands can play an effective role in climate change adaptation and mitigation, by protecting shorelines and material assets from flooding and storm damage and trapping and storing CO2 from the atmosphere. They have been subject to high levels of historic modification through drainage and land-use change, which likely contributed to past CO2 emissions but […]
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