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Campaigners celebrate the UK becoming the first G7 country to enshrine in law the UN-agreed target of spending 0.7 per cent of GDP on oversea aid (Photo: UNA-UK via Google licence)
Cameron can assure a lasting legacy
… and its poorest citizens on a trajectory towards better lives. Secure climate By common consent, securing a healthy and prosperous future for … – rich and poor – depends on finding an effective response to climate change. In February, Cameron signed a joint pledge with the other main … He promised an adequate and coherent response to that threat at home and abroad, pledging to support a "fair, strong, legally binding …
Insight, 07 June 2015
Zenital view of a woman, wearing a headscarf, holding a spoon and a bowl with greens in front of a pot with more greens.
Household energy: a missing ingredient in nutrition debates
… These ideas are part of a wider cultural conversation about dietary change, and how people around the world might best meet their … is little evidence connecting food consumption and nutrition with home energy access and use. Given the importance of the household as a … and policymakers for addressing complex global challenges such as climate change holistically, breaking out of intellectual silos to look …
Insight, 21 February 2022
Like many East African cities, Rwanda's capital Kigali faces the challenges of rapid growth and insufficient infrastructure (Photo: Kigali Wire, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Why low-carbon urban development in African cities makes economic sense
… East Africa is home to some of the world’s fastest growing cities, with the urban … energy. Their residents are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. New research (PDF)  conducted in the Rwandan capital of Kigali … Climate change …
Insight, 01 April 2016
A demonstration of solar PV products by the Energy and Environment Partnership in Tanzania's southern Iringa Region gathers an audience of all ages (Photo: EEP Southern and Eastern Africa, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Bringing solar out of the shadows
Insight, 20 February 2017
Children with backpacks walking along a path with a building on the left and a forest and looming hills behind.
Vietnam: project with children at its heart wins CBA6 Solidarity Grant
… , at its heart. Given that they take what they’ve learned at school home to share with their parents and siblings, they can be important … at the 6 th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change, who awarded it a US $5,000 Solidarity Grant. The H’mong ethnic … Climate change …
Insight, 10 May 2012
"A masterpiece of the world's intangible heritage", bark cloth is processed to be used in fashion, accessories, house wares, interior design, and other forms of art (Photo: David Nkwanga)
Field visits to highlight community-based adaptation in Uganda
… 26-29 June 2017, the population is greatly exposed to the impacts of climate change. Most people depend on rain-fed agriculture, which is greatly … about 30 km from Kampala, has created a community botanic garden and home-herbal gardens to help to fill these gaps. Conserving water … Climate change …
Insight, 25 April 2017
Pope Francis is providing global leadership in the battle to take action on climate change (Photo: Raffaele Esposito, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
A papal message reaching out to everyone
… encyclical on the environment, "Praised be: on the care of our common home" (Laudato Si'), due to be made officially public on 18 June, is a … Goals (SDGs) in New York in September, and the all-important UN climate conference in Paris in December. In addition to this, the Pope … Nations , speeches that will likely include strong views on climate change action. This will mark the first time that a pope has spoken …
Insight, 18 June 2015
Algeria unveils its renewable energy strategy; Africa has a "huge appetite for renewable sources of energy that will power its industries" (Photo: Magharebia, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
But, what is the Africa position?
… in natural resources, they are left rudely exposed to the vagaries of climate change? I recall sitting up in my chair and trying to make sense of it … journalist, keen to understand why Africa was so acutely defined by climate change and why, more than any region, Africa needs a strategy to … Climate change …
Insight, 28 November 2015
Bangladeshi climate negotiator Qazi K Ahmad
Q&A: World leaders must abandon their narrow political interests to deliver the best deal at COP21
… sea level  and its coastline stretches along some 700 kilometres. Its climate is temperate, wet and the rainy season is heavy. The country has suffered a lot from impacts of climate change and rising sea levels will affect about one third of the country. … Climate change …
Article, 24 November 2015
The rice fields on outskirts of the city of Bandung, Java, Indonesia: urban areas often have damaging impacts on the areas around them (Photo: Ikhlasul Amal, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New publication looks at environmental impacts of urban areas
… to pathogens (disease-causing agents) and chemical pollutants in the home, workplace, neighbourhood and wider city. Satterthwaite says: "The … pollution. It also considers global environmental issues, especially climate change.  Challenges and opportunities The guide says that a key … Climate change …
News, 16 March 2015