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Somalia flood toll climbs to 50: disaster agency
Flash flooding in Somalia has killed 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes, a government official said, with heavy rains starting Tuesday expected to worsen the country’s plight.
The Horn of Africa region is experiencing…
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UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
Earth is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the agreed-upon international climate threshold, a United Nations report calculated.
To…
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UAE talks to pave way for COP28
A “loss and damage” fund for developing countries hit by climate change dominated preliminary talks in the UAE on Tuesday before COP28 in Dubai in a month’s time.
About 70 ministers met in Abu Dhabi to hammer out details before the UN…
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Scientists track ‘alarming’ melt in Antarctic ice shelves
Around 40 percent of Antarctica’s ice shelves have significantly shrunk over the last 25 years, scientists said on Thursday, in findings the European Space Agency said were “alarming.”
The melting saw 71 of Antarctica’s 162 ice shelves…
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UAE, UNICEF launch climate education initiative for children
The UAE’s Ministry of Education and the UN Children’s Fund have launched an initiative to advance climate education and action among children, Emirates News Agency reported on Thursday.
In preparation for COP28, the Greening Capacities…
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Libya flood deaths expose climate chasm in conflict-hit states
Over a month ago, Asmahan Balauon, a member of Libya’s eastern-based parliament, requested that it should establish a climate change committee.
She was told a date would be set to discuss the issue — but her efforts were overtaken by the…
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Egyptian FM stresses importance of ‘climate justice’ at UN General Assembly
The international community must honor the climate action pledges it made at last year’s COP27 summit, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Saturday.
During his speech at the 78th UN General Assembly in New York, Shoukry…
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Mideast faces prospect of ‘environmental catastrophe’: Iraqi PM
The Middle East will be at the forefront of “environmental catastrophe” if the international community fails to get back on track with its efforts to curb climate change, Iraq’s prime minister said on Friday.
Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani told…
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Banks’ ‘net zero’ pledges must align with temperature limits: US Treasury
The US Treasury on Tuesday released new principles for “net-zero” financing commitments from banks and asset managers on Tuesday, saying they should align with goals to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius…
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Saudi Arabia calls for joint working approach to achieve development, stability at G77+China summit
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Saturday stressed the Kingdom’s belief in working with a joint, integrative approach to achieve development, prosperity and stability.
Delivering the Kingdom’s speech…
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