Environment

Major Boost for Disaster Risk Management in Vanuatu

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a contingent US$10 million in support to Vanuatu that will strengthen the island nation’s resilience to disasters, support climate adaption, and help manage its debt.

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Cooler Temperatures Help Bring Some Australian Wildfires under Control

Since September, at least 27 people have died in Australia’s bushfires. More than 10 million hectares (24 million acres) of land — an area bigger than Portugal — have been scorched.

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EU Member States miss the deadline: European seas and fish populations not sustainably managed

The EU has failed to achieve its targets to restore the health of European seas and to fish sustainably in its waters by 1 January 2020.

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Greenpeace condemns Japanese government panel’s draft proposal to discharge radioactive water

A Japanese governmental subcommittee submitted its three-part, on December 23, calamitously drafted proposal for managing more than one million tonnes of radioactive water resulting from the TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company) Fukushima Daiichi...

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