Environment

Dhaka Needs Climate-Smart Policies and Investments to Scale Up Its Resilience to Floods in A Changing Climate

Greater Dhaka needs climate-smart policies and higher investment to improve its resilience to intense rainfall and to prepare for climate change, says a new World Bank book ‘Urban Flooding of Greater Dhaka in a Changing Climate: Building Local...

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U.S. EPA Honors UC Santa Cruz for Reducing Wasted Food

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the University of California Santa Cruz with an award for outstanding efforts in food recovery. The students, food service staff and university leaders worked together to cut food waste by more than...

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In Malaysia, Ban calls for stronger cooperation from Southeast Asian countries to tackle global crises

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the seventh ASEAN-UN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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UK Government continues to lead the fight against illegal fishing

On Friday 20 November, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Marine Management Organisation (MMO) co-hosted a workshop on ensuring global compliance with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing regulations, demonstrating the UK’s...

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