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Aerial view of an azure sea with coral reef in the Caribbean
Despite the growing significance of climate exposure in influencing financing conditions, there needs to be more focus on particularly vulnerable countries which already faces high levels of debt and limited capacity.
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
A new model combines wildfire smoke forecasts and data from ground-based sensors to help public health officials plan targeted interventions in areas most at risk for the negative health effects of unexpected smoke events and air pollution.
Pennsylvania State University
Marine cloud brightening is not a "silver bullet" for climate change. However, in a world where every bit helps, exploring innovative solutions like cloud brightening offers a glimmer of hope and a potential tool in our climate action toolkit.
Climate Adaptation Platform
A UN pilot program in Namibia is trialing a new approach to financing climate adaptation. The project aims to empower local communities by putting decision-making and funding directly into their hands, allowing them to build resilience to climate change.
Conversation Media Group, the
Redwood forest canopy
This blog focuses on how forests' ability to regulate the movement of rainwater and snowmelt through forested landscapes can be degraded by industrial logging. It is part of a joint series between the David Suzuki Foundation and NRDC.
Natural Resources Defense Council
Hurricane Irma traverses the Eastern Caribbean in this satellite view
One of the big contributors to the record-breaking global temperatures over the past year – El Niño – is nearly gone, and its opposite, La Niña, is on the way. Whether that’s a relief or not depends in part on where you live.
Conversation Media Group, the
The extreme intensity of the rain has resulted in devastating floods. Poor maintenance of key infrastructure and drainage systems, and disregard of environmental regulations regarding maintenance of land near rivers, contributed to the situation.
Conversation Media Group, the
Scientists and water managers use many types of data to predict flooding. This year they have a new tool at their disposal: freshwater data from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
 Carpathian
Stretching across seven Central and Eastern European countries, the Carpathian mountain range is home to some of the continent’s largest intact forests. It boasts nearly 4,000 plant species, as well as large populations of brown bears and grey wolves.
United Nations Environment Programme
Aerial view of trees in a park
It’s estimated that close to 7 billion people will live in urban areas in 2050. For people to thrive in a more dangerous world, cities will need to look very different.
Conversation Media Group, the

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