3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (332+ words) GCC, AFoCO forge strategic alliance to bridge $216bn forest finance gap'The Peninsula Qatar GCC, AFoCO forge strategic alliance to bridge $216bn forest finance gap The MoU was signed virtually by Founding Chairman of the Global Carbon Council Dr. Yousef Alhorr and Executive…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (216+ words) Buenos Aires, Argentina: Forest fires in Patagonia, Argentina, have scorched more than 15,000 hectares of land, authorities said, amid attemps from firefighers and volunteers to contain it since last Monday. Firefighters are also battling to contain another fire in the Chubut…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (161+ words) Jakarta, Indonesia: At least 14 people have died in flash floods after being swept away by torrential rains in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, while rescue authorities continue searching for missing persons. Spokesperson for the local rescue agency Nuriadin Gumeleng said the search…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (166+ words) Madrid: Three people went missing after torrential rains caused flooding in southern Spain, the Guardia Civil police said Sunday, calling on the population to exercise extreme caution. Spain has been exceptionally strongly affected by climate change in recent years, resulting…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (412+ words) Tehran: Tehran's first rains of the autumn, rare so late in the year, have brought relief to inhabitants suffering from a nationwide drought that has caused water shortages and degraded air quality. On Wednesday, a downpour caused major traffic jams…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (311+ words) Athens, Greece: Greece has put the greater Athens area and two islands on a water emergency footing, to speed up infrastructure works and address the mounting threat of chronic drought. The environment ministry late Friday announced the move, which also…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (191+ words) Manila: The World Bank has released 500 million U.S. dollars to support the Philippines' recovery and reconstruction efforts in areas heavily affected by Typhoon Kalmaegi, the multilateral lender said on Friday. Citing data from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (103+ words) Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened a G20 summit in Johannesburg on Saturday by emphasising the need for multilateralism to... South Africa opens G20 summit by stressing need for 'multilateralism' Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened a G20 summit in Johannesburg…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (292+ words) Brasilia, Brazil: The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, a global education and development organisation, in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP), successfully concluded a high-level panel discussion titled "Empowering Youth: Bridging Skills, Employment, and Sustainable Pathways" at the Qatar…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (295+ words) Founding Chairman of the Global Carbon Council Dr. Yousef Alhorr, Executive Advisor at ABEE'lica Juliano Martins during the MoU signing. Doha, Qatar: The Global Carbon Council (GCC), recognized as the Global South's first internationally accredited carbon market program under ICAO's…...