Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is now attending regional summits and has been welcomed back into the fold. It makes sense to invite him back because the Middle East and North Africa region faces unprecedented challenges due to climate change. The...
With the ringing in of the new year, we need to assess what is likely to change as well as what needs to change. It’s probably too late to hope that the media will change its ways or acquire the sense of urgency needed to respond effectively to the real emergencies that require our collective focus, and notably climate change.
Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is improving its public infrastructure, developing a new green corridor and expanding its airport. This might attract investment and increase economic growth.
Executives have the most financial power and influence over their industries, so they have access to the information and resources to make water scarcity less of a problem in the future.
In a world afflicted by dramatic ills that include a climate crisis, a pandemic that refuses to go away and a worrying standoff between two nuclear superpowers in Ukraine, Indonesia stands out as a nation that made the transition from dictatorship to democracy just over two decades ago. Technology is playing an increasingly important role in buttressing the democratic political culture and institutions of this powerful nation.
Richer countries haven't met their $100 billion promise to help poorer countries move beyond fossil fuels. Where's the money going to come from?
Adapting to the climate crisis requires immediate action. Such action will cost money. As is usual, the rich, whose impact on climate change is the greatest, are the least likely to pay for the consequences of their actions.
Only a reduction in tensions and military expenditures can save the planet from the catastrophic consequences of both a US-China conflict and unconstrained climate change.
