UK looks to provide loans to countries impacted by climate change
Debts due to climate shocks will also be deferred
Tag: natural disasters
Developing nations call for climate support at COP27
“Get real” on climate action is the message to wealthier countries
UN: ‘Droughts increase nearly a third in a generation’
These have cost the world $124bn since 1998
Humanity tangled in ‘spiral of self-destruction’
The world could face 1.5 disasters every day by 2030, a new UN report has warned
Natural disasters ‘have claimed more than 3,700 lives in the UK since 2000’
Extreme temperatures are to blame for 3,626 deaths registered in the UK, according to new…
Tajikistan to boost climate resilience with $45m World Bank support
The project aims to support sustainable land management in the Central Asian country and…
From lab to market: Next-gen UK science leaders set for £113m boost
Projects supported include autonomous four-legged robots given the ability to navigate through…
Billion-dollar natural disasters: Natural catastrophes in 2020 ‘create global economic loss of $210bn’
A new study shows six-in-ten of the costliest natural catastrophes during 2020 occurred in the…
New $250m loan for climate resilience in Kerala
The 2018 floods and landslides in Kerala affected around 5.4m people and 1.4m people were…
UK Foreign Office appoints new chief scientific adviser
Carole Mundell will also continue in her role as Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy at Bath…
