The year 2019 was the second warmest year on record after 2016, according to the World Meteorological Organization鈥檚 consolidated analysis of leading international datasets. Average temperatures for the five-year (2015-2019) and ten-year (2010-2019) periods were the highest on record. Since the 1980s each decade has been warmer than the previous one. This trend is expected to continue, because of record levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This confirms that 2019 was on record.
From hurricanes pounding islands to drought destroying crops across Central America, and erratic rain patterns affecting the livelihoods of indigenous communities living on Andean slopes, climate-related challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean are as diverse as are the region鈥檚 landscapes. Climate change is exacerbating many of these, with higher temperatures, delayed rainy seasons, rainfall irregularity, and increasingly frequent and extreme weather events. The is implementing an array of measures to face up to the region鈥檚 challenges.
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From shifting weather patterns that threaten food production, to rising sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic flooding, the impacts of climate change are global in scope and unprecedented in scale. During the (COP25), the Secretary-General urged governments, businesses and people everywhere to join the initiatives announced at the Climate Summit in 2019, and promised to 'keep pushing' for greater ambition and action. Climate change is the defining issue of our time and now is the defining moment to do something about it.
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This report by conducts a rigorous assessment of the contribution of material efficiency to greenhouse gas abatement strategies. It shows that increasing material efficiency is a key opportunity to achieve the aspirations of the .
UN聽Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres聽 from around the world alongside youth activist Marie Christina Kolo from Madagascar during the on-going COP25 climate conference on Thursday.聽The Facebook Live event was
The overarching aim of the is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ensure that global temperatures don鈥檛 rise more than 2C above pre-industrial levels this century, and ultimately pursue a scenario where temperature rise remains below 1.5C. NDC stands for a . For the Paris Agreement goals to be achieved, every country needs to play its part.
Twelve international organizations providing assistance to developing countries came together at the to launch the . The members of the Alliance have committed collectively to ramp up action that strengthens the capacity of developing countries to deliver high-quality weather forecasts, early warning systems, water, hydrological and climate services. Known for short as 鈥渉ydromet鈥 services, these underpin resilient development by protecting lives, property and livelihoods.
Our efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through various mitigation measures鈥攑hasing out fossil fuels, increasing energy efficiency, adopting renewable energy sources, improving land use and agricultural practices鈥攃ontinue to move forward, but the pace is too slow, argues Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in this .
The increase in CO2 from 2017 to 2018 was above the average growth rate over the last decade.
The Madrid Climate Change Conference, or , is bringing the world together to decide on the next crucial steps in the 缅北禁地climate change process and consider ways to strengthen the implementation of the . Taking place from 2 to 16 December, the Conference comes at a time when new data shows that the climate emergency is getting worse every day, and is impacting people’s lives everywhere, whether from extreme heat, air pollution, wildfires, intensified flooding, or droughts. Find out more about climate change and about it.
Fishermen, families, hotel owners, and coastal farmers are all sounding an alarm: North Africa鈥檚 coast has reached its tipping point. Coastal hotspots in Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, for a start, are 鈥渁bsolutely exhausted鈥 from overfishing and coastal erosion.
The annual United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) flagship is out. But what is this report really about? And why should you care? See the .