climate change

Hydric Resilience: How Communities Confront Climate Change

A recent report, published by the Pacific Institute in collaboration with DigDeep and the UNESCO Water Security and Cooperation Center, identifies key strategies to help historically underserved communities build more resilient water systems in the face of climate change. Its...

Atmospheric rivers: getting bigger, wetter, and more frequent, according to scientists

In recent years, extreme weather events, such as so-called atmospheric rivers, have had a significant impact on various regions of the world, intensifying in frequency and strength. According to a recent study published in the Journal of Climate, these phenomena...

Peruvian farmer sues energy giant in Germany over melting glaciers

Peruvian farmer Saúl Luciano Lliuya, 44, is leading a lawsuit against the German energy giant RWE in a German court. Lliuya demands that the company, one of the largest CO2 emitters in the world, contribute to the cost of protecting...

Tragedy in Bahía Blanca: The Ministry of Environment of the Province continues working in the affected area.

The provincial environmental authority continues to work in coordination with the municipality and keeps sending supplies, tools, and machinery to carry out a waste collection scheme. After the storm that hit Bahía Blanca, the Ministry of Environment of the Province...

Dengue in Buenos Aires: the province uses AI to combat it

The advances to combat dengue in Buenos Aires have reached new areas and bring encouraging news.  Indeed, the provincial Ministry of Health is part of an interdisciplinary project that uses advanced techniques of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to prevent the disease. The...

Projection of an NGO: Displaced people around the world will increase by almost 7 million in two years.

War, violence, persecutions or climate change will force the world's displaced people to reach an approximate number of 6.7 million. It is estimated that this number of people will have to leave their homes in the next two years,...

Mongolia in crisis: Climate change hits herders

In the vast steppe of Mongolia, the effects of climate change threaten the lives of nomadic herders. Zandan Lkhamsuren, a 48-year-old herder, is still dealing with the aftermath of a devastating winter that wiped out almost his entire flock...

Climate change could be a factor in aging faster

As climate change raises temperatures worldwide, a recent study warns about extreme heat and how this could be accelerating the aging process in older adults. Elderly individuals exposed to extended periods of extreme heat showed signs of increased biological aging,...

Concrete is exchanged for recycled material: the transformation of Trinidad Island

According to the redefinition of the natural environment they inhabit, on the Caribbean island of **Trinidad**, they are switching **cement for recycled materials** to build. While concrete in houses is still present, they have started complementing the constructions to a...

An ancient African city on the brink of oblivion due to advancing desertification.

Chinguetti, an ancient city in Mauritania, houses some of the oldest texts and Quranic manuscripts in West Africa, which could soon be lost due to advanced desertification. For centuries, poets, scholars, and theologians have flocked to Chinguetti, a trans-Saharan trading...

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Sprout Land: the new sustainable tourism venture in Chubut that combines production and nature

Trevelin, in the province of Chubut, continues to consolidate its profile as a destination for sustainable tourism with the...