Ceres, the non-profit organisation Mindy Lubber leads, marks its 25th anniversary this year. Its mission – to build a sustainable global economy – remains a work in progress,...
Tea producers in India, where one-third of the world’s tea is grown, are suffering because of changes in temperature and rainfall caused by climate change, experts...
World hunger could be prolonged for decades because our global food system is “woefully” unprepared for the impacts of climate change, an Oxfam report has warned....
As people from all corners of the world are living off an increasingly similar diet, decreasing crop diversity is making the global food system more vulnerable...
California is experiencing its worst drought in a century, which is putting at risk the survival of many species and damaging the economy. Experts have warned...
Responsible investment network Ceres has warned of the risk of water scarcity linked to the water-intensive shale gas extraction method fracking – particularly in arid regions...
The recent drought in California could lead to 17 rural communities in the state running out of water within 60 to 120 days, according to state...
Droughts made more severe by manmade global warming may have been a major driver of the conflict in Syria, scientists have claimed. Estimates of deaths in...
The threat of abrupt climate change disasters, such as the poles melting or mass extinctions, is serious enough to warrant the development of an early warning...
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has highlighted the vital role of water in sustainable development during a speech at the Budapest Water Summit. In his opening remarks,...
Two huge underground water sources have been discovered in the Turkana region of northern Kenya. The largest of the two aquifers, found deep underneath the desert,...
A cross-party committee in the Australian Senate has warned that urgent reform is needed to protect the country from the consequences of climate change. The panel,...
The huge US drought in 2012 wasn’t a result of human-induced climate change, according to scientists. Last summer was the driest in recorded history in the...
Following the Doha climate change conference, this month news flow has focused on the 2012 track record of extreme climate conditions and their potential link to...
A NASA-backed study has said that degradation of area twice the size of California in the Amazon rainforest could be because of climate change. A so-called...