Environment
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political parties fail to protect Australia from climate change health impacts
Jun 20, 2016News Hour: Most political parties in Australia do not have a clear commitment to tackling the risks of climate change on health and wellbeing, recent polling and policy analysis shows. The Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA)... -
Flash floods and landslides in central Indonesia killed at least 35 people
Jun 19, 2016News Hour: Flash floods and landslides in central Indonesia have killed at least 35 people and destroyed dozens of homes, an official said Sunday, as searchers scoured devastated villages for survivors, reports BSS. Dozens were also... -
Europe’s largest car rally drive home a reminder to tackling climate change and the 1.5 degree target
Jun 18, 2016News Hour: Europe’s largest electric vehicle rally, bringing 75 teams from 13 nations, entered its finishing phase at Geneva today on the Place des Nations, part of a 1,300 km traverse from Bremerhaven, Germany with a... -
Sri Lanka and ADB singed a 2 million dollar agreement for relief fund
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: The Government of Sri Lanka and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a $2 million grant agreement to finance relief efforts in the country following the recent floods and landslides which claimed the... -
Organizations delivers water and other supply to remote drought-hit areas of PNG
Jun 16, 2016News Hour: Isolated communities in Papua New Guinea have been suffering from drought for numerous months. A major step in lifting them out of need came this week when IOM and the EU stepped up their...
