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New platform aims to get money moving before disaster strikes
- UN News
UN agencies on Thursday launched a joint platform at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, that aims to secure access to more than $3 billion in risk financing to protect 75 million people and their livelihoods from climate shocks and natural hazards by 2030.
COP31: Cities rise up the climate agenda as leaders face demands for action
- UN News
From flooded homes to melting Himalayan glaciers, the human cost of climate change took centre stage at COP31 on Thursday, as world leaders turned their attention to protecting cities and vulnerable communities, while activists challenged governments to do more.
Hotter World, Older Population: How Long Can Climate COPs Ignore the Obvious?
- Inter Press Service
ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 11 (IPS) - As COP31 gets underway in Antalya, two realities demand attention. The World Meteorological Organisation reports that 2015–2025 were the 11 hottest years on record, with 2025 about 1.43°C above pre-industrial levels.
COP31: Why Africa Must Rethink Nuclear Energy
- Inter Press Service
ANTALYA, Türkiye, November 11 (IPS) - Gabriel Sheunopa Manyangadze holds a placard reading “No nuclear spin, let renewables win” as a campaigner leads protesters against nuclear energy in Africa at the United Nations climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.
From Japan to Rwanda, early warnings are saving lives – but millions remain unprotected
- UN News
Early warning systems are saving lives across the globe, but for millions of people the warning never arrives, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, urging the world to protect every person on Earth by the end of 2027.
‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31
- UN News
UN chief António Guterres called for a new global climate justice agreement at COP31 on Wednesday, urging governments to tax fossil fuel companies to help countries bearing the brunt of a crisis they did little to cause. His appeal came as world leaders gathered in Antalya amid unresolved questions over climate finance and the future of fossil fuels.
1.5 Billion Women and Girls Live in Climate Hotspots, as UN Women Urges Stronger Action at COP31
- Inter Press Service
ANTALYA, Türkiye , November 10 (IPS) - More than one in three women and girls worldwide – at least 1.5 billion – live in climate hotspots, where high exposure to climate hazards, insecure jobs and deep gender inequality collide, according to a new UN Women fact sheet on “Gender Equality in the Age of Climate Crisis”. UN Women warns that while 73 per cent of countries recognize the climate risks facing women and girls, just over one in three address them comprehensively.
COP31: African Development Bank to Co-Lead Global Electrification Finance Initiative
- Inter Press Service
ANTALYA, Türkiye, , November 10 (IPS) - Africa’s transition to clean energy received a potential boost at COP31 with the announcement of a new international financing coalition, co-chaired by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank from 2027.
Without Action, Climate Change Could Push Women Further Behind by 2050, CGIAR Warns
- Inter Press Service
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe &, November 10 (IPS) - Fetching water was once a back-breaking daily reality – one that Nomuhle SibandaMpofu will never forget.
COP31: Energy transition takes centre stage as countries map path beyond fossil fuels
- UN News
The global energy transition took centre stage on the second day of COP31, as countries explored how to move away from fossil fuels, accelerate clean energy and overcome financial and infrastructure barriers standing in the way.
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