climate change
Cabinet approves Egypt’s plan to tackle climate change
Egypt
November 3, 2015
Cabinet approves Egypt’s plan to tackle climate change
The Cabinet approved the Environment Ministry's plan to face climate change that will be featured in November's Paris conference on…
Expert expects earthquakes in Mediterranean, tsunami to hit Egypt
Egypt
November 2, 2015
Expert expects earthquakes in Mediterranean, tsunami to hit Egypt
The Secretary of the Arab Environmental Experts Association, Magdy Allam, has warned of expected earthquakes in the Mediterranean Sea which…
Climate curbs will slow temperature rise; more needed for 2C goal: UN
Environment
October 31, 2015
Climate curbs will slow temperature rise; more needed for 2C goal: UN
Plans by about 150 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions will slow climate change this century but they need to…
Egypt most affected by climate change: Agriculture Ministry
Egypt
October 27, 2015
Egypt most affected by climate change: Agriculture Ministry
Ayman Abu Hadid, head of the Agriculture Ministry’s Information Center for Climate Change and Renewable Energy, said that Egypt is…
Global warming threatens iconic snow leopard
Environment
October 23, 2015
Global warming threatens iconic snow leopard
Melting ice in a warming world threatens to further shrink the habitat of the snow leopard, adding to illegal hunting…
Dalai Lama warns over global warming on ‘roof of world’
Environment
October 20, 2015
Dalai Lama warns over global warming on ‘roof of world’
The Dalai Lama on Tuesday urged the world to protect Tibet from global warming, saying his Himalayan homeland was crucial…
Climate-linked insurance a boon for poor farmers
World
October 7, 2015
Climate-linked insurance a boon for poor farmers
Poor farmers the world over are increasingly falling prey to natural disasters, droughts and torrential rain largely due to climate…
African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch and soak
Environment
October 3, 2015
African crops, economies at risk as El Nino threatens to scorch and soak
Standing waist-deep in a hole, South African maize farmer Tom van Rooyen digs at the side with a small pickaxe. "There…
India to ‘hike green energy targets’ to combat climate change
Environment
September 24, 2015
India to ‘hike green energy targets’ to combat climate change
India promises to hike renewable energy targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, in long-awaited pledges to be announced next…
Actor DiCaprio joins growing movement to divest from fossil fuels
Environment
September 23, 2015
Actor DiCaprio joins growing movement to divest from fossil fuels
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Tuesday joined more than 400 institutions and 2,000 individuals who have promised to divest from…