The months of May, June and July gave a fierce glimpse of the natural disasters - cyclones on east and west coast, excess rainfall, floods and cloudbursts - that reigned havoc in India and are set to increase in frequency and intensity in years .
The Straits Times
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The writer says that the current race to the top on climate action between the US and China is the best thing that can happen for the planet.
The rich countries today are still the big emitters, but they feel that newcomers like China and emerging markets should now play a bigger role in helping to limit carbon emissions, says the writer.PHOTO: NYTIMES
Andrew Sheng
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As the rich countries get their vaccination numbers up, whilst poorer countries are still struggling, there is some hope that we are getting to grips with the pandemic. On the climate change front, there has been some remarkable achievements in the last two months.
AS the rich countries get their vaccination numbers up, whilst poorer countries are still struggling, there is some hope that we are getting to grips with the pandemic
Great Green Wall promises better lives to African farmers
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hit by climate crisis
AFRICA’S Great Green Wall, a climate crisis initiative that offers hope for some of the continent’s most beleaguered farmers, is back on a steady trajectory after securing US$14 billion in new funding for the next decade.
By Richard Wetaya
Once complete, it will reportedly be the largest living structure on the planet, covering an area 8,000 km long by 17 km wide – three times the size of the Great Barrier Reef – and stretching across the entire continent.
With the fresh infusion of funds – obtained at the Paris-One Planet Summit for Biodiversity – it is anticipated that hard-pressed pastoral and agricultural communities long challenged by poverty and persistent food insecurity in the Sahel and Horn of Africa regions will enjoy better lives.