Struck by near-record temperatures and wildfires during this week’s heatwave, the Mediterranean region is ranked as a climate-change “hot spot” by scientists. The beaches, seafood and heritage sites in the region spanning parts of southern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia are under threat. Here are five key threats to the region flagged by the...
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June 20, 2023June 27, 2023Environment, Featured, News
COP28 outlook soured by climate finance blame game at UN talks
As Cyclone Biparjoy approached southern Pakistan this week, top Pakistani negotiator Nabeel Munir told governments at mid-year UN climate talks in Bonn it felt like he was “conducting a primary school class”, amid squabbling over the meeting agenda. The evening before the two-week negotiations were due to end in the German city on Thursday, a...