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Tides swamp climate vulnerable Marshall Islands
Pacific islands experience record tides as Minister welcomes US response team with the words “welcome to climate change”
Arnie: Environmentalists should learn from my eco Hummers
Arnold Schwarzenegger says positive messages not guilt are key to selling climate policies
Exeter students debunk ‘climate myths’ in new animation
Climate communication is a complex business – but help is at hand, in the form of a stick man called Billy
Climate adaptation goes mobile in Brazil
As extreme weather events become more common, the mobile phone is being recognised as an important tool for warnings that can save lives
Profits rule as cities plan for climate change – CDP report
Over $40 million in savings per year was accrued from tackling climate change by the 110 cities involved in survey by C40 and CDP
World Bank warns it’s time to focus on climate adaptation
New report assesses climate impacts for world’s most vulnerable regions, finds many unable to cope with even moderate warming
48 US mayors commit to protecting communities from climate change
Leading mayors and county leaders in the USA have signed an agreement pledging to build more climate resilient towns and cities
Ban Ki Moon calls on leaders to take drought threat seriously
UN chief says developed and developing countries need to accelerate the development of national drought policies
Insulating your house could boost its value by £25,000
Energy efficient houses could see their value soar by 14-38% according to a study from the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
UN drought chief: ‘famine dehumanizes us, but it is not a fate’
Writing for RTCC on Desertification Day 2013, UNCCD Executive Secretary Luc Gnacadja says it’s time to address this increasingly serious issue
What effect will US-China fridge gas deal have?
Hopes rise for climate change progress after agreement by China to phase out one of the most potent greenhouse gases hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Italy calls on business to embrace environmental reporting
Italian Government partners with Carbon Disclosure Project to boost sustainability awareness in country
Enter the UN’s desertification photo contest!
Get snapping and you could win up to €3000 in the 2013 UNCCD photo contest – find out how to enter today
EU must switch flood tactics to cope in climate change era
Current focus on flood defence instead of prevention is inadequate according to flood resilience expert
Africa needs GM crops to cope with climate change – expert
Scientific advisor to the African Union says GM has already been “invaluable”
Mongolia’s green & gold revolution in UN spotlight
World’s fastest growing economy and World Environment Day host has “immense opportunity” for green growth says UNEP official
Tuvalu takes climate message to Venice Biennale
Pacific Island nation hopes entry at prestigious art festival can raise awareness of sea level rise risks
Energy efficiency: Do it for your wallet
In his third column for RTCC, Transition Town Berkhamstead member John Bell says opposing wind farms is understandable but wasting energy is inexcusable
Time to protect against climate-aided spread of disease
Many infectious diseases are already shifting, work to protect ourselves against them should start now, writes Healthy Planet UK’s Laura Pearson
UNICEF: Children bear brunt of climate health impacts
Children are both more exposed to the impacts of climate change and less able to cope with them, writes UNICEF’s Jazmin Burgess