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Modi promises to compensate Indian farmers hit by extreme weather
NEWS: Prime minister announces new package to protect rural communities, as March rains ruin crops in northern states
‘Climate change has arrived’ warns Marshall Islands foreign minister
NEWS: Second tropical storm to hit small Pacific state in a month is evidence of how humans are influencing weather patterns, says Tony de Brum
Prince Charles: Tropical forests hold key to addressing climate change
COMMENT: New report from Prince of Wales International Sustainability Unit highlights vulnerability of world’s rainforests
India turns back clock to save water, as climate concerns mount
NEWS: Rainwater harvesting has transformed Rajasthan, and could be used to combat the effects of climate change
California water restrictions signal ‘new era’ of drought risk
NEWS: Governor orders 25% cut in potable water use as state enters fourth year of catastrophic drought
Anglican bishops lead Holy week call for global climate action
NEWS: Church leaders write to 85 million strong congregation urging them to call for tough UN pact to address global warming
Climate change likely to reduce China’s food supplies, warns official
NEWS: Senior Chinese official warns that climate-related temperature rises could seriously affect the country’s harvests
Satellite data indicates sea levels rising faster than expected
NEWS: Scientists analysing satellite data warn that rises in sea level are increasing threats to coastal cities and food security
Tuvalu: Cyclone Pam shows we are still ‘least developed’
NEWS: Pacific island nation is vulnerable to climate disaster and should not lose “least developed country” status, ambassador argues
Coal mining banned in India’s Mahan forest
NEWS: Campaigners claim victory after Ministry of Coal confirms a controversial coal block in sensitive forest will not be auctioned
Countries reveal progress on 2020 forest restoration challenge
NEWS: Ethiopia, US and Mexico among countries pledging action at Bonn meeting to cut carbon emissions and create jobs
Vanuatu’s banana farmers face bleak future after Cyclone Pam
NEWS: Majority of Pacific country’s crops and seed stores have been wiped out says UN, calling for support to rebuild shattered islands
Seychelles president calls emergency meeting for Vanuatu
NEWS: Small island states show solidarity with Cyclone Pam victims, call for recognition of vulnerability to climate disaster
Amazon rainforest is losing carbon storage capacity – study
NEWS: The ability of Amazon forest to absorb carbon dioxide has halved in the past two decades, warn researchers
Yeb Sano: Vanuatu’s grief is a warning of climate impacts to come
INTERVIEW: Senior Philippines climate official says Cyclone Pam underlines need for effective extreme weather compensation scheme
EU demand for leather, soy and palm oil driving illegal deforestation
NEWS: Campaigners say bloc must tighten import laws, citing loss of 2.4 million hectares of tropical forests to farmers and industry
Toxic Delhi: Earth’s most polluted city has no plan to cut emissions
NEWS: India’s capital at “critical” moment say air quality experts, warning that smog and particulate levels are taking years off citizens’ lives
Soaring population increases flood and drought threat to cities
NEWS: As cities expand, scientists predict an increase in urban land vulnerable either to flooding or drought by 2030
Cardinal hints at main themes in Pope’s climate change encyclical
NEWS: Leader of Catholic church will offer leaders hope, says official, and address causes of poverty and environmental degradation
Climate change threatens human rights, Kiribati president tells UN
NEWS: Pacific leaders tell Human Rights Council they fear for the future of their civilisations as climate impacts intensify