Poverty Reduction

North America’s wildfires, heatwaves, storms and floods are becoming more frequent, more dangerous and more costly

In cities like Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire, many people rely on informal work but the conditions of employment are precarious

The flooding in July 2021 could have been less disastrous if the authorities had learned from the past and from other countries

Tanzanian women are defying the gender stereotype and working as bus conductors

UNEP demands fast climate action to prevent even more extreme weather

Social safety nets help to protect disadvantaged people from climate impacts

Local leaders in Malawi launched a campaign to end child marriages

Why drought exacerbates tensions between herders and farmers in East Africa

Lessons to learn from the Horn of Africa’s third consecutive year of drought

Extreme weather is no longer only a natural phenomenon, but exacerbated by human-made climate change