With the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage scheduled to make its first distribution in 2026, countries and members of the fund’s board have an opportunity to prioritize human mobility.

Data shows that even in developed nations relatively sheltered from climate change, over 80% of poor people are exposed to at least one climate hazard, like drought, air pollution or extreme heat.

South Florida organizations are gathering clothing, food and money to assist people affected by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.

Landmark court rulings make clear: climate action is a legal duty, not a choice. At COP30, countries must act in line with the law.

GENEVA — A handful of powerful corporations now control vast portions of global agricultural production, input markets and food supply chains, a concentration of power that undermines the autonomy of ...

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Statistics about water resources abound. Some, like the combined length of rivers in the United States (3.5 million miles), make for interesting but forgettable trivia. Others, like the number of…

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To strengthen societal resilience to worsening natural hazards, siloed Earth system science communities must collaborate to understand conditions that favor skillful subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasts.

‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

Nearly 300 people were sent to a country they’d never lived in. The journey didn’t end there.

Under the current system, governments and donors respond after disasters occur, through humanitarian relief or emergency social protection payments. But researchers say these measures are inefficient ...

Climate change is no longer a distant risk but a systemic development crisis. The impacts are particularly devastating for the least developed countries and Small Island Developing States, where repea...

During a dialogue between the Board and civil society organizations, Mwanahamisi outlined 3 implications of the International Court of Justice's advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.

A new way to tackle the real politics of climate change through asset revaluation

✨ Warmest congratulations to the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change and Julian Aguon on receiving the 2025 Right Livelihood Award – the “Alternative Nobel Prize”! 👏👏👏 You took on the gr...

By the Loss and Damage and the Challenges Of Human Mobility and Displacement Working Group

By the Loss and Damage and the Challenges Of Human Mobility and Displacement Working Group

In advance of Andreas Malm and Wim Carton’s forthcoming book “The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late,” Genevieve Guenther revisits the authors’ 2024 title “Overshoot: How the World Surrend...

On July 23, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the world’s highest court, issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change and international law. In clear legal terms, the Court confi...

On climate, the U.S. and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds.”

Nonprofit Climate Central has hired the scientist behind a key database of costly weather disasters to rebuild it.