Category: Global

At GEF’s Eighth Assembly, Uzbekistan Signals New Role as Donor

SAMARKAND, June 4 (IPS) – In a significant policy shift symbolising rising environmental ambition, Uzbekistan on Thursday announced that it…

Iran War Exposes Limits of US Power Projection

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 4 (IPS) – The outcome of the current Iran war is still in doubt, but one consequence…

World Ocean Assessment highlights urgent need for science and global action

In the wood-panelled rooms of New York’s storied Explorers Club, where portraits of pioneering adventurers line the walls, diplomats, scientists…

Lebanon: Another peacekeeper dies in new attack

A UN peacekeeper serving in Lebanon died early Thursday after mortar fire on his position near Marjayoun in the country’s…

AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate

Artificial Intelligence is not only responsible for worrying amounts of earth-warming greenhouse gases: the technology’s environmental footprint is also expanding…

From War Zones to Global Environment Talks, Communities Seek Faster Green Finance

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 4 (IPS) – For three decades, Iffat Rachid Edriss walked Lebanon’s coastline with a clear purpose: protecting…

What the Sino-Russian Declaration Exposes

The joint declaration issued by Russia and China on 20 May, Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and the People’s…

Governments Falling 90 percent Short of Climate Adaptation Finance Needs

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 3 (IPS) – Governments are falling 90 percent short of adaptation finance targets and leaving people in…

GEF Pushes Innovation, Blended Finance Ahead of the Eighth Assembly

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan, June 3 (IPS) – As the Global Environment Facility (GEF) steps into the starting blocks of its next…

A Larger, Older, and More Diverse Population

PORTLAND, USA, June 3 (IPS) – In 2026, the population of the United States is significantly larger, older, and more…