Jordan’s mega-plan for water security risks locking in fossil gas demand
On the desert shores of the Red Sea, Jordan plans to build a vast desalination plant to send drinking water hundreds of kilometres across its arid interior to the capital,…
Nepal’s disaster has laid bare the world’s adaptation accountability gap
This is the first in a series of monthly columns from Climate Home News Editor Megan Rowling. They are exclusively available to Pro subscribers.The deadly flash flood that thundered down…
Brazil confident new rainforest fund will reach $10bn donor milestone
Brazil's environment minister says he is "very optimistic" that the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) - a new rainforest fund to channel private and public finance to developing nations -…
COP31 must aim higher to cut emissions from the use of materials
Patrick Schröder is a senior research fellow at Chatham House's Environment and Society Centre. A climate summit serious about implementation cannot afford to leave major emissions reductions off the table. Yet, that is the…
UN backs push to upgrade grids slowing clean power uptake in Africa and SE Asia
The UN has rallied behind plans to accelerate investment in electricity infrastructure in Africa and Southeast Asia, boosting efforts to tackle one of the biggest bottlenecks holding back the shift…
Despite “real progress”, third of countries still lack early warning systems
A United Nations initiative to ensure everyone on earth is protected by a multi-hazard early warning system (MHEWS) "has made real progress" but "too many people are still left exposed,"…
As El Niño intensifies, we should be investing more in the world’s farmers
Finance to help agriculture adapt to a hotter world and more extreme weather is vital for food security – but new data shows it’s on a downward trend The post…
The response to Nepal’s disaster is a test for global climate institutions
Sep 23, 2026 | Last Update: Sep 24, 2026 Nepal’s recent flash flood represents a shared emergency the world over, as more and more communities become victims to a climate…
Women are on deck – it’s time they steered
Susana Malcorra is president and founder of GWL Voices and former foreign minister of Argentina. Mary Robinson is a GWL Voices member, former UN human rights commissioner and former Irish…