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MDBs unite for urgent climate action: Unprecedented commitments at COP28 t
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The MDB statement said, "The window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all is rapidly closing. Recognizing the interlinkages between the triple planetary crises of climate, nature, and pollution, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, the goals of the Paris
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"The roof of the world is melting": ADB launches initiative to safeguard
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to ADB, this move comes as the region faces accelerated warming, with projections indicating that 75 per cent of glaciers in Bhutan and Nepal could melt by the end of the century if global temperatures rise by 3°C.
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ADB unleashes USD 200 million power overhaul for Uttarakhand's climate-res
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a release by ADB, the project hailed as a key step towards Uttarakhand's goal of providing uninterrupted power and transitioning to clean energy, received acclaim from ADB Senior Energy Specialist Jaimes Kolantharaj.
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World Bank launches climate and health initiative to avert 21 million deat
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a press release by the World Bank, with projections indicating at least 21 million additional deaths by 2050 due to climate-related health hazards, the program aims to fortify health systems, particularly in vulnerable regions of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
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Prime Minister of Uganda praises UAE for successful hosting of COP28
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Uganda is a country with diverse terrain that is suffering from the effects of climate change, such as long-term droughts and floods, she said, expressing her aspirations to utilise the climate financing announced during COP28 to address these problems that are facing her country.
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Climate finance pledges cause for optimism: Secretary of Finance of Philip
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Benjamin Diokn, Secretary of Finance of the Philippines, underscored the significance of COP28 to the world in general and the Philippines in particulate, which he said is "one of the most prone countries to the effects of climate change".
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Tunisia aims to reach 30 pc renewable energy in 2030: Delegate at COP28
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Mohamed Zmerli, Official Representative of Tunisia in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said that his country has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent by 2030, and was one of the first countries to announce its intention to achieve ca
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UAE: BRICS countries collaborate to mobilise climate finance at COP28
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The BRICS nations are actively collaborating to accelerate sustainable finance within the group and implement joint climate and sustainability projects.
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India will set narrative to grow responsibly and sustainably: Secretary Le
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
India, at COP26 in 2021, committed to an ambitious five-part "Panchamrit" pledge. They included reaching 500 GW of non-fossil electricity capacity, generating half of all energy requirements from renewables, to reducing emissions by 1 billion tonnes by 2030. India also aims to reduce the emi
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Impact of climate change in Pakistan's Balochistan continues to worsen
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
As the Conference of Parties-28 (COP28) concludes by highlighting climate change concerns, an expert stressed that Pakistan's Balochistan has been witnessing the effects of climate change since the late 1990s, adding that the impacts of climate change have continued to worsen over the last t
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COP28 announcement on supporting climate finance inspires hope: Prime Mini
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Katrin Jakobsdottir, Prime Minister of Iceland, praised the announcement of COP28 on supporting climate finance as a positive development and important step that "inspires hope on a global scale".
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Total destruction of Hamas would take a decade of war: French President Ma
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Speaking at a press conference at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai, Macron said he would be travelling to Qatar to "work together on a new truce deal as soon as possible".
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