Climate change

The case of the Sabei and Mandei, whose lives are linked to the course of rivers: their survival in the country is at risk. A demographic imbalance risks triggering social and political chaos, fuelling conflicts. The role of Turkey and Iran in the exploitation of rivers. The process of desertification has reached 70% of Iraqi territory.

In about 20 villages in the Aktjubinsk region, dunes even cover the light poles. Many have left, but there are also those who do not intend to abandon their homes and spend the day cleaning up the essential parts. Between late April and in November sandstorms are usual in this area, but this year they are particularly invasive and no protection seems sufficient.

Water in the country's main reservoirs has fallen to an alarming level. Power plants cannot guarantee full operation, negatively impacting manufacturing plants, fishers, and farmers alike. The government’s power development plan has raised many doubts about its feasibility.

27% of the territory is now arid due to the worsening quality of the soil, with serious risks for food security. Sandstorms are also on the rise. At a recent forum held in Inner Mongolia, the president relaunched his commitment to the 'Great Green Wall' with the goal of increasing the forest area to 30%. A game that has repercussions outside China as well, intertwining with the Belt and Road Initiative.

The kingdom's goal is to reach pre-pandemic visitors level while preserving nature. But this could prove in vain due to global warming. According to a new report, Himalayan glaciers are melting at an alarming rate.

The 11-year-old was in Italy for five days to mark World Environment Day. She asked the pontiff to help stop clashes between Meitei and tribal groups in the north-eastern state. The girl wants to build a school that will provide free education to children, victims of the violence, from both sides, that will be “a symbol of peace in the whole world”.

Peak demand risks crashing the national power grid. The authorities asked industrial consumers to reduce operations during peak hours. Vietnam and its neighbours see record temperatures, up to 45 Celsius.

FAO and the World Food Programme sound the alarm. The long-term effects of last summer's floods, from which the country has yet to recover, are compounded by political and financial instability. With imports cut because of the lack of foreign currency, food is increasingly out of reach for many while inflation is way up.

The East Asian country is increasingly vulnerable to land degradation. According to government data, 76 per cent of the country's territory is affected. One of the factors is mining, which is growing to meet the demands for raw materials needed in the environmental transition. The UN Conference will be an opportunity to raise the issue of sustainability.

Pope Francis’s message for World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which will be celebrated on 1 September 2023, was released today. “Let Justice and Peace Flow” is this year’s theme. The pontiff appeals to participants in COP28 in Dubai to “listen to science and institute a rapid and equitable transition to end the era of fossil fuel.”

Winds of up to almost 250 kilometres per hour tore down telecommunication towers and razed entire houses to the ground. Before the disaster already 6 million people between Burma's Rakhine State and the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, were in need of humanitarian assistance. The local Church took action to send aid. In the previous days, army troops had forced thousands of civilians to flee in the rain.

The melting of the glaciers will make several stretches of the Arctic continental shelf available. And after the war, precisely the effects of climate change in this area of the world will become the main topic of dialogue even with those who today want to exclude Russia from the international community.