WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Without immediate action to combat climate change, rising sea levels, water scarcity and declining crop productivity could force 216 million people to migrate within ...

Africa has the world's youngest population, and youth activists from Sudan to South Africa have been vocal in pushing for bolder policy action DURBAN, Dec 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As climate ...

Wildfires emitted 1.76 billion tonnes of carbon globally in 2021 - an equivalent to more than double Germany's annual CO2 emissions BRUSSELS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Wildfires produced a record amount of ...

LAGOS, Aug 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Joining several other countries, including Kenya, Uganda and India, Nigeria's government is in the process of rolling out a digital identity system to ...

A person holds the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) passport issued by the Danish authorities, which serves as an official document determining the coronavirus disease infection for the abroad ...

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died while in police custody in Minneapolis last week, have spread to dozens of ...

LONDON, July 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As a professional ultrarunner, who competes at distances longer than a marathon, Clare Gallagher has tackled plenty of challenges, from mountains to heat ...

A commuter waits for a subway train in the L'Enfant Plaza subway station before the start of the morning rush in Washington, U.S. June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst As climate 'tipping points' near ...

NAIROBI, Oct 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Until a year ago, it would take Pamela Auma a whole month to prepare the land on her farm in western Kenya for planting ahead of the rainy season. With ...

Global supply chains, remittances and migration mean global warming risks in one place can hit others - but improving efforts to adapt can bring shared benefits, researchers say LONDON, Jan 25 ...

A labourer hired as part of Pakistan’s 10 Billion Tree Tsunami push work in a tree nursery at Changa Manga plantation in Punjab’s Kasur district, April 15, 2020. Credit: Shahid Rashid Awan, Project ...

C40 network of mayors said filling up buses and trains that were emptied by the COVID-19 crisis can help cities revitalise their economy and tackle climate change LONDON, March 30 (Thomson Reuters ...