Heavy rains and warmer temperatures make it easier for the bacteria that causes cholera to spread, posing a major setback for global efforts to eradicate the disease.
GENEVA (AN) — An unprecedented global surge in cholera puts one-eighth of the world's population at risk, the United Nations warned.
Some 1 billion in 43 countries could contract the bacterial infection because of complex humantarian crises fueled by poverty, conflict and climate change, officials from the U.N. health and children's agencies said on Friday.
An internal audit found a US$31 million funding gap and deficiencies in U.N. Climate Change's Transparency Division.
Emissions must decrease 42% by 2030 to keep the 1.5° target alive. Instead, they're expected to rise 3% by then.
Heat-trapping gases keep collecting in the atmosphere at a record rate, the U.N. weather agency found.
Government plans would blow past limits needed to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
An internal audit found a US$31 million funding gap and deficiencies in U.N. Climate Change's Transparency Division.
The U.N. and other aid agencies scrambled to step up relief as Israel and Hamas began a four-day truce.
Emissions must decrease 42% by 2030 to keep the 1.5° target alive. Instead, they're expected to rise 3% by then.
Oil and plastic producing nations and lobbyists sought more emphasis on recycling instead of production cuts.
