Drought data shows “unprecedented emergency" for 1.84 billion people
Almost a quarter of the world faces human-induced drought, and 85% of those live in low- or middle-income countries.
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Almost a quarter of the world faces human-induced drought, and 85% of those live in low- or middle-income countries.
The Global Environment Facility set up the new multilateral fund with key initial investments from Canada and the U.K.
Simon Stiell, a former senior official in Grenada's government and engineer with wide-ranging experience at tech companies, is the new U.N. climate chief.
GEF drew US$5.25 billion in pledges for its work over the next four years on improving how the Earth's resources are managed in developing countries.
Farming, logging, mining and other human activities add to climate impacts on land, costing up to 17% of global GDP.
A U.S.-North Korea summit could expand a little-known aspect of a tightly controlled and secretive nation: North Korea's extensive involvement with international organizations.