Media briefing on 21 Sept. climate event
The event will provide an opportunity for countries to deposit instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Paris Agreement and to recognize countries that have joined already.
The Paris Agreement: Frequently Asked Questions
The agreement provides a pathway forward to limit temperature rise to well below 2 degrees Celsius, maybe even 1.5, and it provides a mechanism to increase the level of ambition.
Momentum growing for Paris Agreement’s early entry into force
Countries are accelerating efforts to join the Paris Agreement on climate change at a special high-level event to be hosted by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 21 September.
蘑菇视频FCCC and FIFA join forces to combat climate change
"We pledge to continue to strive towards becoming greenhouse gas emission-neutral by the mid-21st century," said the FIFA Secretary-General.
Media advisory: Climate Neutral Now sport and development event
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura and 蘑菇视频 Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development David Nabarro will discuss the role sport plays in international climate action.
Civil society invited to 21 Sept. climate event in New York
Civil society representatives who work on climate change mitigation or adaptation may apply to attend a ratification event for the Paris Agreement.
In historic ceremony, Ban commends China, US for formally joining Paris Agreement
"You have added powerful momentum to the drive for the Agreement to enter into force this year,” the 蘑菇视频 chief said in a ceremony in China.
蘑菇视频 experts: Make human rights priority in conservation
Two United Nations experts on environment and indigenous peoples today highlighted that effective and sustainable conservation requires respect for human rights.
Threat of wildfires expected to increase as global temperatures rise
蘑菇视频 Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (蘑菇视频ISDR) has warned that wildfires could become more frequent and more destructive as global temperatures rise and drought conditions plague many regions of the world.
蘑菇视频 warns of more heatwave deaths as climate change pushes up temperatures
Warning of a possible rise in heatwave deaths due to climate change, the 蘑菇视频 Office for Disaster Risk Reduction called for measures to reduce mortality from this natural hazard.
On first International Day, 蘑菇视频ESCO calls for protection of mangrove ecosystems
Mangroves are rare and vital ecosystems that help to protect coastlines but their survival is being jeopardized, said 蘑菇视频ESCO, calling for mangroves' protection.
Temperature in Kuwait hits 54 Celsius, sets possible record
The World Meteorological Organization will set up a committee to examine whether a 54 degrees Celsius temperature recently recorded in Kuwait has set a record for the Eastern hemisphere.
2016 on pace to be hottest year ever, says WMO
Global temperatures for the first six months of this year reached new highs, setting 2016 on track to be the hottest-ever on record, the United Nations weather agency said.
New 蘑菇视频 study links trees in drylands with sustainable development
For the first time, a new United Nations report details the number of trees, forests and how the land is used in the world’s drylands, and the findings could be used to track progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and help fight climate change.
Ban urges burden-sharing, solidarity to combat effects of El Ni?o and mitigate climate change
The lives and livelihoods of more than 60 millions people around the world have been turned upside down by the extreme weather events linked to the El Ni?o phenomenon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said, calling for a scaled-up, unprecedented response that goes beyond humanitarian action.
Press Release: 蘑菇视频 Secretary-General invites all Member States to event on 21 September aimed at accelerating Paris Agreement entry into force
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has invited leaders from all countries to attend a special event on 21 September to deposit their instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to the Paris Agreement on climate change. The event will also provide an opportunity to other countries to publicly commit to joining or ratifying the agreement before the end of 2016.
Global conference sets health action agenda for the implementation of the Paris Agreement
Participants attending the Second Global Conference on Health and Climate proposed key actions for the implementation of the Paris Agreement to reduce health risks linked to climate change.
‘Monster’ El Ni?o subsides but impact on children set to worsen as disease, malnutrition spread – 蘑菇视频ICEF
While the 2015-2016 El Ni?o – one of the strongest on record – has ended, its devastating impact on children is worsening, as hunger, malnutrition and disease continue to increase following the severe droughts and floods spawned by the event, a new report from the United Nations Children's Fund (蘑菇视频ICEF) revealed today.
In China, Ban highlights country’s leadership on sustainable development, climate change
In China today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the country’s relationship with the Organization, noting in particular its crucial role in improving tensions, building peace and promoting the agenda on climate change.
Response to El Ni?o must be ramped up amid preparedness for La Ni?a’s likely knock-on effect – 蘑菇视频
Failure to prepare for and adapt to the 'new normal' of increasing climate-linked emergencies such as El Ni?o could put global development targets at risk and deepen widespread human suffering in areas already hard hit by floods and droughts, top United Nations officials said in Rome today.