New climate-financing pledges at IMF talks closer to $100 billion-a-year 12/10/2015

The world's rich countries most likely will be able to reach the goal of providing $100 billion a year by 2020 to help poor countries combat and adapt to climate change, as the result of increased pledges made in Lima, key ministers said on Friday. ...more

Scientists predict drier Horn of Africa as climate warms 12/10/2015

The Horn of Africa is becoming drier in step with global warming, researchers said on Friday, contradicting some climate models predicting rainier weather patterns in a region that has suffered frequent food crises linked to drought. ...more

DEWA adds eight electric cars to fleet 9/10/2015

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has added eight electric cars to its fleet, thus becoming the first government organization in Dubai to use electric cars in support of the Dubai Plan 2021 to make Dubai a smart, integrated and connected city that uses its resources sustainably. ...more

Poaching threatens Mali's rare desert elephants: U.N. mission 9/10/2015

About a fifth of Mali's rare desert elephants have been killed this year as ivory poachers exploit a security vacuum in the country's north, the United Nations said on Thursday. ...more

Flies, worms and crickets crawl onto EU policymakers' menu 9/10/2015

Houseflies, crickets and silkworms can be safe, nutritious and more environmentally friendly alternatives to chicken, beef or pork, research carried out for the European Commission finds. ...more

Twenty nations vulnerable to climate change seek more action 9/10/2015

Twenty of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, will form a new group on Thursday to press for tougher action to curb warming. ...more

Scientists: Major coral bleaching crisis spreads worldwide 9/10/2015

The bleaching of colorful coral is spreading into a worldwide, devastating crisis, scientists say, and they predict it will likely get worse. ...more

AFED’s Portal to Environmental Information in the Arab Region 8/10/2015

Eye on Earth Summit in Abu Dhabi hosted a session organized by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) to present its portal www.afedmag.com. ...more

IMF Chief: We're cooked if we fail on climate change 8/10/2015

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Wednesday that failure to take urgent action on global warming will condemn humanity to the same fate as the Peruvian poultry that so many delegates to the group's annual meeting are enjoying this week in a country famed for its cuisine. ...more

Ocean heat wave harming world's coral reefs this year: experts 8/10/2015

Corals reefs are suffering a severe underwater heat wave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as "The Blob", scientists said on Thursday. ...more