Job Posting: 23/Jul/2024 Closure Date: 07/Aug/2024, 12:59:00 AM Organizational Unit: FRUGA Job Type: Non-staff opportunities Type of Requisition: Consultant Grade Level: N/A Primary Location: Uganda-Kampala Duration: 11 Months – renewable Organizational Setting The FAO Representation in Uganda (FRUGA) is responsible for leading FAO’s response to country priorities for food security, agriculture, forestry, and rural development...Read More
Both global climate and the Amazon Forest are near tipping points beyond which irreversible processes would lead to unprecedented catastrophes. A second Trump presidency would both boost greenhouse gas emissions and would risk a critical delay in global efforts to avert a runaway greenhouse. The various interrelated tipping points represent thresholds where the annual probability...Read More
New projections highlight potential climate risks to exploitable fish biomass for nearly all regions of the world’s ocean, including top producer countries and those with high reliance on aquatic foods, according to a report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Global projections of exploitable fish biomass show declines...Read More
As the event opens with a focus on energy, former President Trump and other leaders are calling for more oil, gas and coal development. The United States is experiencing scorching new levels of heat fueled by climate change this summer, with dozens of people dying in the West, millions sweating under heat advisories and nearly...Read More
NATO is paying more attention to the security risks of climate change, along with warming’s implications in the Arctic, a new report shows. Why it matters: The 75-year-old security alliance has unique capabilities to analyze and prepare for the challenges that a warming world poses. Such threats range from melting sea ice and Russia’s provocative moves to boost...Read More
Forests play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle by acting as carbon sinks. Through the process of photosynthesis, trees and other vegetation absorb carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and convert it into organic matter, storing carbon in their biomass (trunks, branches, leaves, and roots) and in the soil. This natural process helps...Read More
On 15 July, the European Union holds a solemn ceremony in Brussels to commemorate the victims of the global climate crisis. This event is attended by notable figures including Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič and representatives of the Belgian government. The ceremony reflects the EU’s commitment to acknowledging the severe consequences of climate change...Read More
In the wake of another Caribbean climate disaster, Labour should raise its ambition to offer international support. This month has been unprecedented, even in a news cycle that has grown increasingly immune to ever-worsening climate catastrophes. After Beryl, a powerful category five hurricane, smashed its way across the Caribbean, an alarming report by the Copernicus Climate...Read More
Failure to invest in adapting to a changing climate threatens fundamental rights in France, anti-inequality campaigners Oxfam warned on Monday. Heatwaves, floods and other extreme weather mean that safe places to study, work and access healthcare are increasingly hard to guarantee, the group says. More than half of all nursery schools in France risk classroom...Read More
As far as the UK government is concerned, its backbenchers are “the most important Members in the House [of Commons]”. This simple insight, from a classic 1976 article by the political scientist Anthony King, could not have been demonstrated more clearly during the previous 14 years of Conservative rule. While protests from opposition MPs were generally ignored,...Read More
