Bouncing Forward: Fostering Equity and Preparedness in Community Climate Resilience Image Source: Terence Wong/AP, Article from Reuters Opinion piece by Celine Ng | July 31, 2024 Climate-related hazards such as deluge rains, flash floods, rising sea levels, heatwaves, droughts, landslides, and wildfires have significantly worsened the climate crisis in recent years. These disaster risks are…
I WAS serving the United Nations University (UNU) in Tokyo in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans — perhaps the most devastating storm in the United States on record, causing an estimated US$108 billion in property damage and 1,200 fatalities. It was also the year UNU called for recognition of those displaced by gradual…
Since 1995, WBCSD has worked with members to deliver pragmatic solutions for sustainable action and to advocate for policy levers to support their implementation. Part of WBCSD’s work for actions on the climate change front includes the Business Manifesto for Climate Recovery, which focuses on the most urgent actions needed now to combat climate change.…
Mitigating climate change requires collective effort. In doing so, both industry players and individuals must play their roles effectively. Collaborations between political will and companies will bring Malaysia closer to carbon neutrality. According to Roberto Benetello, Company Director and Executive Director of Business Council for Sustainable Development (BCSD) Malaysia, Malaysia’s companies are committed to climate…
As the global community prepares for November’s meeting of the United Nations Climate Change Convention, there has been a rising crescendo on how to manage this existential crisis for humankind. “We are on the verge of the abyss,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned starkly at last week’s launch of an authoritative State of the Global…
RECOMMENDED reading: a new United Nations synthesis of several major past scientific assessments of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. The year-long effort was led by two leading experts and long-time friends, Ivar Baste of Norway and Sir Robert Watson of the United Kingdom. The report’s title, “Making Peace with Nature” (at bit.ly/UNEP-UNEA), is striking.…
The importance of environmental diplomacy was underscored by Environment and Water Ministry Deputy Secretary-General Dr K. Nagulendran in a recent interview with the Global Environment Facility’s newsletter. He listed three of Malaysia’s most pressing environmental concerns: First, as a fast-developing country, there is a need to balance development with sound environmental stewardship — a fragile…
More than half of the global economy depends on the prosperity of the natural world. From the water we drink, to the food we grow, and the resources we use in manufacturing, biodiversity and ecosystem services support our daily lives and many of our products and services. We would be in great danger without the…
Mega UN meetings may herald ‘super’ year for nature
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