UNITED NATIONS, United States -- Hot weather has become a health risk for many nations, but new data shows that almost every child on earth will be affected by heatwaves by 2050, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday. Children spend time in a spring during a heatwave near Jerusalem, on...
Climate change poses a significant threat to the country’s development that would potentially result in higher economic and human costs particularly for the poor, the World Bank said. Souleymane Coulibaly, World Bank lead economist said climate shocks would negatively affect the country’s...
Progressive groups slammed Senator Cynthia Villar after she publicly insinuated that farmers and fisherfolk "do not understand" climate change. (Unsplash) In a public hearing for the proposed 2023 budget for the Department of Agriculture (DA), on Wednesday, Oct. 19, Villar hinted that “farmers...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has commended Ormoc City for emphasizing initiatives that address natural hazards and climate change, saying it could help the government raise awareness about what he called an "existential issue." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM...
TOKYO, Japan -- A warming climate could bring viruses in the Arctic into contact with new environments and hosts, increasing the risk of "viral spillover", according to research published Wednesday. This handout picture taken on May 29, 2017 and made available by Graham Colby on October 17, 2022...
The Department of Finance (DOF) bared policy measures that the Philippines is undertaking to address the impact of high inflation and climate-related risks in during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group meetings in Washington D.C. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said in...
Recognizing the role of science and technology in addressing the many problems faced by the country and its government, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the Philippines must rely on science to find solutions to its problems. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot)...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay on Tuesday, Oct. 11, expressed her support for the use of climate-financing instruments which would give the city access to grants, loans, and funding opportunities to boost climate action as part of her administration's goal of improving Makati's climate change...
Sometime in the school year of 1993, in the first few months of my stint as an educator, I started to ride my newly gifted Diamond Back mountain bicycle from my rented place to the university where I found a new exciting career in teaching. Said university was a perfect and ideal location where my...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay attended a climate change forum in Bonn, Germany on Thursday, Oct. 6, where she presented the city's initiatives to address climate emergency and its investments in climate change adaptation and mitigation. Binay was chosen as a speaker for Daring Cities 2022, a global...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The World Bank has pumped $14.8 billion into fossil fuel projects globally in the period following the landmark Paris climate accord, a report said Thursday. This picture taken on October 5, 2022 shows the lignite-fired power station operated by German energy giant RWE...
CHURCHILL, Canada -- Sprawled on rocky ground far from sea ice, a lone Canadian polar bear sits under a dazzling sun, his white fur utterly useless as camouflage. Polar bears observe a pod of beluga whales passing near the shoreline of the Hudson Bay near Churchill on August 9, 2022. Olivier MORIN...
