Climate change made heatwaves 45 times more likely in South Asia15 May, 2024, 04.01 PM IST
Asia's climate activists lukewarm on COP deal that 'falls short'Activists in climate-vulnerable nations expressed disappointment with the COP28 agreement, which calls for a transition from fossil fuels b...
14 Dec, 2023, 04.14 PM IST
Pakistan will be among first to receive G7 'Global Shield' climate fundingThe Global Shield, coordinated by G7 president Germany, aims to provide rapid access for climate-vulnerable countries to insurance and disa...
14 Nov, 2022, 02.02 PM IST
Agri-insurtech company IBISA raises seed funding from Ankur Capital70% of the global food supply comes from smallholder farmers and more than 50% of the Indian workforce is into agriculture and allied secto...
16 Aug, 2022, 09.43 AM IST
480,000 killed by extreme weather this century: AnalysisAt the start of the Climate Adaptation Summit, held virtually this year due to the pandemic, the think tank Germanwatch calculated that the...
25 Jan, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
Rich nations 'hugely exaggerate' climate finance: Study21 Jan, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
India sixth most vulnerable country facing extreme weather events: Report10 Nov, 2017, 01.20 PM IST
40 million Indians at risk from rising sea levels: UN reportThe report said that growing urban settlements have also affected the ability of natural coastal systems to respond to extreme climate even...
20 May, 2016, 02.07 PM IST
40 million Indians at risk from rising sea levels: UN reportNearly 40 million Indians will be at risk from rising sea levels by 2050, with people in Mumbai and Kolkata having the maximum exposure to ...
20 May, 2016, 01.49 PM IST
ADB to double annual climate financing to $6 bn by 2020Six of the 10 nations most vulnerable to climate change in 2013 are in Asia-Pacific (Philippines, Cambodia, India, Pakistan, Lao PDR, Vietn...
25 Sep, 2015, 08.29 PM IST
Over 2 million displaced in India due to natural disasters in 2013China, India, the Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria and the US had the highest numbers of people displaced by rapid onset disaster...
18 Sep, 2014, 01.08 PM IST
- Developing nations walk out over climate fund pledge
In a rare show of strength against rich nations, the G77+China Group, comprising almost all developing countries, walked out of the negotia...
21 Nov, 2013, 12.34 AM IST
- India skips mention of natural disasters at climate meet
Neither the Indian government's open statement nor the negotiators' remarks during various rounds of discussions could mention how the coun...
18 Nov, 2013, 05.15 AM IST
India among world economies at risk of climate change impact: StudyKolkata and Mumbai are among cities where economic exposure to the impacts of extreme climate related events will be highest over the next ...
30 Oct, 2013, 04.58 PM IST
India among world economies at risk of climate change impactIndia is among the "extreme risk" countries of the world where economic impacts of climate change will be most keenly felt by 2025, accordi...
30 Oct, 2013, 04.56 PM IST
- Climate change to cause more migrations in Asia Pacific: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today said that typhoons, cyclones, floods and drought are forcing more and more people to migrate.
07 Feb, 2011, 06.34 PM IST
- ADB says it will double clean energy investment by 2013
The Asian Development Bank will boost its investments in "clean energy" to two billion dollars a year by 2013, doubling its current contrib...
17 Jun, 2009, 11.23 AM IST