Securing Water in a Warming World
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Global Water Partnership (GWP) have joined hands in a Framework Memorandum for Integrated Water Resources Management. A welcome piece of news as an ever more thirsty world is hit by heatwaves and water scarcity. Planet earth is covered by 1,390 million kilometres cubed of water, of which 97.5% is the […]
Emperor Penguins Treading on Thin Ice
Climate change is drastically altering the weather patterns and ice conditions that enable emperor penguins, the icons of the Antarctic, to reproduce. The Halley Bay colony, the second largest in the world, in the Weddell Sea has failed to raise chicks for the last three years, leading to discussions on how to monitor climate change and the ability of animals to adapt in a changing world.
“We want our hopes and dreams back”: Greta Thunberg in the name of young generations
Science, politics, businesses and the new generations all met in the Italian Senate, joining in unanimous voice to talk about climate change. Each from their own perspective sending a common message: it’s time to act concretely and swiftly. The President of the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC) Antonio Navarra, participated in the event organized […]
Heat: we have learned the lessons
Summer 2003, the severe heat wave that affected Europe (15,000 excess deaths over August in France, nearly 1,100 of those in Paris) taught our cities that adaptation and preparedness are not an option but a necessity. How are we putting the lesson into practice?
Food: from vulnerability to resilience
As temperatures increase and threaten the quantity and quality of our food supplies, international trade will be increasingly important to feed the world, in addition to new practices to enhance the resilience of our food systems. Future perspectives and solutions for a cultivated planet.