Waiting for grid to arrive, Myanmar villages switch on solar
Access to electricity from clean sources such as solar and small-scale hydropower changes the centuries-old way of life in rural communities across Myanmar
Learn from indigenous people to fight climate change - aid chief
At least a quarter of the world's carbon stored in tropical forests is found in territories managed by indigenous people
Trump, rising populism threaten to slow climate action, analyst says
Dismantling of environmental rules likely to be met by lawsuits, expert says
Smarter spending could tackle disasters in Uganda before they happen
Sending small amounts of aid before a predicted disaster could help cut what needs to be spent afterward, officials say
How does innovation build climate resilience in the Sahel?
This paper examines five innovations from the BRACED programme working with vulnerable Sahelian populations, drawing lessons for other resilience-building efforts.
Why the strongest hurricane on record was no ‘catastrophe’
While Hurricane Patricia was extreme by many measures including very fast wind speed and low central pressure, Patricia did not result in the catastrophic damage that some were anticipating.
Mobile schools acclimatise to educate girls in rural Kenya
Tent schools with classes that follow rainfall patterns enable girls in pastoralist communities to study
Mali's erratic weather pushes girls into risky domestic work
But as girls come to the cities as drought ruins crops, a programme aims to protect them and earn them better pay
How to get climate finance down to where it matters?
Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania and Mali are pushing climate funding down to communities that decide how to spend it themselves
Mauritania's nomadic herders seek safe passage through drought
Can negotiating safe travel corridors across national borders help the Sahel's pastoralists survive intensifying drought?