Doubling up: Could coronavirus bailouts make economies greener?

Governments are rushing to prop up their economies amid growing COVID-19 shutdowns, but the cash could help prepare for climate change too

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Coronavirus sparks soul-searching over travel-heavy climate diplomacy

Some fear replacing global climate conferences with online meetings or slimming them down could exclude the poorest

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As coronavirus drives climate protests off streets, activists go online

With mass street gatherings now unsafe, activists for action on global warming are turning to helping neighbours and campaigning online

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Kenyan farmers brace for second onslaught of crop-devouring locusts

With 3 million Kenyans already facing food shortages, new locust swarms are starting to appear - and farmers have been warned to prepare

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As climate impacts grow, Afghan clerics offer green guidance in prayers

As it looks for ways to spread environmental messages, Afghanistan has turned to the country's influential imams

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Water is an under-used weapon in climate change fight, UN says

With water use rising by 1% a year, cutting down could help curb climate-heating emissions, says World Water Day report

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As climate heats up, planners urged to look beyond history to judge risks

Predictions based on past weather extremes are dramatically underestimating growing threats of extreme heat and rain linked to warming, researchers find

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Climate shocks in just one country could disrupt global food supply

A study looked at how severe drought could hit U.S. wheat harvests - and ripple around the world, driving up food prices

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Holding back the tide - sea's advance threatens Tunisia's beaches

Nearly half of Tunisia's sandy beaches are threatened by coastal erosion: bad news for tourism, which accounts for 8% of the country's GDP

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Concerns over water shortages jump in Jordan amid coronavirus lockdown

Public fears of water shortages increase as one of the world's most water-stressed countries tries to tackle COVID-19

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'My hands are my tractor': Urban gardens take root in Johannesburg

Johannesburg is turning from a city known for crime and rapid urbanisation to one where urban farmers grow food to feed families and neighbours

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Indians breathe easier as lockdowns to halt coronavirus clear smog

Measures to combat the spread of coronavirus in India's megacities keep cars off the road and close factories, improving air quality

Satellite animation shows pollution clearing over China during coronavirus outbreak

Air pollution from nitrogen dioxide, emitted by cars, power plants and factories, fell by 40% over Chinese cities due to coronavirus restrictions

Wheat in Whitehorse: how climate change helps feed Canada's remote regions

Rising temperatures in northern Canada are making it possible for farmers to grow crops in more isolated places

Cambodia halts mainstream Mekong River dam plans for 10 years - official

Environmentalists have warned more dams would harm fisheries and farming, while the government says it has been advised to seek energy from coal, natural gas and solar

OPINION: Bringing climate justice thinking to the COVID-19 pandemic

Like the climate crisis, coronavirus and its spiralling impacts will hit women, the poor and marginalised the hardest - that is not an acceptable trade-off for reducing emissions

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OPINION: When the challenge is too much water rather than not enough

As sea levels rise, coastal communities must embrace the water

OPINION: As climate change impacts accelerate, we need to re-think the human right to water

World Water Day is an opportunity to strengthen the connection between the rights to water and food, to ensure climate resilient future for all