Water harvesting has added benefit for Kenya: less flooding

Efforts to trap and store more water to battle worsening climate change-related drought are helping cut flood risk too, experts say

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Amazon.com staff warned over criticizing company's climate policy

Employees are told they could be fired if they speak to the media about Amazon's business without prior approval

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Zimbabwe's parched Bulawayo rations to save dwindling water

Neighbourhoods are seeing water blackouts of four days as the city tries to keep scarce supplies moving to businesses and industry

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Digging up the dirt - could soil contain the answer to food shortages?

From Iowa to the Ayeyarwady delta region of Myanmar - known as the country's rice bowl - farmers are trying to figure out how to make their soil healthier and more productive

Veganism is a belief protected under UK law, tribunal rules

A judge found that ethical veganism - leading a life that avoids all harm to animals - is covered by Britain's Equality Act 2010 but has yet to rule on Casamitjana's dismissal

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Smoke stalls rescues as Australia plans for next fiery onslaught

Rain has offered some relief from the devastating bushfires, but officials warn hazardous conditions are expected to return later in the week

Australia's leaders unmoved on climate action after devastating bushfires

Australia's leaders deny the devastating fires are directly linked to climate change, and say it would be unacceptable to cut emissions more agressively

After Indonesia's deadly floods, few hear climate 'wake up call'

Indonesia is highly vulnerable to climate change - but it is also the world's fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases

Trump to dismiss climate impacts in overhaul of environmental reviews - sources

Christy Goldfuss, former chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality between 2015 and 2017, said the Trump proposal would cause lasting damage

China must cancel new coal plants to achieve climate goals - study

Beijing is approving new coal-fired plants, raising fears the world's biggest emitter is backtracking on its climate commitments

Britain's zero-carbon power outstrips fossil fuels in 2019

The increase in zero-carbon power marks a huge shift from two decades ago when fossil fuels provided about three quarters of the country's electricity

OPINION: Smart tech makes for smarter fishing in India

Smart phone technology is making fishing safer for climate change threatened communities in India