Especialistas alertam que áreas antes consideradas imunes, como Escócia e Escandinávia, enfrentam agora vegetação seca e maior vulnerabilidade ao fogo.

Avanços globais de literacia são marcados por profundas assimetrias entre regiões, países e grupos populacionais; em 2024, pelo menos 739 milhões de jovens e adultos ainda não possuíam competências básicas de literacia.

Em Dia Internacional do Ar Limpo para o Céu Azul, celebrado em 7 de setembro, ONU reforça urgência de combater a poluição atmosférica, tida como uma das maiores ameaças ambientais à saúde pública global.

Tackling air pollution and climate change together can save millions of lives, reduce global warming and generate roughly $15 in economic benefits for every $1 spent, a new UN-backed report has revealed.

As the climate warms, the threat of wildfires is spreading in Europe. How can historically cooler and wetter countries prepare?

In the heart of Manhattan in New York City, the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible.

In the heart of Manhattan in New York City, the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible.

The UN and its humanitarian partners launched a $49.6 million flash appeal on Friday to deliver emergency assistance to more than 84,000 people affected by last week’s catastrophic floods in Nepal.

Com temperaturas oceânicas muito acima da média e riscos prolongados até 2027, o fenômeno deve intensificar secas, enchentes e ondas de calor em escala global; serviços meteorológicos e governos são aconselhados a reforçar alertas precoces, enquanto fenômenos meteorológicos regionais podem alterar os impactos previstos.

Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will persist through February 2027 – with unusually warm conditions expected across much of the world in the coming months.

More than a week after flash floods struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. 

Para travar aquecimento global, Nações Unidas querem eliminação gradual dos combustíveis fósseis e amplo investimento em renováveis; secretário-geral afirma que cada fração de aumento de temperatura evitada é essencial para sobrevivência humana.

Ao encerrar seu mandato, representante da agência no país alerta que mais de 25% dos médicos ucranianos sofrem de depressão grave; setor de saúde já sofreu mais de 3 mil ataques; Jarno Habicht pede auxílio emergencial e reconstrução agora.

Record heat waves, deadly flooding and extreme weather reflect an ever-warming planet poised to soon breach safe temperature limits, according to a UN report released on Tuesday, but doubling down on climate action now could avoid a climate catastrophe.

As rescue efforts continue in Nepal, humanitarians are focused on how the recent deadly flash floods have impacted women and girls, as well as access to healthcare.

Portugal inicia a possibilidade de solicitação do estatuto de apátrida em seu território; nova legislação foi elogiada pelo Acnur, que classifica a medida como um marco histórico na proteção jurídica dessas pessoas e um avanço importante para combater a apatridia na União Europeia.

The confirmed death toll from Nepal’s catastrophic floods has surged to 903, with more than 4,200 still missing as rescue crews and humanitarian workers battle blocked highways to reach the hardest-hit areas, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday.

On the shores of Nkondo, in Uganda’s Kikuube district, the day begins before sunrise. Fishers enter the lake to fish, while families around Lake Albert rely on its waters for food, income and daily survival.

The ocean is rising faster now than at any point in recorded history. The impacts are already being felt and the threats are growing.

A day before a wall of ice, rock and muddy water tore through Himalayan valleys along the Nepal-China border, Dipesh Chapagain was discussing with a colleague just how devastating such a disaster could be.