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Climate hazards are increasing fast

UNEP demands fast climate action to prevent even more extreme weather

Urbanisation

Poverty causes depression, depression causes poverty

In cities, social stress and environmental hardships can contribute to mental illness

Recycling

Turning trash into cash

In Zimbabwe, poor women collect garbage and sell recycled products

Political violence

Murdered hope

Civil-society activists are increasingly at risk in Brazil

Energy

Rapid change

Indian government expects renewables to account for half of power generation by 2040

Tribals

Scapegoating

A small tribal community in Zimbabwe is being blamed of worsening the impacts of climate change

Mangroves

Saving the Mekong Delta

Climate change is threatening the livelihood of many people along Vietnam’s coast

Agriculture

Big palm oil is making the rules

Growing demand for palm oil is changing agriculture in countries as far apart as Ghana and Indonesia

Recycling

“22 kilogrammes per person and year“

Why e-waste must be properly recycled

Urban environment

No car is clean

Taking half the cars off the road in Delhi helps to reduce air pollution

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