26.05.2023 16:14 Brazil, UK announce contributions to environmental project in Amazon BRASILIA. KAZINFORM - On Wednesday (May 24), the British government announced a £2 million contribution (approx. BRL12.3 million) to an Amazon Forest project. The announcement coincided with UK Minister for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs James Cleverly's visit to the AmazonFACE research station, situated around 80 km north of Manaus in Amazonas state, where the project's towers are being assembled, Kazinform cites Agencia Brasil.
26.05.2023 12:41 Spanish regions demand EU support to tackle drought crisis BRUSSELS. KAZINFORM Spanish regional authorities on Thursday called for a «European response» to the prolonged drought that is severely affecting the country’s agricultural sector.
19.05.2023 21:16 EU, CA countries to expand economic cooperation potential ALMATY. KAZINFORM – Central Asia and the European Union saw a 61% rise in trade turnover last year, Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov said at the Second Economic Forum ‘European Union – Central Asia,’ Kazinform correspondent reports.
12.05.2023 19:40 Drought looms in southern Europe amid concern over water shortage ROME. KAZINFORM Europe has witnessed one of its driest and warmest winters in recent decades – after touching record lows in rain and highs in heat in 2022 – a combination which could put at risk half the continent and aggravate a drought which could affect water supply for both farming and human consumption.
10.05.2023 20:13 Keys to the unprecedented heat wave hitting Southeast Asia HO CHI MINH CITY. KAZINFORM Southeast Asia has experienced an unprecedented heat wave in recent weeks surpassing record temperatures in a region highly vulnerable to the climate crisis, as the El Nino phenomenon threatens more heat and drought in coming months.
07.05.2023 12:44 Climate change could push M of people into extreme poverty in Brazil BRASILIA. KAZINFORM Weather-related phenomena can lead from 800 thousand to 3 million Brazilians to extreme poverty after 2030. The data are from the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Brazil, released Thursday (May 4) by the World Bank.
03.05.2023 18:07 At least one dead, hundreds evacuated as storms batter Emilia Romagna ROME. KAZINFORM At least one person is dead in Emilia Romagna after a wave of torrential rain and powerful winds that is battering much of Italy caused flash floods in some areas of the north-eastern region.
02.05.2023 21:43 Breaching climate goals could be ‘disastrous’, UN chief warns BERLIN. KAZINFORM UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called on governments to keep their pledge and act against climate change.
27.04.2023 10:32 Kazakh Government and UNDP present Eighth National Communication under UN Framework Convention on Climate Change ASTANA. KAZINFORM On April 26 the United Nations Development Programme in partnership with the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan presented the Eighth National Communication and the Fifth Biennial Report of the Republic of Kazakhstan under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
26.04.2023 08:40 High temperatures pose threat to agriculture in Asia BANGKOK. KAZINFORM Several Asian countries such as India, Thailand and the Philippines have been suffering the impact of high temperatures and face difficult months ahead for agriculture due to the El Nino phenomenon, even though the current heatwave is beginning to subside.
23.04.2023 11:11 Thais urged to avoid outdoor activities due to intense heat wave BANGKOK. KAZINFORM Thai authorities on Saturday asked residents of several provinces, including the capital Bangkok, to avoid outdoor activities as a result of the intense heatwave sweeping much of the continent.
22.04.2023 10:33 Drought: 40 northern towns get power to ration water ROME. KAZINFORM The mayors of 40 towns in Piedmont have been given the power to ration water because of the severe drought northern Italy is enduring, a regional official said on Friday.
21.04.2023 19:45 2022 summer Europe's all-time hottest, says report ATHENS. KAZINFORM - Europe sweltered under its hottest summer on record in 2022, said a yearly report by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday, Kazinform cites Anadolu Agency.
20.04.2023 09:40 Unprecedented April heatwave hits Asia as temperatures surge above 40 degrees BANGKOK. KAZINFORM An unprecedented heatwave is wreaking havoc in Asia with temperatures surging above 40 degrees and causing deaths and significant crop damage in India apart from scorching countries such as China, Thailand and Myanmar.
04.04.2023 19:42 WMO calls for more investment in integrated weather and climate services GENEVA. KAZINFORM – The global transition to renewable energy will require greater investment in integrated weather and climate services, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, Kazinform cites WAM.
03.04.2023 22:20 Africa has highest compliance rate with Paris Climate Agreement: UNEP NAIROBI. KAZINFORM - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Monday that Africa has the highest compliance rate with the Paris Agreement on climate change, Kazinform cites Xinhua.
10.03.2023 19:15 Human rights protection in context of climate change discussed in Geneva GENEVA. KAZINFORM – Permanent Mission of Kazakhstan to the UN Office in Geneva, in cooperation with the delegations of Central Asian and EU countries along with Turkiye organized a panel discussion «The impact of climate change on the rights of persons in vulnerable situations» on the sidelines of the 52nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The speakers were UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment David R. Boyd, an expert on gender issues and law of the IDLO Raluca Maria Popa, as well as Chairman of the FSC Indigenous Foundation Anders Blom and co-founder of the Protect Sapmi Foundation, Kazinform cites the Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
28.02.2023 17:38 Kazakh FM urges C5+1 Ministerial Meeting countries to partake in Astana Int’l Forum ASTANA. KAZINFORM – The C5+1 Ministerial Meeting countries are welcome to partake in the Astana International Forum to take place on June 8-9, Kazinform correspondent reports.
22.02.2023 19:41 COP28 President-Designate says Paris Agreement goal of 1.5 is 'non-negotiable' urging paradigm shift to reboot momentum NEW DELHI. KAZINFORM – Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 UAE President-Designate, today emphasised the need to mobilise resources and partnerships toward a bold and transformative approach to climate action, Kazinform cites WAM.
16.02.2023 18:49 Brazil signs a cooperation agreement to zero its carbon emissions SAO LUIS. KAZINFORM - The National Council of the Public Prosecutor's Office (CNMP) signed on February 14 a technical cooperation agreement to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, one of the greenhouse gases. The agreement, signed with the Future Carbon Group, which works with carbon credits, and the UN's Global Compact Brazil Network, aims to map the agency's emissions to make the council's carbon emissions neutral, Kazinform cites Agencia Brasil.
