and climate change. Delivering India's statement at the 16th UN Conference on Desertification in

, in his message on “ World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought ”.... Prolonged droughts in

of environment conservation, renewable energy, and combating desertification.... The Cabinet

desertification in Saudi Arabia. Fuelled by “ human destruction of the environment ”, drought is

population of around 5, 000. Desertification has been an ongoing issue for centuries, with high sand

said.... “ We will see desertification, drought, crop failure, and mass movements of humanity on a

RIYADH, July 31( Xinhua)--Saudi Arabia has launched a project aimed at preventing forest fires in the kingdom's southern and southwestern regions, the Saudi Press Agency reported Monday. The project, undertaken by the National Center for Vegetation Cover( NCVC) in cooperation with King Khalid University, will focus on providing and analyzing information and data on the forests to study the causes of forest fires.On Sunday, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture revealed that high tem

RIYADH, July 31( Xinhua)--Saudi Arabia has launched a project aimed at preventing forest fires in the kingdom's southern and southwestern regions, the Saudi Press Agency reported Monday. The project, undertaken by the National Center for Vegetation Cover( NCVC) in cooperation with King Khalid University, will focus on providing and analyzing information and data on the forests to study the causes of forest fires.On Sunday, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture revealed that high tem

Unlock the Oppo-r-t-u-nities ” — could not be more relevant for Pakistan.... We cannot afford to ignore these numbers any longer.” She also called on the international community to ramp up support for South Asia, urging multilateral financing mechanisms and debt relief to unlock restoration investments.... “ The Global South is drowning in climate losses....

BAGHDAD— Hundreds of Iraqis rushed to hospitals with breathing problems Thursday and the Baghdad airport suspended flights for several hours as a thick sandstorm blanketed the country, the fifth to engulf Iraq within a month.... Flights scheduled to depart overnight and on Thursday morning were postponed, an airport official told the Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.... Flights resumed by the afternoon, when the dust began