Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change In March 2016, our provincial Ministers (premiers) and the Prime Minister issued...
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Brazil Emission Reduction Policy
The National Policy on Climate Change (PNMC) During the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations...
Australia Emission Reduction Policy
Hydrofluorocarbon Phase-Down Policy In January 2018, Australia plans to adapt a policy that has it’s origins in the Montreal Protocol....
South Africa Extreme Weather Event
Severe Country-Wide Drought The current drought, which started in the summer of 2014, is the third-driest for South Africa as...
Saudi Arabia Extreme Weather Event
Extreme Rainfall and Flash Flooding in Jeddah City In 2009 and 2011, Jeddah City in the middle of the western...
Russia Extreme Weather Event
Upward Trend in Dangerous Climate Events In Russia, the forecast and monitoring of dangerous weather or climate events are a...
Nigeria Extreme Weather Event
The Worst Flood in 40 Years Heavy tropical rains during the wet season in Nigeria, often followed by seasonal flash...
Mexico Extreme Weather Event
Hurricane Patricia From a tropical storm to a Category 5 hurricane in just a matter of hours, Hurricane Patricia astonished...
Italy Extreme Weather Event
Storms, Rain and Flooding in Genoa In mid-October in 2014, strong storms dropped on the city of Genoa an unprecedented...
Japan Extreme Weather Event
Typhoon # 10 The biggest natural disaster in Japan over the last three years was Typhoon No.10 in August 2016....
Indonesia Extreme Weather Event
Widespread Fires Between June and October of 2015, 127,000 fires engulfed 2.6 million hectares of land in Indonesia, tripling its...
India Extreme Weather Event
Extreme Flash Flooding in the Himalaya Region An extreme climatic event in India that had a very devastating effect on...
Germany Extreme Weather Event
Severe Storm Egon The storm named Egon in 2017 was one of the strongest storms to hit Germany in recent...
France Extreme Weather Event
Xynthia—A Fierce Storm The storm Xynthia was an intense low pressure system (weather event) which took place on the 27th...
China Extreme Weather Event
Typhoon Nepartak—A Category 5 Super Typhoon From mid-June through July of 2016, China endured a series of extreme precipitation events,...
Canada Extreme Weather Event
Wildfires in British Columbia and Alberta Between 1995 and 2005, 250 communities and 700,000 Canadians were evacuated due to wildfires....
Brazil Extreme Weather Event
Five Year Drought in Northeast Brazil The Northeast (NE) region of Brazil encompasses the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão,...
Australia Extreme Weather Event
Bleaching Event of the Great Barrier Reef Warmer water temperatures can result in coral bleaching. When water is too warm,...
Saudi Arabia Media Organizations
Media organizations in Saudi Arabia don’t take a specific perspective towards climate change. Rather, they cover news of climate change...
Russia Media Organizations
The acute problems of climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, and energy efficiency related issues are widely discussed in the mass...
Nigeria Media Organizations
Broadcast Media Eco@Africa TV Program is a weekly program that presents new ideas and best practice projects on environment and...