South Africa pushes climate issues in G20

Dion George, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Republic of South Africa has recently underlined that clean air is the new frontier of global cooperation. This has been stressed because the G20's focus on air quality marks a vital step towards protecting health, climate, and sustainable growth.As the Group of...

Rising heat, rising risk: regional policy actions

2024 was the hottest on record globally. In Asia and the Pacific, Bangladesh was the worst-hit country, with about 33 million people affected by lower crop yields that destabilised food systems, along with extensive school closures and many cases of heatstroke and related diseases. Children, the elderly and outdoor low-wage...