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environment Archive
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Regional drought threatens millions living along Mekong River
A regional drought has lowered water levels in the northern Mekong River, and threatens the livelihoods of more than 60m people who live along it. The Mekong River provides water supply, navigation, and irrigation along its route, and its record-low levels have affected northern Thailand, northern Laos and southern China. Chief Executive Officer of the Mekong River [...] -
United Nations climate chief Yvo de Boer announced his resignation
As Secretary General of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Mr de Boer was in charge of negotiating a new international deal to stop global temperature rise. However after four years in the post he has decided to step down. De Boer, 55, will step down as the diplomat leading talks under the [...]
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