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Italy makes it mandatory for companies to buy climate risk covers
Most Italian businesses — especially small and mid-sized ones —...
Zurich Resilience Solutions and GoImpact Capital Partners forge strategic alliance for APAC climate resilience
Initially targeting businesses in Hong Kong, Singapore, and...
At least 6 dead as 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Nepal; tremors felt across north India
The National Earthquake Monitoring Centre of Nepal said a 6.6-magnitude quake was recorded at 2.12 am. The epicentre was Doti district. Mild aftershocks were also felt in the Uttarakhand-Nepal region at 3:15 am and 6:27 am. The NCS said the magnitude of the two...
COP 27-World Bank will host facility for climate disaster risk – Malpass
World president David Malpass said announced the new instrument, called the Global Shield Financing Facility, at a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who has spearheaded the effort among G7 members to create a program to give vulnerable countries access to...
Reeling from floods, Pakistan seeks climate compensation, debt relief
Pakistan and other climate-vulnerable countries are demanding that the U.N. climate talks this year in Egypt take steps to mobilize "loss and damage" funds for disaster-hit nations, and some say rich nations have a duty to pay these costs because their historical...
Climate finance a mirage; early warning systems key to saving lives, livelihoods: Bhupender Yadav at COP27
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav India is making swift progress in respect of early warning for other hazards such as heat waves, the minister said, adding that the country has made concerted efforts towards making early warnings impact-based, easily...
Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows
The data shows that climate change could increase mortality rates in Faisalabad, Pakistan by near 67 deaths per 100,000 population – causing more fatalities than strokes, the country’s third leading cause of death In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, however, higher incomes could...
Modern science and technology to address flood problem in NE region: Shekhawat
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat,Union Jal Shakti Minister ''the ministry intends to make maximum use of modern science and technology to come up with a workable solution to the age-old problem of floods in the Northeast region.'' Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh...
Russian hackers account for most 2021 ransomware schemes, U.S. says
In analysis issued in response to the increase in number and severity of ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure in the United States since late 2020, the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said it had received 1,489 ransomware-related...
India saw an extreme weather event on almost 90 pc days in first 9 months this year: CSE report
These disasters claimed 2,775 lives, affected 1.8 million hectares (ha) of crop area, destroyed over 4,16,667 houses and killed close to 70,000 livestock, stated the report, 'Extreme Weather Report 2022', released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE New...
International Road Federation to launch blockchain-based digital platform on road safety
It will contain login-based specific and secured information about road users, including their driving licence, safe driving scores, validity of licence, insurance policy, e-challan and penalties, if any, as well as vehicle details such as registration, challan and...
Pakistan needs USD 16 Bn to build back as losses due to flash floods cross over USD 30 Bn
As per the report, the damage, and loss, following the unprecedented floods in Pakistan require transparency, inclusion, and climate resilience The losses due to devastating floods in Pakistan have surpassed USD 30 billion in the country as the monsoon rains have...