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1 – 10 of 52Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285712
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This is likely to be the first indicator of a push to drive adaptation up the political agenda in 2024.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284792
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With ongoing sea-level rise now considered inevitable, and climate change mitigation efforts serving only to limit, rather than avert, the risks, adaptation will be a necessity in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285200
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Hopes of a leap forward in implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement largely fell flat, despite a historic acknowledgement of the need to “transition away” from fossil fuels in order…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284103
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The ‘global stocktake’ on the state of the climate, and discussions over loss and damage, will dominate debate. This will take place amid geopolitical strife and bitter…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283595
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Accelerating climate change threatens vast human and economic loss. In response, developed-country governments are legislating to force businesses to change while also seeking to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280025
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This COP comes amid growing calls for urgent climate action, from bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and others. Discussion looks likely to be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273641
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The high seas, or international waters, account for around 60% of the world’s oceans. They have, until now, been a largely ungoverned space, exposed to unrestricted shipping…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278005
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The move comes amid growing pressure for action to address climate change and help developing nations adapt to its impacts, and tensions between developed and developing countries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278936
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Issues of funding and accessibility were nevertheless left unresolved and efforts to phase out fossil fuels stalled. The latter issue looks set to become a major bone of…