Environment and ecosystems

2,500 years ago, an earthquake changed the course of the mighty Ganges River, a new study shows. The region remains vulnerable to a similar event now.

This report summarizes how the Nature-Based Solutions Opportunity Scan supports the World Bank, its clients, and development partners to identify NBS investment opportunities, understand the associated benefits, and integrate interventions into projects.

Nepal’s wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity. Forest scientists say that Nepalis’ changing relationship with forests is also escalating the incidence of forest fire, but that better fire prediction and preparedness could minimize harm.

At least seven times over the last two millennia, our new research shows bushfire-prone southeast Australia has endured bushfire weather as bad or worse than what was experienced during the devastating Black Summer bushfires.

Through its partnership with GEF, FAO is investing in the legacy of our lands by helping countries and communities scale up sustainable agrifood system solutions to reduce and reverse land degradation and build climate resilience for future generations.

Hundreds of exotic pines and other tree species beside the Great Western Highway west of Lithgow will be removed or trimmed to build greater bushfire resilience on one of regional NSW’s busiest routes.

At last year’s COP28 in Dubai, parties recognized for the first time the transboundary nature of climate change impacts, the importance of complex and cascading risks, and the need for knowledge-sharing and international cooperation to address them.

this study has been conducted to enhance an evacuation simulation model by considering topography that impacts traffic mobility and speed, traffic congestion, and human behaviour.