Touted as a low carbon source of energy, China's hydropower projects are wreaking havoc on river systems across the country and southeast Asia, reports Yale Environment 360

About 24% of Midwest was in moderate to extreme drought on Oct. 22, down from 25% a week earlier, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Spells of drought in southern African this year have hit agricultural output and hurt economic growth in countries such as Zambia and Angola, underscoring the lingering importance of farming to the

Niger has made the greatest strides worldwide in reducing child mortality, a new study by Save the Children suggests.

Severe droughts that happen once every 20 years will affect New Zealand once every two to five years by the year 2100 and the country's Pacific neighbors will need help to deal with the impacts of

Government accused of playing down the crisis, which has affected 1.8 million people, to protect its economic reputation

With habitat destruction trends and interaction with climate change, things are not looking good for the Amazon rainforest.

The historical ties between 28-member European Union and 49 least developed countries (LDCs) should be strengthened to achieve climate-smart development.

New research suggests that extreme weather events will keep people poor in many parts of the world.

Scientists say they are more certain than ever about the impact of global warming on a critical weather pattern.