Blue Carbon Ecosystems: An Introduction

Blue carbon ecosystems such as seagrass, mangroves and salt marshes store carbon and are crucial to climate change mitigation and adaptation. They also provide other economic and social benefits for people. These ecosystems are very vulnerable to and threatened by human activities.Governments and other actors should place focus on the conservation and restoration of these ecosystems.

The Climate Crisis And Its Disproportionate Impact On Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

SIDS are highly vulnerable to climate change due to rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and dependence on climate-sensitive sectors like tourism and fisheries. SIDS face significant economic and environmental challenges, including high debt, weak financial resilience, inadequate infrastructure, and limited capacity to adapt to the changing climate. Despite their minimal contribution to global emissions, SIDS lead climate negotiations through alliances and advocacy.

Climate Change And Extreme Events: Floods

Floods are causing widespread economic and non-economic Loss and Damage all around the globe with impacts ranging from loss of lives and damage of infrastructure to health and food security related concerns Floods are hydro-metorological hazards that occur caused due to a variety of both hydrological and anthropogenic factors Challenges such as lack of data and complex nature of interplay between hydrological and anthropogenic factors make it difficult for scientists to attribute floods to climate change

What Is Desertification?

Desertification is land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions, a change caused by human activities and climatic variations. Desertification reduces water availability, agricultural productivity, biodiversity, and introduces social issues such as poverty and migration. Combating desertification requires sustainable land management practices, reforestation efforts, and international cooperation to restore degraded lands and support affected communities, such as the semi-arid Sahel region in Africa.

Wildfires: Their Impact On Climate, Biodiversity And Society

Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity due to rising global temperatures, posing a significant threat to climate, biodiversity, and society. Wildfires not only contribute to climate change but also disrupt ecosystems, leading to biodiversity loss and detrimental effects on human health and economies. Effective policy interventions are needed to manage wildfires, mitigate their causes, and reduce their impact on communities and ecosystems.

Nature-Based Solutions: An Introduction

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are an umbrella term that involves using nature to address societal problems as well as create benefits for biodiversity and climate action. NbS have gained traction in international policy in recent years as a form of climate action being mentioned in various COPs. There is potential for NbS to combat the biodiversity and climate crises, however, the site-specific nature of NbS, makes it difficult to generalise and compare with other alternatives.