formuchdeliberation, 1 month ago to environment

Worldwide over the past 35 years, dams and land reclamation activities have converted 250,000 acres of estuary to urban land or agricultural fields, with most land conversion and estuary loss in rapidly developing countries... #development #builtenvironment #urbandevelopment #environment #landreclamation #agriculture #Estuary #wetlands #ecosystems #habitat #wildlife #carbonsequestration #DevelopingCountries #ClimateCrisis #climatechange #globalwarming #geography
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-humans-acres-estuaries-cities-farms.html

CelloMomOnCars, 6 months ago to climate

"The United Nations Environment Programme’s yearly #AdaptationGapReport is the most authoritative assessment of the funding needed for #DevelopingCountries to adapt to climate change.

Adapting to #ClimateChange in developing countries will cost as much as $215 billion to $387 billion every year this decade, the report found."

That's at least 10 times what's currently available.

https://grist.org/cop28/developing-countries-need-215-billion-a-year-for-climate-adaptation/

Nonilex, 8 months ago to random

President #Biden speaking now at #UN General Assembly

https://www.c-span.org/video/?530525-1/president-biden-speak-un-general-assembly&live