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What to Look Forward to in COP23

Opinion Author: Saleemul Huq Posted on November 13, 2017

I have just arrived in Bonn, Germany to attend the 23rd Conference of Parties (COP23) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) being held here for the next two weeks. The annual COP takes place in November or December each year and is hosted by a country in a different continent each time.

Financing Strategy for a Climate-Resilient Indonesia

Opinion Author: Sri Mulyani Indrawati Posted on October 13, 2017

Last week at the side line of the UN General Assembly, I spoke with business leaders at the Bloomberg Forum to underscore Indonesia’s commitment to its climate-resilient future. As Finance Minister, the climate financing aspect of this development challenge is within my purview and something I am deeply passionate about.

Loss and Damage from Climate Change

Opinion Author: Saleemul Huq Posted on October 02, 2017

The recent succession of hurricanes in the Caribbean and floods in South Asia have taken the world over the tipping point in acknowledging that human induced climate change is not only real but is happening already.

Of course there are still some deniers like US President Donald Trump and his environment chief Pruitt, but they lack credibility.

As heat rises, women risk death in South Asia

Opinion Author: Gulrez Shah Azhar Posted on September 22, 2017

*Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.

When heat waves hit, women - stuck indoors, wearing heavy clothing and refusing water to avoid toilet trips - are most at risk

Floods in South Asia and US: Is climate change the link?

Opinion Author: Saleemul Huq Posted on September 12, 2017

In the past week, there have been devastating floods in Houston, Texas in the United States of America as well as in Nepal, India and Bangladesh, not to mention China as well.

Although these events occurred in very different parts of the planet and each had somewhat unique causes and circumstances, nevertheless, their severity can now credibly be linked to human induced climate change that has already raised global mean atmospheric temperatures above one degree Centigrade since pre-industrial times.