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10 facts about air pollution on World Environment Day

Tackling the causes of dirty air and climate change together could bring big benefits for public health.

650 million people will still have no access to electricity by 2030, according to a new report

A handful of developing countries have surged ahead in providing electric power to their people, but others - mainly in sub-Saharan Africa - are lagging behind, report shows.

New climate risks threaten human survival, UN warns

Air pollution, diseases, drought, climate change and earthquakes are creating risks "in a way that we have not anticipated"

Poor people are having to pay more for clean water

In urban slums, poor families can pay up to 10 to 20 times more for their water than their richer neighbours.

Africa needs support to build a new model of green development

The region has huge potential to avoid mistakes made by fossil-fuel-heavy development in other places - but it will take support

These Spanish islands have a new plan to go green 

The Balearic Islands have committed to a green future with a new climate change law which will see the islands make a full transition to clean energy.

Why ending poverty is key to reducing deaths from disasters

A new UN study looks at mortality as a result of disasters.

A third of all food is wasted worldwide. Can new global standards tackle this problem?

A new global standard aims to make transporting, storing and saving food more efficient.

This new scheme helps developing countries prepare for disasters

A scheme launched by the World Bank and UN aims to make countries better prepared for increasing climate risks.

More people are internally displaced than ever before, and these are the countries worst affected

The number of people uprooted inside their own countries by war and violence hit a record in 2015, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).

A new way to invest in businesses in developing economies

Five British charities have created a syndicate to back medium-sized businesses in developing countries.

Is the world prepared for future disasters?

Why efforts to stop Indonesia’s haze fires may not work

Can the Paris climate deal protect poor farmers from climate change?

What happens when farmers migrate?