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Megan Rowling is a journalist for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, covering the latest developments in humanitarian crises, aid, climate change, governance and women’s rights. She specialises in the impacts of climate change on developing countries, and solutions to this growing problem, including disaster risk reduction and climate finance.

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Gender Parity

Why smart cities need to make sure they're inclusive

Cities on a digital path to a greener future risk excluding the poor, elderly and disabled - and women need a bigger voice as well.

25 Nov 2019

SDG 03: Good Health and Well-Being

Household pollution is a menace – but we can curb its effects

A total of $4.4 billion is required to improve modern cooking methods, away from 40% of the world's population who still use traditional fuels such as wood and charcoal.

23 Oct 2019

Climate Change

Why governments must back cities in their battles to reverse climate change

With urban capitals home to 50% of the world's population, and generating 75% of global carbon emissions, they are vital in the battle to reverse global warming.

22 Oct 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

This award-winning device is saving the lives of firefighters across the world

It has sensors that monitor temperature, smoke concentration and humidity in real-time, and can send colour-coded alerts via a Cloud platform to command centres.

16 Oct 2019

Climate Change

Green Climate Fund receives $6bn pledge

Five wealthy nations have promised new contributions worth almost $6 billion to the U.N.-backed Green Climate Fund, which is seeking to refill its coffers this year to ramp up efforts to ...

30 Aug 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This is the effect that climate change is having on global weather - and it's not good

Both the intensity and duration of extreme weather will worsen in the northern hemisphere as temperatures rise.

27 Aug 2019

Climate Change

This is how recognizing indigenous people's land rights can tackle global warming

A report by the U.N. climate science panel recognises strong community land rights for indigenous people and women as key to tackling global warming.

12 Aug 2019

Climate Change

This is how we can use land more wisely to rein in global warming

Converting forests into land for crops and grazing, as well as plantations to produce commodities is a significant driver of global emissions. This is how we can put the land to better use.

08 Aug 2019

Climate Change

Climate crusader Greta plans to sail to the Americas on a transatlantic, zero-carbon voyage

Taking a year off school, the activist Greta Thunberg is set to make the trip to America on a zero-carbon emissions boat. Once there, she will take part in large-scale climate demonstrati...

31 Jul 2019

Climate Change

How a rain garden is helping Rotterdam beat flooding

For a city where 80% is below sea level, communities in Rotterdam are constantly under the threat of flooding. In one neighborhood, entrepreneurs developed a project to create a water sto...

25 Jul 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

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.

05 Jun 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

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.

23 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

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"

21 May 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

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.

21 Mar 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

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

20 Mar 2019