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How Microplastics Impacts Oceans and Intensify Climate Change

Explore how microplastics in oceans disrupt marine life, contribute to climate change, and threaten vital global ecosystems and biodiversity.

Oceans absorbed unprecedented heat in 2025, driving extreme weather and rising seas. Scientists urge better monitoring and climate action.

Invasive plants threaten South Africa’s water security, draining resources and intensifying drought risks amid a changing climate.

Discover how climate change threatens the nutritional quality of bivalves—vital protein sources—by altering ocean dissolved oxygen levels.

Climate-smart reef management treats coral reefs as critical infrastructure for coastal protection, climate adaptation and resilience.

ADB research reveals extreme heat is an emerging climate threat affecting health, jobs, cities, and food systems in the Asia-Pacific.

Satellite data shows a dangerous cycle where land-use change and climate change intensify environmental damage.

Learn which approach cuts costs, carbon emissions, and improves housing affordability in a housing crisis driven by a poor economy.

Extreme heat exposure reduces children's literacy and numeracy, especially in poorer regions, threatening early development.

Governments must lead climate action, but individual behaviours also play a crucial role in tackling global climate challenges.

Extreme weather, driven by climate change, is worsening food insecurity and raising prices worldwide, impacting farmers and consumers.

In 2025, weak cyclones Ditwah and Senyar caused deadly floods and landslides in South Asia, highlighting new climate change risks.

Tribal schools are leading the shift to electric school buses, improving student health, reducing emissions, and inspiring communities.

A study in Columbus, Ohio shows well-designed green infrastructure can significantly reduce heavy metals in urban stormwater runoff.

Cities worldwide tackle air pollution by electrifying transit, expanding green spaces, urging mass travel, and using smart monitoring tools.

A decade after the Paris Agreement, the world remains off track on climate targets despite progress in renewables and EVs—action needed.

Research reveals widespread exposure to fossil fuel facilities in the US, highlighting health risks and environmental justice inequalities.

New WMO data reveal that global CO₂ levels hit an all-time high in 2024, intensifying concerns about climate change impacts.

Learn how climate change and malnutrition intersect in Melanesia, creating compounding risks for children's health and future well-being.

Ghana tackles deforestation from cocoa farming by embracing agroforestry, restoring forests, and diversifying crops for a sustainable future.

2025 ties with 2023 as the second-warmest year; global temperatures exceed 1.5°C, highlighting the urgent need for climate adaptation.

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