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La Palma Volcanic Eruption Ended, Official Says
25 December 2021Madrid – A volcanic eruption that has devastated parts of Spain’s La Palma island was declared over by the regional security minister on Saturday, more ...
Magnitude 5.0 Earthquake Hits Papua New Guinea
25 December 2021Port Moresby – A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was registered on Friday in the central part of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey said. ...
IAEA Says Trying to Combat Banana Wilt Pandemic With Nuclear Science
24 December 2021Vienna – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, is combating the banana wilt pandemic in ...
EU Seeks to End Funding for Fossil Fuel Projects via Mandatory Sustainability Criteria
24 December 2021Brussels – The European Union is moving towards ending funding for fossil fuel projects by introducing mandatory sustainability criteria. Ambassadors to the EU have ...
EBRD, EU and GCF Foster Climate Mitigation and Adaptation in Morocco
23 December 2021London – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) – supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Union (EU) – ...
EU Adopts New Investment Guidelines to Perform Green New Deal
21 December 2021Brussels – The European Commission has adopted new green investment guidelines aimed at carrying out the European Green Deal, European Commissioner for Competition, Margrethe ...
Iceland Declares End of its Longest-Running Volcanic Eruption
20 December 2021Reykjavík – Icelandic authorities on Monday officially announced the end of the a volcano’s eruption near the capital Reykjavík, after three months of interruption. ...
Morocco: AfDB Mobilizes €70 Mln to Increase Access to Drinking Water
17 December 2021Abidjan – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) granted, on Friday in Abidjan, a loan of 70 million euros to ...
UNESCO: Morocco Elected to Host 10th International Conference on Global Geoparks
16 December 2021Paris – Morocco was unanimously elected, on Thursday, by the Council of the UNESCO’s Global Geoparks Network (GGN), to host the 10th International Conference ...
Over 57Mln People Affected by Climate Disasters across Asia-Pacific Region in 2021 (Red Cross)
16 December 2021Geneva – Over 57 million people in the Asia-Pacific region suffered from climate-related disasters in 2021, the catastrophic effects of which are accompanied by ...
