UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

At GEF’s Eighth Assembly, Uzbekistan Signals New Role as Donor

By Stella Paul
In a significant policy shift symbolising rising environmental ambition, Uzbekistan on Thursday announced that it will become a donor of international environmental funding to the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as the Eighth GEF Assembly opened in the historic city of Samarkand.

For the Aged, Their Sunset Years Will Be Bedeviled by Lethal Heatwaves

By Manipadma Jena
The global population is aging at a time when heat exposure is rising due to climate change. Extreme heat can be deadly for older populations given their reduced ability to regulate body temperature. Already there has been an 85 percent increase since 1990 in annual heat-related deaths of adults aged above 65, driven by both warming trends and fast-growing older populations.
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