Environment

Uganda Publishes Wetlands List To Conserve Environment, Reducing Effects Of Climate Change

KAMPALA, Nov 20 (NNN-IRIN) – Uganda’s National Environment Authority (NEMA), said yesterday that, all wetlands have been gazetted to conserve…

Malaysian Gov’t Warns At-Risk Communities To Brace For Floods

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Heavy rain and flooding are expected in Peninsula Malaysia’s east coast states of Kelantan…

Seven Killed As Cyclone Midhili Lashes Bangladesh

DHAKA, Nov 19 (NNN-BSS) – Seven people died in Bangladesh, due to the impact of cyclone Midhili, which lashed the…

Update: Philippine Earthquake Death Toll Rises To Six, Two Missing

MANILA, Nov 18 (NNN-PNA) – The death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake, that struck the southern Philippines yesterday afternoon,…

Heavy Rain Likely In West Bengal, Odisha As Cyclone Midhili Intensifies

NEW DELHI, Nov 18 (NNN-PTI) – The India Meteorological Department (IMD), said yesterday that, a deep depression over the Bay…

Earthquake Killed At Least One In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Nov 18 (NNN-PNA) – A 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Philippines yesterday afternoon, killed at least one, the Philippines’…

Moderate Earthquake Rocks Off Eastern Indonesia

JAKARTA, Nov 17 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua today, the country’s meteorology, climatology…

APEC Ministerial Meeting Kicked Off With Focus On Resilience, Sustainability

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The 2023 APEC Ministerial Meeting kicked off yesterday with a focus on creating a…

Heavy Rains In Eastern Ethiopia Displace 12,000 Households: WFP

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 14 (NNN-ENA) – Heavy rains in Ethiopia’s eastern region of Somali, have displaced about 12,000 households, the…

Public In Fiji Urged To Take Precautionary Measures For Potential Tropical Cyclone

SUVA, Nov 13 (NNN-PINA) – The National Disaster Management Office is calling on the public in Fiji, to be on…