Climate

Extreme downpours and droughts, both fueled by rising global temperatures, are taking a toll on water infrastructure. Communities trying to manage the threats face three big challenges.

The youth climate movement has been limited by a lack of systematic investment. Two young leaders examine ways philanthropy can support them.

The global, youth-led Green Hope Foundation is working to teach young people the meaning of sustainable development. At the age of 12, founder and president Kehkashan Basu attended Rio+20 in…

With billions of dollars in federal funding available to communities, local officials pursuing climate action and economic development should consider how to incorporate an equity lens into their planning, engagement, and funding strategies…

The historic Paris climate agreement started a mantra from developing countries: “1.5 to stay alive.” It refers to the international aim to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8…

Research articles published in the journal The Gerontologist outline several risks that climate change poses for aging well.

From early ed to higher ed, solutions for alleviating the climate crisis rest with students, educators, school systems, said speakers at the Aspen Ideas: Climate conference in Miami.

Not all activists are in the media spotlight, but they’re crucial to promoting action to slow climate change.

When a philanthropist seeks a cause to support, sometimes the need is easy to identify—for example, a family member becomes ill, and the family’s wealth is directed toward a cure.…

Rising temperatures, melting glaciers and extreme weather conditions—climate change is undoubtedly the biggest existential crisis facing our planet today. A recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report suggests that…

Coral reefs are some of the oldest, most diverse ecosystems on Earth, and among the most valuable. They nurture 25% of all ocean life, protect coasts from storms and add…

Indigenous leaders worry when climate change treaties equate “Indigneous peoples” with “local communities” they will lose hard-won rights.