While Belgium experienced one of the wettest July months on record, southern Europe again suffered from exceptionally high temperatures. According to the UN, the first days of July were the warmest ever recorded on Earth. ....
On 26 July, we will know who will succeed South Korea's Hoesung Lee as chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). One of the candidates is Belgian climatologist Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, who also ....
Belgian climatologist Jean-Pascal van Ypersele is once again a candidate to head the IPCC, the UN body that provides scientific analysis on climate change. Its reports, which the panel has been working on since its ....
As Flanders sees the first results of its Blue Deal, the European Economic and Social Committee is calling for an EU Blue Deal. According to the European Union's advisory body, current efforts are insufficient to ....
In the last three years, Flanders has invested 418 million euros in the Blue Deal, a plan that aims to make the region more resilient to droughts and floods. "There is still a long way ....
Thanks to the fight against plastic and increased awareness, litter on North Sea beaches has decreased significantly in a decade. In the sea, however, plastics remain a persistent problem. While an average of 388 pieces ....
The 15th United Nations Conference on Biodiversity will start in Montreal, Canada, on Wednesday. The stakes at the so-called COP15, which has already been postponed for two years because of Covid-19, are high, as representatives ....
COP27 is barely over, and another global consultation is already scheduled. From 7 to 19 December, COP15 will take place in Montreal, Canada, with a new global biodiversity framework on the table to mobilise governments ....
Countries that have contributed the least to climate change but bear the consequences the most have been demanding recognition for decades. They want rich countries responsible for most pollution to pay for the damage. 'Loss ....
Yesterday, the long-awaited COP27 kicked off in Egypt. Flemish Environment minister Zuhal Demir will not attend the climate summit. "Human rights there are hardly better than in Qatar," she informed. In recent days, more prominent ....