Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet - GASP

06/22/2023

Today marks . Rainforests only cover 6% of land, but contain 50% of the world's biodiversity. The time is now to care for and protect our rainforests!

06/08/2023

Today is World Ocean's Day! Never before has it been more important to recognize the crucial role oceans play globally as major carbon sinks, producers of oxygen, havens of biodiversity, and a guarantor of human sustenance, livelihoods, and well-being. Together let's protect our oceans for all life on Earth.

06/05/2023

Today is World Environment day and the UN Environment Programme has dedicated it to a new campaign against plastic pollution.

05/25/2023

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/24/climate/seagrass-climate-change.html
A powerful climate solution just below the ocean’s surface

Restoring seagrass meadows is one tool that coastal communities can use to address climate change, both by capturing emissions and mitigating their effects.

05/25/2023

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/23/middle-east-countries-face-extreme-heat-risk-study-finds
New research published in Nature Sustainability journal suggests several regional countries may have entire populations exposed to extreme temperatures due to climate change.

Research suggests several countries may have entire populations exposed to extreme temperatures due to climate change.

05/25/2023

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/asia-water-energy-supplies-risk-climate-woes-mount-research-2023-05-24/
Climate-related disruptions to the crucial Hindu Kush-Himalayan water system are posing risks to economic development and energy security in 16 Asian countries, and concerted action is needed to protect regional water flows, researchers said on Wednesday.

Climate-related disruptions to the crucial Hindu Kush-Himalayan water system are posing risks to economic development and energy security in 16 Asian countries, and concerted action is needed to protect regional water flows, researchers said on Wednesday.

05/19/2023

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/19/new-york-city-sinking-skyscrapers-climate-crisis
City is sinking approximately 1-2mm each year on average, worsening effects of sea level rise and flooding threat

City is sinking approximately 1-2mm each year on average, worsening effects of sea level rise and flooding threat

05/19/2023

https://www.reuters.com/world/parametric-insurance-policies-help-cushion-climate-impacts-2023-05-19/

The damage wrought by climate change has spurred countries and communities across the developing world to look at using so-called 'parametric' insurance to help cushion the financial blow.

The damage wrought by climate change has spurred countries and communities across the developing world to look at using so-called 'parametric' insurance to help cushion the financial blow.

05/19/2023

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/5/19/g7-summit-who-are-the-climate-walkers-and-the-climate-talkers

Host Japan and the US are betraying their climate commitments. Unless the G7 does better, the world won’t either.

Host Japan and the US are betraying their climate commitments. Unless the G7 does better, the world won’t.

05/19/2023

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/19/half-of-worlds-largest-lakes-reservoirs-losing-water-study
New study finds unsustainable human use has led to more than half of the largest lakes drying up around the world.

New study finds unsustainable human use has led to more than half of the largest lakes drying up around the world.

05/18/2023

theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/18/global-heating-el-nino-la-nina-weather-climate-pattern-more-frequent-extreme
Scientists say greenhouse gases have already affected climate patterns in the Pacific that could lead to more severe weather, floods and heatwaves

Scientists say greenhouse gases have already affected climate patterns in the Pacific that could lead to more severe weather, floods and heatwaves

05/18/2023

https://reuters.com/world/europe/southern-europe-braces-climate-change-fuelled-summer-drought-2023-05-17/

Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suffering water shortages and farmers expecting their worst yields in decades.

Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suffering water shortages and farmers expecting their worst yields in decades.