In 2026-27 United Nations Association Coventry Branch will be running two climate-related projects in partnership with Coventry Climate Action Network (CovCAN): The Climate Groups Project will work with local specialist groups that are already working on climate-related activities. It will … Continue reading →
The UN Office for the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) aims to promote a human rights-based approach to climate action. This requires that states take ambitious adaptation and mitigation measures that are inclusive and respectful of communities affected by … Continue reading →
This article was written by UNA Coventry volunteer Subhra Swetangana Panda. How changing conditions can affect people, nature and preparedness. Why this matters Even though wildfires have historically existed in many natural settings, their growing severity and effects have raised … Continue reading →
Few people realise that today’s climate is very unusual. During the history of the Earth the temperature was often colder and, even more often, warmer than it is now. This video, produced by United Nations Association Coventry and Coventry Climate … Continue reading →
On 2 June 2026 the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) issued the news that, fueled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Niño conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing the … Continue reading →
The following overview comes from an article on the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) website, where you can find more information. El Niño and La Niña are opposite phases of a naturally occurring climate pattern known as the El Niño-Southern Oscillation … Continue reading →
What is a heatwave? The UK Met Office has a complicated definition of a heatwave which says there must be three or more days where the maximum temperature is at or above a certain level which varies from 25°C to … Continue reading →
The European State of the Climate (ESOTC) 2025 report published on 29 April 2026 by Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) states that since the 1980s, Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average, making it the fastest-warming … Continue reading →
Most of this list was produced by Ben Ballin and published by Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd) News. The Guide to Glass Recycling was suggested by Scout Ben Fisher. Most, but not all, of these resources are accessible online without cost. … Continue reading →
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Donald Trump the “Peacemaker-in-Chief” on 26 August 2025. But Trump shed the cloak of peacemaker and revealed his true nature when he joined Benjamin Netanyahu’s illegal war against Iran on 28 February 2026. … Continue reading →