From lake to desert: What’s being done to address Aral Sea collapse

Once the world’s fourth-largest lake, the Aral Sea has shrunk to less than a tenth of its size after Soviet-era river diversions, regional leaders seek coordinated solutions to decades of environmental damage and water mismanagement.

Young people to play active role at COP31 in Türkiye this fall

Academic says youth and education designated as priority area, zero waste model seen as potential lever between developed and developing nations.

North Korea says efforts underway to counter rare drought in country

Officials provide farming supplies, work to secure irrigation water for agricultural use, reports state media.

Colombia’s Petro says ‘suicidal’ capitalism could fuel war, fascism at climate summit

Talks on transition to green energy underway with participation of 57 countries.

Gaza agriculture struggles as farmers turn to food waste, animal manure after Israeli war

‘I use pigeon, chicken and cow manure. I soak it, then pump it through irrigation systems to distribute it across the land,’ farmer Mahmoud al-Shaer told Anadolu, collapse of farmland and input shortages force reliance on limited local alternatives.