COP27 drives the AWARe project forward

The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) was held in Egypt from 6 to 18 November. At the conference, action was taken on the creation of a fund to help countries most affected by global warming.   Elena Manaenkova, deputy secretary general of the World Meteorological Institute, said: “74% of all natural disasters are water-related,…

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Humanity has reached 8 billion

On 15 November 2022 the world’s population reached 8 billion people. According to the United Nations (UN), 80% of the population growth is taking place in developing countries, mainly because women often cannot decide whether or how many children they want to have. India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2023.…

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