Colombia natural disaster risk high due to climate change; World Food Program
A new report by the United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) revealed that the risk of natural disasters in Colombia is high due to the effects of climate change.
A new report by the United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) revealed that the risk of natural disasters in Colombia is high due to the effects of climate change.
Colombia’s treasured snow-capped mountains, particularly those of the Caribbean Sierra Nevada mountain range, are in danger of melting as a result of global warming, said President Juan Manuel Santos on…
A study conducted by the Colombian navy in conjunction with the Ocean Forecast System predicts that if urgent measures are not taken against global warming, within 20 years rising sea…
Colombia celebrates Earth Day on Thursday across the country in an effort to raise awareness and appreciation for the conservation of the Earth’s environment. Colombian presidential candidates will sign the Colombian…
Environmental authorities in Bogota are calling for all of the capital’s residents to take part in a city-wide voluntary blackout on Monday night to cut down on wasted electricity and…
Colombia announced on Tuesday that it will take part in the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2006, the year-long celebration of biological…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe addressed the UN Climate Change Conference Thursday. He demanded serious action not “rhetoric” from his fellow delegates. “This meeting needs agreements, ambitious goals, verification tools and…
The Nevada de Cocuy ice cap, Colombia’s largest, is shrinking by 25 metres in length and 25 centimetres in thickness every year due to climate change, revealed environmental experts Monday.…
Colombia will request resources to protect its vegetation and will ask industrialized nations to finance programs to help the Andean nation adapt to the effects of global warming at a…