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A new impact study has found that a pilot climate insurance scheme in Nepal is helping farmers recover more quickly and confidently from devastating floods.

Climate risks are escalating around the world. Now new hazards like heat are adding new forms of death and destruction. Simply cutting greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to our new climate is no longer an option. Many of the losses and damages that we see today are sadly now unavoidable. With loss and damage now such a big deal, we think it’s important that developing countries especially those most impacted include it in their country climate plans.

Preparations made by dozens of communities in the Bolivian Amazon region have helped families in flood-affected areas cope with heavy rains.

The world is facing urgent and interconnected challenges – worsening climate crises, catastrophic biodiversity loss and devastating poverty.

On 22nd January 2025, Practical Action’s CEO Sarah Roberts joined thought leaders at the Business Fight Poverty Together for 2025 written forum, contributing to the dialogue on how businesses can tackle pressing global challenges. The event, held from 3:00 to 4:15 pm GMT, highlighted the pivotal role of businesses in advancing regenerative and climate-resilient agriculture.

An ambitious climate change adaptation programme in Darfur, Sudan has helped tens of thousands of people improve their lives.

The world is heating up, habitats are being lost, and species are facing extinction. These are all facets of the same problem, unsustainable development. Fritz Schumacher, our founder, talked about this in his book, Small is Beautifu.

The impacts of heatwaves are severe and touch every aspect of society, but it's critical to recognise that these effects are not evenly distributed. Social determinants such as gender can influence how people experience and respond to extreme heat. This disproportionately impacts the economically disadvantaged reiterating exiting inequalities and perpetuates the poverty cycle.

Over the past decade, two fundamental desires have shaped my worldview: the need to be understood and the drive to understand others. These concepts have come into sharper focus over the last three years as the global conversation on climate change—an issue close to my heart—has taken a new direction, focusing on localisation, decentralisation, and ownership.