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Himalayas: The climate time bomb threatening India
Up in the foothills of the Himalayas, the region of Uttarakhand is getting the Indian government’s attention. The state of 10 million inhabitants, bordering both China and Nepal, has become a vast open-air building site. The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi fully intends to take advantage of the region’s geographical position to make it a hub for renewable energy.
Tour de France cliffhanger as erosion forces stage rethink
The route of the third stage of the Tour de France will have to be partly modified following erosion of a cliffside road, a spokesman for the Pyrenees-Atlantiques department has said.
Somalia: The recurring cycle of drought and famine
Our reporters Bastien Renouil and Nicolas Spicer went to Puntland, where rain has not fallen for two years now, and where people desperately await humanitarian aid.
The need for female representation at climate talks
Also how women in Ecuador who miscarry are routinely treated as criminal suspects by doctors due to the country's strict abortion laws.
Toxic algae: Blooming danger?
Microalgae tend to be invisible to the naked eye, although occasionally algal blooms can be seen from space as they leave behind a trail of green, orange, brown, or even red sludge. It's a natural phenomenon, says Yoan Le Merrer, a marine scientist at French Institute for Ocean Science (IFREMER), but it's not entirely harmless.
Kenya's Ruto warns of risk of 'starvation in Horn of Africa' due to climate change
Asked about the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, Ruto said he was "very concerned", saying "whatever happens in Ethiopia gets to Kenya". However, he expressed confidence that under an African Union framework, "we should be able to bring the sides to the [negotiating] table at the earliest possible opportunity."
Barbados PM Mia Mottley: 'King Charles III has been a man ahead of his time'
Mottley told FRANCE 24 that the world needs "moral strategic leadership" on a global scale to tackle the climate change issue.