France – air pollution country fact sheet 2024
A significant proportion of Europe’s urban population lives in cities where EU air quality standards for the protection of human health are regularly exceeded. Air pollution continues to have significant impacts on the health of Europeans, particularly in urban areas. These health impacts have economic costs, cutting short lives, increasing medical costs and reducing productivity […]
Ghana National Landscape Forum 2025
Ghana’s Natural Resources at the Heart of Sustainable Economic GrowthGhana’s economy is deeply intertwined with its natural resources. In 2023, export earnings from gold, cocoa, and oil alone accounted for nearly 80% of the country’s total exports — a clear reflection of its dependence on both renewable and non-renewable resources. While the economy continues to […]
Social fairness in preparing for climate change: how just resilience can benefit communities across Europe
There is a clear need to ramp up justice considerations in adaptation. By integrating justice into adaptation efforts and addressing the unique needs and vulnerabilities of different social groups, policymakers can create more resilient and equitable communities that are better prepared to cope with climate-related hazards.
Enhancing Europe’s land carbon sink
This report provides a description of the land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sector, as a relatively new sector in EU climate governance. It assesses the sector in terms of reported GHG emissions and removals, based on information provided in the latest EU greenhouse gas inventories as well as latest available projections data […]