IMFBlog2019-11-27T09:58:43-05:00November 26, 2019|
By Gita Bhatt
“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” The quip, attributed to 19th-century American humorist Mark Twain, might describe the current state of play on climate change. In Twain’s day, it was absurd to suppose humans could do anything about the weather. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-10-11T09:33:18-04:00October 10, 2019|
By Vitor Gaspar, Paolo Mauro, Ian Parry, and Catherine Pattillo
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Global warming has become a clear and present threat. Actions and commitments to date have fallen short. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-09-09T08:45:51-04:00September 4, 2019|
By William Oman
July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on earth, with countries across the world experiencing record-breaking temperatures. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-06-28T12:35:30-04:00June 26, 2019|
By Seán Nolan and Krishna Srinivasan
Earlier this year, Cyclone Idai devastated Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe by leaving more than 1,000 people dead, thousands more missing, and damages in the billions. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-05-13T16:06:08-04:00May 3, 2019|
By Christine Lagarde and Vitor Gaspar
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
Climate change is the great existential challenge of our times. It is a challenge that spans all regions, with especially severe consequences for low-income countries. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-05-03T14:18:11-04:00April 24, 2019|
IMFBlog2019-03-13T10:20:47-04:00January 7, 2019|
By IMFBlog
January 7, 2019
Looking ahead (photo: Newsis/Reuters/Newscom)
A picture is worth a thousand words. The portraits of the global economy in our Chart of the Week series have proven a hit, and to help you start the year with just the right facts and figures, we have pulled together your top reads of 2018. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-03-13T10:54:26-04:00December 12, 2018|
By IMFBlog
December 12, 2018
An arctic fox: climate change means Arctic ice has declined by 95 percent, according to recent science (photo: National Geographic/Newscom)
Mother Nature is trying to tell us something. As the heat literally rises in so many ways, people have gathered in Poland for the United Nation’s latest Climate Summit, known as the COP24. (more…)
IMFBlog2020-01-08T16:58:39-05:00December 3, 2018|
by Signe Krogstrup and Maurice Obstfeld
December 3, 2018
عربي, 中文, Español, Français, 日本語, Português, Русский
A wolf in the snow: the planet isn’t crying wolf as man’s economic activities reach a scale where the global climate is at risk (photo: ImageBroker/ David MichaSheldon/Newscom)
The COP-21 Paris Agreement limiting greenhouse gas emissions was a major achievement on the road to meeting the threat of climate change. But as the evidence becomes increasingly unambiguous that human activity is destabilizing the Earth’s climate and biosphere, policymakers will need to do more. (more…)
IMFBlog2019-03-13T15:06:24-04:00August 30, 2018|
August 30,2018
(photo: Michael Waraksa)
SREYNITH HAK, 25, MOVED to Phnom Penh eight years ago to pursue a bachelor’s degree in media management. (more…)
