Slumped on a bench in a village in southeast Senegal - which is lifeless but for the occasional bleating of goats and splutter of old motorcycles - Aliou Thiam has only one thing on his mind.

As bitcoin mining expands, so does it energy use, threatening climate change goals as scientists say global emissions must drop a whopping 45% by 2030. Will the industry switch to renewable energy ...

With the Taliban back in power, fears are escalating that Afghan women and girls will lose many of the freedoms they have won since 2001 Afghan woman journalist stands up to Taliban Emma Batha ...

The aid industry has come under scrutiny after revelations in 2018 that Oxfam staff used prostitutes in Haiti during an earthquake relief mission in 2010 snowballed into widespread reports of ...

How can climate change be made easier to understand, to help people act on it?

Huge amounts of food are wasted each year as it travels from farms to plates - and cutting that waste is key to reducing climate change. What smart ideas can make it happen?

The impacts of a heating planet hit the poor - and often those who have contributed least to the problem - disproportionately. What needs to be done to ensure greater fairness, and that those who ...

Waiting under the scorching sun for a tanker truck to deliver water to his home, Chandra Shekhar reminisced about how his southern Indian city once brimmed with pristine lakes and lush gardens.

We shine a light on human trafficking, forced labour and modern-day slavery.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who once described climate change as a "hoax", has said he will take the United States out of the 2015 Paris Agreement to combat climate change and support greater use ...

We examine how cities are reshaping the way people live.

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world.