Record rains in southern Brazil due to climate change have many officials thinking about relocating towns. That would be hard for many who don't want to leave despite inevitable reoccurring floods.

The climate crisis is accelerating the frequency of devastating events across the world, displacing millions and disproportionately affecting women ...

BELÉM, Brazil — Brazil intended this year’s United Nations climate talks now underway in the Amazon rainforest, to be the capstone of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s effort to establish the ...

Climate funding given by Britain to Brazil comes with ambition but with less clear impacts for communities, forests and ...

April 8 - The recent scene in the Oval Office, where Ukraine’s President Zelensky found himself in a high-stakes clash with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, is another reminder ...

Fernando Haddad, Brazil's finance minister, during a news conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, not pictured, at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia in 2024.

As the current G20 president and host of next year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, Brazil has sought to establish itself as a global climate leader. But to have the biggest impact, Luiz ...

Brazil will host the 2025 UN Conference of Parties (COP) climate summit in the Amazon rainforest and focus on “challenges” and “success stories.” Analysts can find both in actions by the country and ...

Brazil is expanding its oil and gas exploration and production, including auctioning new blocks in environmentally sensitive areas, despite hosting the COP30 climate summit. President Lula da Silva's ...

Brazil is home to 12% of the world’s freshwater, with rivers and wetlands stretching across the Amazon basin. Despite its abundance, water is not a given for everyone. Climate change and human ...