Hi, this is Pip. Yesterday, the UN expert body on climate change issued its latest warning about the climate crisis, but not without providing a way out.

We’re also getting the latest on the fate of the Black Sea grain deal after Russia and Ukraine agreed on a six-month extension on Friday, and covering reports of internal trouble at Geneva’s International Human Rights Film Festival, which wrapped up on Sunday.

21.03.2023

On our radar

Solar installations on 340 hectares surround the village of Hjolderup west of Aabenraa, southern Denmark, 21 February 2023. The 300 MW solar park will be Northern Europe's largest and is being built by Danish European Energy. (Keystone/Scanpix_Dk/Mads Claus Rasmussen)

Climate emergency exit. The planet is already experiencing the catastrophic consequences of climate change and is headed for even worse as global temperatures continue to rise, according to the latest warning by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). But while humans are the main culprits, they also have the tools to stop it.

Geneva Solutions (EN)

Here’s what else is happening

🤝Russia sets grain deal conditions, with Putin suggesting free grain for Africa if they’re not met.
Reuters (EN)
🔍Geneva human rights festival faces internal turmoil.
Le Temps (FR)
🇸🇴Around 43,000 dead in Somalia drought last year, say WHO and UNICEF.
AP News (EN)
❗UN says Iran may have committed crimes against humanity.
DW (EN)
🇮🇶Iraq: taking stock of the UN’s shift away from emergency aid.
The New Humanitarian (EN)

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