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Venezuela advances in developing methodologies to measure land degradation

October 16, 2026October 16, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

A technical workshop brought together public institutions, universities, and environmental organizations to validate indicators for the country’s upcoming national report to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. The Daily Journal.- Venezuela made progress in reviewing technical and methodological criteria for measuring land degradation during a workshop held on October 13 at the headquarters of […]

Concrete cities: The urgent need to protect urban trees in Venezuela

October 13, 2026October 13, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Leonardo Salazar “We all want to enjoy nature, but not all of us are willing to take care of it.” This maxim takes on alarming relevance when walking through the streets of Venezuela’s major cities. What should be a vital ecological asset for public health has become the target of a silent yet devastating practice: […]

CAF excludes Venezuela from $1 billion climate financing package for the region

October 2, 2026October 2, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.- The Board of Directors of CAF — Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean — approved a $3.5 billion financing package comprising 15 operations across 10 countries in the region, with funds targeting infrastructure, sustainable mobility, energy transition, social development and climate action. Venezuela does not appear among the direct beneficiaries […]

The hidden cost of AI: Data centers could triple their water consumption by 2031

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal – The global race for Artificial Intelligence (AI) supremacy has encountered its greatest obstacle not in algorithms, but in the Earth’s natural resources. Cloud computing and deep-learning models require massive physical infrastructure that consumes electricity and water at unprecedented rates. With critical projections for the end of the decade, the technology industry […]

Latin America vs. El Niño

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Natalia Jaua The cyclical warming of Pacific Ocean waters has once again placed Latin America before a familiar yet never identical challenge. Sea temperatures off the coasts of Ecuador and Peru remain above normal, with a mass of warm water advancing toward the central Pacific and anomalies of up to 3°C. For Venezuela, forecasts indicate […]

El Niño wants to “play hard,” and Venezuela must prepare

August 17, 2026August 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Food production, power generation, and access to water could suffer if this phenomenon becomes extreme. Models indicate that it will. Vanessa Davies El Niño is no game. It never is under normal conditions, and much less so during this period, which promises to be fiercer than usual. Colloquially dubbed a Super El Niño, but defined […]