Content by tag : climate change
From this September onward, students at the University of Antwerp will be able to learn everything they ever wanted to know about climate change.
Orchardists in the Haspengouw region of Limburg are reporting that up to one-third of their crops have been lost to rot, due to the unprecedented temperatures reached in July.
Belgium is ranked 23rd out of 164 countries in water scarcity, the third highest in Europe outside of Cyprus and San Marino.
Belgium set a new temperature record on Wednesday - which could be beaten again on Thursday, as forecasters extend the "red alert" for hot weather into the weekend.
Farmers in another region in Flanders have now been asked not to pump up groundwater for their crops due to low water reserves.
The Youth for Climate march became a regular Thursday occurrence in Brussels.
Belgium is facing a heatwave early next week - with one forecaster predicting that temperatures could reach 40°C for the first time.
According to a report commission by the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (Feb), the country can reach the 2030 climate goals set by the European Union, but it would need to greatly step up its
Teenage climate activists Anuna De Wever and Kyra Gantois have won the Ark Prize for the Free Word, for their commitment to putting the issue of climate change on the political agenda.
