Tackling global boiling needs wittier local effort

A mother and child cool off by walking through a park fountain in Antwerp, Belgium. [AP photo]

One of the phrases that trended this week was "Global Boiling", picked from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' speech, part of which read: "The era of global warming has ended. The era of global boiling has begun."

This week has equally marked three key days - World Mangroves Day, Climate Emergency Day and World Nature Conservation Day. At the same time, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, got to choose a new chairperson in Nairobi on Thursday.