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WMO: Africa was 0.86°C above average in 2024
Annual surface temperature exceeded the 1991–2020 average by about 0.86°C. North Africa’s anomaly was 1.28°C.
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Climate
WMO: Asia was 1.04°C above average in 2024
Asia’s mean temperature was about 1.04°C above 1991–2020. Record ranking varies by dataset.
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WMO: about one third of services were at essential level
About one third of meteorological and hydrological services provided essential climate services in 2024; a similar share was advanced or full.
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Infrastructure
World Bank port index compared 403 container ports
The 2025 index covers 403 ports and over 175,000 vessel calls during 2020–2024.
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Technology
World Bank: Internet data use diverges by income group
The World Bank’s 2025 digital progress report says internet penetration in lower-middle-income countries reached 68% in 2024, up from 64% in 2022.
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Private infrastructure commitments reached $100.7bn in 2024
The World Bank PPI report recorded $100.7bn across 315 projects in low- and middle-income countries, versus $87.1bn in 2023.
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U.S. federal R&D obligations fell 2.1% in FY2023
NCSES reported that U.S. federal agency R&D obligations fell from $190.5 billion in FY2022 to $186.4 billion in FY2023.
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U.S. R&D reached $937 billion in 2023
NCSES, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s statistics center, reported domestic research and experimental development spending of $937 billion in 2023. It estimated $993 billion for 2024.
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World Bank logistics index compared 139 countries
The 2023 index compared cross-border freight speed and reliability across 139 countries.
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UNEP: adaptation finance reached $28bn in 2022
International public flows rose from $22bn in 2021 to $28bn. The annual finance gap was estimated at $187–359bn.
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Energy
EWEC forecasts a reduction of more than 45% in Abu Dhabi power and water emissions by 2035
The utility’s long-term plan projects lower emissions despite rising electricity demand; its solar, battery and reverse-osmosis targets are not completed outcomes.
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Agriculture
Saudi Arabia and KAUST launch the Namya agri-tech venture
The venture aims to take research to market; the 60 projects and value above SAR448 million refer to the wider partnership portfolio, not Namya alone.
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