The Number and Cost of Weather Disasters is Increasing in the U.S.
Climate change is increasing the trend in weather and climate extremes in the U.S. A NOAA/NCEI report indicates that through September,...
Africa is paving the way to a climate-resilient future
Since the presentation of the World Bank’s first Africa Climate Business Plan at the COP 21 in Paris in 2015 and the Transport Chapter in...
80% of wastewater goes into water bodies untreated
Around the world, some 2 billion tons of human waste are disposed of in water courses every day. All of that pollution has significant...
Coral reefs head for 'knock-out punch'
A study of 100 reefs, published in Science Magazine, shows the interval between bleaching events in recent decades has shortened...
Beating plastic bags use in afforestation
Plastic bags are known to disrupt the environment. For instance, once in the soil, they slowly release toxic chemicals. When animals eat...
What Contributes to Community Resilience in the Face of Climate Change?
Local communities are most affected by the increased threat of adverse weather events. Addressing that threat requires nations and...
The ecological catastrophe that turned a vast Bolivian lake into a salt desert
The remainder of an ancient sea at the heart of South America is fast becoming a memory: a white expanse of salt stretches for miles,...
Does Modern Agriculture Hold the Solution to Hunger, Poverty and Climate Change?
Farming is part of who I am. I am passionate about advancing and advocating for modern agriculture. From my early days spent on our...
Can agriculture and the climate fix their ‘unhappy marriage’ in 2018?
After René Castro-Salazar attended the first U.N.-led climate talks in Berlin in 1985 as Costa Rica’s environment and energy minister, he...
Experts root for innovative ways to protect potato, cassava farmers against effects of climate chang
African governments should promote innovative risk management tools and approaches to safeguard root and tuber farmers against challenges...