New Report: Climate Change Affects Every Step of the Food Value Chain
Researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have published an extensive report highlighting the effects of...
As climate change makes bad weather worse, countries must strengthen resilience, UN officials urge
Noting the ever-increasing impact of extreme weather events, top United Nations officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres...
Unmasking the climate change menace of black carbon
Geologists are thinking about naming the current climate era the Anthropocene, to highlight mankind’s influence on the planet. Not a bad...
South Africa: Science of the sea in focus at new campus
Nelson Mandela University (NMU) yesterday launched South Africa’s first dedicated ocean sciences campus, aimed at finding ways to protect...
Education Cannot Wait - investing in our shared humanity
World leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York this past week. At the 72nd General Assembly, renewed calls were made for our...
Cities Sue Big Oil for Damages from Rising Seas
Top lawyers for Oakland and San Francisco in California announced yesterday that they filed lawsuits against five of the world's biggest...
Nigeria: Experts lament decline in cocoyam output
Experts and stakeholders in Cocoyam value chain have lamented the decline in its output, calling for improved technology and practices...
Bangladesh: Social security and protection are much needed tools to tackle climate change
With the melting of the Himalayan glaciers, low-lying coastlines such as Bangladesh are prone to inundation. Climate change exacerbates...
Our Brains Aren’t Wired for Climate Change
Houston is barely beginning to dry out from Hurricane Harvey, and Florida faces a massive rebuilding effort after the Irma catastrophe....
How Transgenic Species Could Help Fight the Effects of Climate Change
What do bleach-resistant coral, mammoth-elephant hybrids, and drought- and CO2-resistant crops have in common? A growing group of...