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Displaying 15 of about 380 resultsGENEVA, 31 October 2012 - UNISDR Chief Margareta Wahlstrom spoke to the opening session of this week's extraordinary session of the World Meteorological Congress which is discussing the implementation plan and governance model for the Global Framework for Climate Services.
Ms. Wahlstrom congratulated the World Meteorological Organization on the initiat…
The main objective of the forum is to develop regional consensus climate outlook for the September to December 2011 rainfall season. It will also provide a regional interaction platform for the climate scientists and various users of climate early warning advisories. Further, the forum will review lessons / experiences from the use of the products provi…
The Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, one of the most devastating insect pests infesting fruits and vegetables, has been successfully eradicated in the Mexican state of Colima, as announced by the Mexican authorities this week. In cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the Unite…
Climate change is fuelling upsurge of crop pests in Sub-Saharan Africa
Insect pests could cut crop production by 25-40 per cent, if not well managed
Cross-border surveillance and research collaboration are needed, experts say
[NAIROBI] When Mutondwa Phophi began undergraduate studies, she wanted to help alleviate the suffering of smallholder farme…
A foul-smelling, voracious, wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change.
A recent modelling study found that changing weather could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated stink bug in the United States by 70%. The study, published in Pest Management Science, draws on data from a three-year stink bug monitorin…
AgForce is encouraging growers dealing with fall armyworm to access the latest online resources using the new FAW ehub.
Developed by the State Government, it features information on pest management, moth activities and research results.
Fall armyworm is a tropical migratory pest and is expected to be present year-round in warmer areas, and for pa…
This opinion piece is derived from presentations and discussions held during a webinar on “Transboundary Disease and Pest Management” (March 3, 2021), as a part of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) webinar series organized by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Globalization and changing climates are aggrav…
In work published in Agronomy, the TMG Research gGmbH study team traced a highly destructive desert locust invasion in the Eastern Africa and Horn region between 2019-2021. Ethiopia and Kenya sprayed well over a million hectares of territory with damaging nerve agents malathion and chlorpyrifos, both from the organophosphate family of pesticides.…
Pakistan is within the desert locust’s recession distribution, but effects of desert locust activity there have not, until this report, been detailed in the scientific literature. The purpose of this article is to describe the chronology, responses to, and impacts of the recent desert locust episode in Pakistan, including risks to food security and poss…
Amid rising temperatures and prolonged rainless periods due to climate change, large-scale attacks of pests and diseases in tea plantations across the country have become worrisome for planters with an estimated annual crop loss of around 147 million kg, an industry body said on Saturday.Tea Research Association, in its statement, said the revenue loss…
A CABI-led study has developed the first forecasting models targeting the larval stages of fall armyworm – using near real-time earth observation data and pest occurrence within a farmer's field, the models will assist in the fight against the devastating fall armyworm (FAW) pest which in Africa alone is estimated to cause annual yield losses of US…
The UK Space Agency's International Partnership Programme (IPP) will be delivering a series of regional webinars, aimed at promoting our projects' capabilities and outcomes/impacts across climate change, agriculture, humanitarian, maritime, and disaster resilience.
Time
10:00 - 11:30 BST
Projects involved:
Regional and National Rice Production Forec…
The UK Space Agency's International Partnership Programme (IPP) will be delivering a series of regional webinars, aimed at promoting our projects' capabilities and outcomes/impacts across climate change, agriculture, humanitarian, maritime, and disaster resilience.
Time
08:00 - 09:30 BST
Projects involved:
Regional and National Rice Production Forec…
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education for Asia and the Pacific (Affiliated to the United Nations) are launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on “Geospatial Applications for Disaster Risk Management”. This MOOC is a free and flexible online training programme available…
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has signed a three year, 3 million USD grant with the World Bank to set up an Inter-Regional Platform for the Sustainable Management of Desert Locusts and other Trans-Boundary Pests. The grant is part of the World Bank's Emergency Locust Response Program Phase 3 (SSELRP) and is expected to run until…