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Displaying 45 of about 227 results… droughts during a tough 2019, Africa’s resistance to the climate crisis left no room for passivity. Attempting to come … may be a tricky business, but Africa’s resistance to the climate crisis shows it rejects any idea of settling for victimhood. A new report, State of the Climate in Africa 2019 , published by the World …
… of a century, says the United Nations By Nita Bhalla Climate change may be powering the swarms of desert locusts … pasture and deepening a hunger crisis, locust and climate experts said. Hundreds of millions of the insects … So this is very unusual. It's difficult to attribute to climate change directly, but if this trend of increased …
… indigenous agriculture to protect their livelihoods from climate change. Pablo Perez, a 45-year-old farmer in … as the weather shifts. “We are seeing that the effects of climate change are stronger, not only with drought, but pests … it ourselves. Before we were killing the earth,” she said. Climate-related problems are not troubling only small-scale …
… This profile provides an overview of climate risks in Malawi, including how climate change will potentially impact three key sectors in … livelihoods and health of Malawi’s rural populations at risk. … This profile provides an overview of climate risks in …
… events that are happening in their communities because of climate change. A click on Climatedots.org takes any … world to support the communities on the front lines of the climate crisis. Find an Event…or register a new local event.“ … those images the world around, to put a human face on climate change - we’ll hold up a mirror to the planet and …
… an ever-increasing number of actors involved in disaster risk reduction and a proliferation of initiatives, … the opinion, knowledge and expertise of those engaged in risk reduction at the local level are taken into account when … international levels, with a view to promoting disaster risk reduction at all levels, particularly in African …
… By Jazmin Burgess When talking about the impacts of climate change on health, it is impossible to overlook the specific impacts on child health. Climate change is increasingly putting children all over the … world, but especially in the most vulnerable countries, at risk. Despite being least responsible for its causes, …
… Background Climate change, how it is going to affect European forests, … the need to adapt forest management to the changing climate. Expected climate change impacts include enhanced productivity in parts …
… "Previous studies have shown that climate change allowed the beetle to flourish. But our work shows that beetle infestations in turn feed back into climate," found Holly Maness, who published a paper on titled “The effects of climate change cascade” on this topic in the journal Nature …
… to damage caused by plant pests (insects and diseases). Climate change is exacerbating food insecurity, and its … In fact, there are many possible pathways through which climate change may impact plant pests, including ecology, … a global management approach is required in order for risk assessment and monitoring to be effective. A global …
… peoples have extensive knowledge and skills to deal with climate change, writes Emily Kirkland, student at Brown University, on Alertnet's Climate Conversations blog. She presents three case studies … pests, making them a more resilient option in the face of climate impacts. Unfortunately, Ms Kirkland asserts, …
… thrive in the expected higher temperatures engendered by climate change, a scientific conference in the Ugandan … experimental stations in their own right. Andy Jarvis, a climate change scientist at the International Centre for … as "the Rambo root" for its resilience, with authors reporting that the tuber becomes even more productive in …
… This brief focuses on the key disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities that the Food and Agriculture … and diseases. … This brief focuses on the key disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities that the Food and Agriculture …
… regions at great cost to Ghana and where timely reporting, diagnosis and treatment is essential. Start … regions at great cost to Ghana and where timely reporting, diagnosis and treatment is essential. Start …
… wide-spread pest could become even more ubiquitous with climate change. A recent modelling study found that changing … effort in 17 states as well as several potential climate scenarios. However, whether the insects will thrive … mitigation measures. “Every system will change with climate change, so the fact that you can grow garbanzo beans, …