Rising temperatures could drive food inflation up by 3.2 percentage points and overall inflation by 1.18 percentage points annually by 2035, according to a new study by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)…
Climate change has been described as the urgent catalyst for collaboration over water security in three key river basins in Asia – the Indus, the Ganges, and the Brahmaputra – by experts. They recommend that local…
Kenyan farmers are aware of many dangers which the use of antibiotics in livestock bears, a study led by CABI has revealed. They nevertheless apply risky practices.
Across the Africa region, the World Health Organization says there are around 25.6 million people living with HIV, while about 380,000 people died from AIDS-related illness in 2022. Researchers believe that droughts…
The effects of the ongoing crisis in Sudan on agriculture and food production are enormous. Without urgent humanitarian assistance and access to basic commodities, almost 5 million people could slip into catastrophic…
Using an integrated climate risk management approach, a new programme aims to scale up the resilience and adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers and rural communities. It will promote inclusiveness and…
Despite the Paris Agreement, emissions are expected to continue to rise until 2030. Climate adaptation is essential to prevent property losses from extreme weather, especially in the Asia Pacific region.
Highly hazardous pesticides and plastic waste from agriculture release toxic persistent organic pollutants into the environment, also harming human health. Seven countries have joined forces to reduce the negative…
Seeds are a critical first step in climate action, bolstering local livelihoods, enhancing food security, and preserving biocultural diversity. The just-launched ‘Right Tree, Right Place: Seed Project’ is using them to…
Thirty-five million people are currently suffering acute hunger. None of the five countries in which food prices are highest in relation to purchasing power has improved since 2022.
Today, the 8th March, is International Womens Day. Globally, inequalities in women’s and men’s lives are still significant. Climate change, for example, is disproportionately affecting the incomes of rural women.
The organisation Save the Children analysed available figures from the ten largest displacement crises of 2023 to see how many children were newly displaced across the year. The results are alarming.
Accusing India’s Narendra Modi-led Federal Government of not fulfilling the promises it had made when they called off their months-long protests two years back, thousands of Indian farmers are marching towards New Delhi.…
Seven new UN World Restoration Flagships include ecosystems at the tipping point of outright degradation resulting from wildfires, drought, deforestation and pollution. They are now eligible for technical and financial…
The Council of the Global Environment Facility has approved the largest work programme of projects of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization so far. Working closely on the ground with partners and countries, these…
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