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Tanzania and IFAD Partner to Boost Productivity, Improve Food Security and Build Resilience of Small-Scale Farmers in the Face of the Climate Change

A US$77.4 million project signed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania will bring much needed help to 260,000 rural households facing the impacts of climate change.

12 May 2021

Forests' Ability to Survive and Adapt to Climate Change may Depend on Global Wind Currents

Forests' ability to survive and adapt to the disruptions wrought by climate change may depend, in part, on the eddies and swirls of global wind currents, suggests a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

11 May 2021

Lifestyle Changes During Early COVID-19 Pandemic did not Alter Household Carbon Footprints

Despite the rapid and significant changes in consumption patterns witnessed during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese households maintained their normal levels of greenhouse gases emissions.

11 May 2021

Drastic Reductions in Global Carbon Emissions is Required to Save Coral Reefs

A new study performed on the growth rates of coral reefs demonstrates that there is still a ray of hope to save the coral reefs of the world—but time is running out.

11 May 2021

CWHI Launches to Combat the Effects of Climate Change on Vulnerable Communities

The Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) and the Colorado Consortium on Climate Change and Human Health have launched the Climate, Work & Health Initiative (CWHI).

10 May 2021

New Weather Warning Gauge

Australia, the driest inhabited continent, is prone to natural disasters and wild swings in weather conditions – from floods to droughts, heatwaves and bushfires.

10 May 2021

Scientists Propose New Strategy to Convert Greenhouse Gas into Economically, Industrially Valuable Material

Plants are unparalleled in their ability to capture CO2 from the air, but this benefit is temporary, as leftover crops release carbon back into the atmosphere, mostly through decomposition.

7 May 2021

Climate Change Impacts Biodiversity of Species Living in the Alps

The European Alps is certainly one of the most scrutinized mountain range in the world, as it forms a true open-air laboratory showing how climate change affects biodiversity.

7 May 2021

Hydrogen-Based Fuels Could Endanger Short- and Long-Term Climate Targets

Hydrogen-based fuels should primarily be used in sectors such as aviation or industrial processes that cannot be electrified, finds a team of researchers.

7 May 2021

Collaborative Team Helps Farmers Address the Challenge of Climate Change

"The global food system is challenged to become sustainable in multiple ways," said Cynthia Rosenzweig, AgMIP Co-Founder and Executive Committee Member,

7 May 2021