Light is cast on a long shadow
The fields of climate change and livestock research have not always been cosy bedfellows. But they are ironing out their difficulties and looking ahead.
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Ending poverty and hunger by 2030: an agenda for the global food system
With 800 million people going to bed hungry every night, countries combating hunger must build better food systems that raise agricultural productivity in rural areas, invest in improving nutritional outcomes
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Budgeting for NDC action: initial lessons from four climate-vulnerable countries
This working paper addresses the following question: are climate change-related expenditures starting to appear in national budgets to secure the early implementation of countries’ Nationally Determined
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Tiny islands with big climate change problems
Tiny island states that speck the vast swathe of the Pacific Ocean have a far greater importance in understanding global climate change than their tiny populations would suggest. This was the message given
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Central Africa economic outlook 2023
Central Africa achieved real GDP growth of 5.0 percent in 2022, compared with 3.4 percent in 2021. The rebound in economic activity was driven by favourable prices for raw materials, in a region that is
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Changes in rainfall seasonality in the tropics
Climate change has altered not only the overall magnitude of rainfall but also its seasonal distribution and interannual variability worldwide. Such changes in the rainfall regimes will be most keenly
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Twelve big cities to buy zero emissions buses, extend green areas
Twelve major cities including London, Paris, Los Angeles and Cape Town promised on Monday to buy only zero-emissions buses from 2025 and to make major areas free of fossil fuel emissions by 2030 to protect
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U.N. drive to lift up poor farmers must focus on climate: experts
A new push to give farmers in developing countries better access to markets, led by the United Nations' food aid agency, could fall short of its goals if it does not prioritize helping poor farmers adapt
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Destruction of Carbon-Rich Mangroves Costs up to US$42 billion annually - UNEP Report
Mangroves are being destroyed at a rate 3 – 5 times greater than the average rates of forest loss, costing billions in economic damages and denying millions of people the ecosystem services they need to
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Potentials and limitations of different requirements (offsetting) in bilateral and global carbon pricing systems
This report explores the introduction of carbon taxes with a national offset component and their interactions with other policy areas, and makes recommendations on this topic. In this task, the study focuses
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Africa's new climate economy: economic transformation and social and environmental change
Africa’s “Growth Miracle” in the 21st century has reversed a long standing narrative of pessimism about the region. It has emboldened hope for the future. GDP growth reached around 5% annually from 2001-2014.
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BASIC nations discuss climate issues ahead of UN talks
To put pressure on developed nations to take responsibilty India, along with other major developing nations such as China and Brazil, could well be on its way to standing up against richer developed
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A new (under) class of travellers
THE airstrip at Lokichoggio, in the scorched wastes of north Kenya, was once ground zero for food aid. During Sudan
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Improved biomass cook stoves for climate change mitigation?: evidence of preferences, willingness to pay, and carbon savings
This paper investigates household preferences for improved cook stoves using a choice experiment administered in rural Ethiopia, and the cost-effectiveness of an improved stove for reducing global greenhouse
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Integrating gender into climate change adaptation programs: a research and capacity needs assessment for Sub-Saharan Africa
Research shows that paying attention to gender matters not only for the equity of climate change adaptation programs but also for their efficiency and effectiveness. Many organizations working to increase
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Super grass' could vastly reduce agriculture emissions, say scientists
Scientists will call for a major push this week to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture through the use of a modified tropical grass. Brachiaria grasses have been found to
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Political economy of climate-relevant change policies: the case of renewable energy in South Africa: Final report for the Political Economy analysis of Climate Change Policies (PEACH) Project
Integrated energy (electricity generation) policy is by no means a settled issue in the post-apartheid era in South Africa. The policy framework is predicated on the need for new and additional energy
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Understanding farmers' perceptions and adaptations to climate change and variability
Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts on South Africa. In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts. The extent to which these impacts are felt depends in large part on the extent of adaptation in response to climate change.
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Bigger focus promised on Kyoto after African walkout
Priscilla Jebaraj COPENHAGEN: It was a dramatic opening to the second week of the United Nations climate change talks here on Monday, with African nations forcing a half-day suspension in protest against efforts by rich countries to
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Nigeria, others kick as EU allegedly manipulates Africa renewable energy projects
About 200 African civil society organisations have condemned European countries for allegedly manipulating and compromising the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI). The civil society groups’ grouse