In a recent perspective article published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers explored the complex relationship between migrations caused by climate change and the increased burden of infectious diseases. The authors emphasized how factors like pathogen spread, overcrowding, and closer proximity to disease vectors exacerbate health risks. They pointed out that the countries most affected […]
Dearest blog readers, I’m attending my first meeting of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and it is so. dang. fascinating. For twenty-ish years, I’ve relied on the IPCC’s reports countless times, and in countless ways. But seeing the IPCC’s consensus-based decision-making process in action is giving me a new perspective on the […]
Background Partnership is AFF’s ‘way of working’ and is embedded in all its interventions, primarily through convenings on specific issues as well as for on-going sharing, learning, and co-creation of solutions – at continental, regional, and national levels. AFF brokers collaboration with and among organisations, particularly those whose mandates and activities are consistent with those […]
Job Posting: 25/Jul/2024 Closure Date: 09/Aug/2024, 12:59:00 AM Organizational Unit: FRUGA – FAO Representation in Uganda Job Type: Non-staff opportunities Type of Requisition: Consultant Grade Level: N/A Primary Location: Uganda-Kampala Duration: 11 Months – renewable Post Number: N/A Organizational Setting The FAO Representation in Uganda (FRUGA) is responsible for leading FAO’s response to country priorities […]
Job Posting: 23/Jul/2024 Closure Date: 07/Aug/2024, 12:59:00 AM Organizational Unit: FRUGA Job Type: Non-staff opportunities Type of Requisition: Consultant Grade Level: N/A Primary Location: Uganda-Kampala Duration: 11 Months – renewable Organizational Setting The FAO Representation in Uganda (FRUGA) is responsible for leading FAO’s response to country priorities for food security, agriculture, forestry, and rural development […]
Both global climate and the Amazon Forest are near tipping points beyond which irreversible processes would lead to unprecedented catastrophes. A second Trump presidency would both boost greenhouse gas emissions and would risk a critical delay in global efforts to avert a runaway greenhouse. The various interrelated tipping points represent thresholds where the annual probability […]
New projections highlight potential climate risks to exploitable fish biomass for nearly all regions of the world’s ocean, including top producer countries and those with high reliance on aquatic foods, according to a report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Global projections of exploitable fish biomass show declines […]
As the event opens with a focus on energy, former President Trump and other leaders are calling for more oil, gas and coal development. The United States is experiencing scorching new levels of heat fueled by climate change this summer, with dozens of people dying in the West, millions sweating under heat advisories and nearly […]
NATO is paying more attention to the security risks of climate change, along with warming’s implications in the Arctic, a new report shows. Why it matters: The 75-year-old security alliance has unique capabilities to analyze and prepare for the challenges that a warming world poses. Such threats range from melting sea ice and Russia’s provocative moves to boost […]
Forests play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle by acting as carbon sinks. Through the process of photosynthesis, trees and other vegetation absorb carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and convert it into organic matter, storing carbon in their biomass (trunks, branches, leaves, and roots) and in the soil. This natural process helps […]