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08Nov/21

Call for climate protection for smallholders that produce one third of global food

November 8, 2021EnvironmentArticles, CGIAR, Climate change, Climate change adaptation, Climate change and agriculture, Climate change policy, Humans, Organizations, Rockefeller Foundation, Smallholding, Sustainable agriculture, World Banksmbale

CGIAR urged global leaders today to ensure the 500 million smallholder farmers responsible for up to a third of global food production can adapt to climate change-induced loss and damage. Innovations are needed that can both reduce the contribution of global agriculture to climate change, and adapt to its increasingly evident consequences while also supporting livelihoods, nutrition and equality. Continue reading

11Feb/16

UNDP Announces the Climate Action Hackathon in Zambia

February 11, 2016EnvironmentAlert messaging, Animal ecology, Articles, Bonizella Biagini, Brown Institute, City: Livingstone, Climate change, Climate change adaptation, Climate history, Columbia University, Company: ThomsonReuters, Continent: Africa, Country: Zambia, David Brown, Environment, Environmental Issues, Global warming, Hackathon, Helen Gurley Brown, Instant messaging, LIVINGSTONE, Natural environment, Nature, Online chat, Plant ecology, Stanford University, travel scholarships, United Nations Development Program, United Nations Development Programme, Videotelephony, Weather warning, Zambiasmbale

Up to 25 Full Travel Scholarships Will Provide Software and Application Developers with the Opportunity to Create Innovative Climate Information and Early Weather Alert Messaging Apps
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07Dec/15

Sceptics deny ‘climate crisis’ as international climate talks continue in Paris

December 7, 2015EnvironmentAdaptation to global warming, Animal ecology, Canada, Climate change, Climate change adaptation, Climate change denial, Climate change policy, Climate finance, Climate variability and change, Durban, France, Global warming, Global warming controversy, James Taylor, Natural environment, Nature, Paris, Plant ecology, The Heartland Institute, Tom Harris, United Nations, United Nations Climate Change Conference, United Statessmbale

Climate change sceptics deny any climate crisis, calling on world leaders to dedicate funds to adapt to climate change rather than try to fight it.

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27Nov/15

World Bank sets out plan to bolster Africa against climate change

November 27, 2015EnvironmentAnimal ecology, Articles, Climate change adaptation, Climate change in Africa, Climate change policy, Energy development, Gabon, Global warming, Jamal Saghir, Low-carbon economy, Makhtar Diop, Natural environment, Nature, Niger, Plant ecology, Renewable energysmbale

The World Bank Group has unveiled a new plan that calls for 16 billion U.S. dollars in funding to help African people and countries adapt to climate change and build up the continent’s resilience to climate shocks.

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