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Climate change threatens one of the most important sectors of countries’ economies: agriculture. In some parts of Africa, agriculture directly employs nearly 80 percent of the population. Most countries are aware of this and are taking steps to prepare themselves for climate change impacts. Nevertheless, developing a plan for policy action and intervention measures across […]

On Saturday I gave a talk at COP19 about empowering youth to overcome challenges. During the talk I introduced Connect4Climate (C4C) and their work over the past two years to engage the global community in climate change conversations. I also told a story about my experience meeting a group of teenage rappers through C4C and […]

Dr Andrew Steer – President and CEO, World Resources Institute – talks about how to start a “landscapes movement” to solve the 21st Century’s biggest problems.

IISD Reports: Peter Holmgren, Director General, Centre for International Forest Research (CIFOR), explained that the Global Landscapes Forum is a logical outgrowth of the idea that agriculture, ecosystems and human livelihoods are all deeply interrelated. He noted that policymaking today is increasingly evidence-based, and that it would be important for researchers to become more relevant […]

Helping farmers in the tropics face the challenges of climate change would profit from an interdisciplinary landscape approach that accounts for the complexity of the biophysical, social, and political contexts in which they live and work, a top scientist has said. “Many smallholders all over the world already use a landscape approach to managing resources, […]

El cambio climático implica consecuencias de largo alcance para todos los aspectos de nuestra vida; desde el medio ambiente en que vivimos, las plagas y enfermedades que enfrentamos, los sectores en los que trabajamos y la infraestructura de la que dependemos, hasta la agricultura y ganadería que a futuro podríamos producir. Con tantas áreas que […]