Adaptation

A virtual Symposium 21-22 March 2017 Planting trees seems like sensible choice when it comes to mitigating climate change, but crucial aspects of the relationships between trees and climate have so far been overlooked in climate research, the new review Trees, forests and water: cool insights for a hot world concludes. The authors suggest that the global conversation […]

An interview with scientist Bruno Locatelli on improving the design of climate change project. By Yoly Gutierrez , originally published on Forests News. To combat climate change, one can avoid it via mitigation, or cope with it via adaptation. Even though these objectives are two sides of the same coin, their synergies and conflicts tend […]

IIASA led a study that examines the interconnections between the Sustainable Development Goals, identifying policy pathways that lead to trade-offs, and others that could bring benefits on multiple fronts.

Brought to you by Partnerships for Forests Partnerships for Forests, a technical assistance and grant-making program funded by the UK government, has opened its first call for concepts. The program seeks to tackle deforestation and improve livelihoods by catalyzing investment in forests and sustainable land use. To create viable investment propositions, the program facilitates and […]

Originally written by Sara Scherr for EcoAgriculture Partners’ blog Climate change is one of the most powerful forces affecting agricultural landscapes today and will only be more so in the future. Changes in temperatures, precipitation and extreme weather events like floods and droughts affect crop productivity, livestock health, pest and disease incidence and generally increases […]

The need for understanding the factors that trigger human responses to climate change has opened inquiries on the role of indigenous and local ecological knowledge (ILK) in facilitating or constraining social adaptation processes. Answers to the question of how ILK is helping or limiting smallholders to cope with increasing disturbances to the local hydro-climatic regime […]