The Middle East’s expertise in handling heat could be of benefit worldwide, writes Aly Abousabaa, director general of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) and CGIAR’s regional director for Central and West Asia and North Africa.
Climate Monitoring Upgrades Urgently Needed in Africa
Better early warning systems and monitoring needed to mitigate impacts.
Better early warning systems and monitoring needed to mitigate impacts.
Carbon Storing Forest Canopies Face Tipping Point
As climate change continues, ‘entire canopies could die’, study warns.
As climate change continues, ‘entire canopies could die’, study warns.
‘Protect Biodiversity to Secure Traditional Medicine Sources’
Care must be taken to conserve and not overexploit bioresources.
Care must be taken to conserve and not overexploit bioresources.
Efforts to Tackle Diseases ‘Should Shift to Teens’
Disease interventions should focus on older children, adolescents, experts say.
Disease interventions should focus on older children, adolescents, experts say.
Cows and Chickens ‘At Risk’ From Climate Change
Consequences “utterly devastating” for resource-poor countries
Consequences “utterly devastating” for resource-poor countries
Disability in a Pandemic – Africa’s Forgotten Families
African governments should urgently implement interventions to tackle challenges that disabled people face
African governments should urgently implement interventions to tackle challenges that disabled people face
Uganda’s Anti-Gay Law Sparks Global Concerns
[NAIROBI] Uganda’s anti-homosexuality legislation, which includes the death penalty for offenders, was signed into law on Monday by President Yoweri Museveni, sparking international condemnation.
[NAIROBI] Uganda’s anti-homosexuality legislation, which includes the death penalty for offenders, was signed into law on Monday by President Yoweri Museveni, sparking international condemnation.
Who Calls on Asian Countries to Quit Tobacco Farming?
About 400 million people in the Western Pacific region are smokers and three million a year die from tobacco-related diseases, WHO figures show.
About 400 million people in the Western Pacific region are smokers and three million a year die from tobacco-related diseases, WHO figures show.
Global Goals ‘Going Into Reverse’ – UN Sustainable Development Report
The COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine and other global crises have left UN poverty, hunger and health goals seriously off track, with progress in some countries going into reverse.
The COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine and other global crises have left UN poverty, hunger and health goals seriously off track, with progress in some countries going into reverse.
Forest Loss Spikes Despite Climate Summit Vows
Loss of tropical primary forest increased ten per cent in 2021-22.
Loss of tropical primary forest increased ten per cent in 2021-22.
Nanotech System Detects Toxic Herbicide Picloram
Picloram, a widely-used herbicide, is toxic to humans and animals
Picloram, a widely-used herbicide, is toxic to humans and animals
Uganda Must Plug Gender, Funding Gaps in Science
Only a quarter of Uganda’s PhD holders over the last decade were women
Only a quarter of Uganda’s PhD holders over the last decade were women
Quarter of a Billion at Hunger Risk After War, Drought
The highest levels of acute food insecurity rose from 2016 by almost 140 per cent in 2022
The highest levels of acute food insecurity rose from 2016 by almost 140 per cent in 2022
Antimicrobials Used on Farms ‘Weaken Human Immunity’
Overuse of antibiotics in agriculture can lead to the emergence of bacteria resistant to the body’s innate immunity, a study led by the University of Oxford suggests.
Overuse of antibiotics in agriculture can lead to the emergence of bacteria resistant to the body’s innate immunity, a study led by the University of Oxford suggests.
Swimming Pools for the Rich ‘Fuel Urban Water Crisis’
Rich elites with large swimming pools and well-maintained lawns are leaving poorer communities without basic access to water in cities across the world, according to a study.
Rich elites with large swimming pools and well-maintained lawns are leaving poorer communities without basic access to water in cities across the world, according to a study.