Climate Change

WASHINGTON, May 5, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today hosted a high-level Food Security Dialogue with the Philippines Department of Agriculture that showcased critical bilateral efforts to address global food security and climate change. USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor and…

A recent study found that the western and southern Amazon will struggle to survive against increasingly extended periods of drought brought on by climate change, which will reduce the areas’ ability to store carbon.Researchers sampled more than 540 trees across 129 species at 11 separate sites in the western, central-eastern…

Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit a German-funded energy project in Kenya during Africa visitA lack of clean water compounded by climate change is threatening livelihoods and food security in countries including Iraq. Reuters Beta V.1.0 - Powered by automated translation Germany on Thursday pledged to help protect Iraq’s drinking water…

Mongabay Latam spoke with scientists who contributed to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report about the effects in Latin America, opportunities for mitigation and adaptation and the contributions of Native cultures.IPCC released the latest report in March as a synthesis summarizing the six previous reports it has…

1/2 NOAA and Proteus Ocean Group have signed a formal agreement to build the first "underwater space station of the ocean," called PROTEUS, off the Caribbean island of Curaçao. The underwater lab will give scientists extended time on the ocean floor to study marine life and the effects of climate…

The World Bank’s 25-member executive board on Wednesday elected former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to a five-year term as president, effective June 2, the bank said, ushering in an Indian-born finance and development expert charged with revamping the lender to tackle climate change and other global crises. Banga, 63, was…

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In the 4,500-square-mile Chesapeake Bay, the country’s largest estuary, nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater treatment plants and urban and agricultural runoff are continuously suffocating marine life. “What happens in the Chesapeake Bay is not only important to our residents, but it also impacts seafood industries, recreation and commercial anglers all…

The news: Wind turbines are crucial for addressing climate change, but when they’ve reached the end of their lives, turbine blades could add up to a lot of waste. Now new research, published in Nature, could represent a first step toward building renewable-energy infrastructure that doesn’t end up in a…