Kenya's herders swap livestock for chilies as drought bites
KANGORIO, Kenya, Aug 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At this time of year, Cherop Longiro and her husband are normally busy looking for...
Planting Resilience to Climate Change in Honduras
Aurelia Arzú inspects the cocoplum patch and reaches in to pluck the ripest fruits. It’s early in the year, and the season is just...
Pakistan to increase forest cover to mitigate climate change impact
LAHORE: The provincial government is committed to increasing forest cover in Punjab under the Green Pakistan Programme (GPP), to mitigate...
Climate Scientists Use Forecasting Tools to Protect Caribbean Ways of Life
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 7 2017 (IPS) - Since 2013, Jamaica’s Met Office has been using its Climate Predictability Tool (CPT) to forecast...
The rise of organic rooftop farming
Can we create a critical mass of rooftop organic vegetable farming in sprawling Kathmandu, thus reducing our reliance on pesticides laced...
Audio: Erratic Weather Threatens Livelihood Of Rice Farmers In Madagascar
All his life, 56-year-old Jeanpier Marolahy has been growing rice in eastern Madagascar, on the steep hills that slope down from the...
Climate change is turning cities into harsh, sweltering hotspots
Tina Johnson has a sense of place. She’s a fourth-generation New Yorker who lives in the same apartment in West Harlem’s Grant housing...
African youth takes stand at first ever WCC Eco-School
GENEVA, Switzerland - "It is imperative for churches to invest in the youth of Africa so they can take leadership in addressing these...
Africa’s Great Green Wall can stop African migration
Africa’s Great Green Wall is slowly changing the face of the continent. In Ethiopia, indigenous trees and shrubs and commercial forests...
Asian Development Bank sells green bonds to spur climate change funding
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sold $1.25 billion of green bonds in a dual-tranche issuance to support its low-carbon and climate...