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Quality climate data at the click of a button
Originally published on the ICRISAT website. To increase the availability and accessibility of quality climate data in Mali an initiative titled ‘Enhancing National Climate Services’ (ENACTS) was launched recently. For the purpose, a workshop was held to introduce stakeholders to Mali weather station’s new data and web interface called the Mali Meteo Data Library and […] Continue Reading
The challenge to be climate smart with the world’s agriculture
Originally published on the World Bank website. Here’s something you may not be aware of: agriculture and changes in land use already contribute 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a statistic that matters in the face of two unrelenting challenges now facing the globe –how to turn the promises of last December’s historic […] Continue Reading
World Bank Scores Sustainable Energy Policies in 111 Countries
Originally published on the World Bank website. An increasing number of developing countries – Mexico, China, Turkey, India, Vietnam, Brazil, and South Africa – are emerging as leaders in sustainable energy, with robust policies to support energy access, renewables and energy efficiency, according to a new World Bank Report. But there is huge room […] Continue Reading
Innovation hub opens for agri-tech entrepreneurs
Originally published on the ICRISAT website. A creative space where agricultural tech entrepreneurs, scientists and technology experts can collaborate to innovate cutting edge ideas across the whole agriculture value chain for smallholder farmers, was inaugurated at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). The innovation Hub (iHub) was opened by Telangana IT […] Continue Reading
“Pay-As-You-Go” Solar Could Electrify Rural Africa
Originally published on the World Resources Institute website. More than 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity; 71 million in Kenya and Tanzania alone. Without any other options, these citizens are forced to either go without power or use kerosene, an expensive and oftentimes dangerous fuel that pollutes the air and […] Continue Reading
New Deforestation Hot Spots in the World’s Largest Tropical Forests
Originally published on the World Resources Institute website. Where is deforestation worsening around the world? It’s a difficult question to answer, as many forest assessments are often years or even a decade out of date by the time they’re published. But we’re getting there, thanks to better data and advanced computing power. A new […] Continue Reading