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Scaling up FMNR, CAWT and planted agroforestry
Challenges and Opportunities 1. FMNR – Widespread with diverse range of trees with multiple products and uses 2. Faidherbia – highly valued but distribution is not uniform and densities are low: Natural regeneration in natural range Plant air pruned seedlings outside its range Direct sow with pre treated seed 3. Other Planted Systems: Tephrosia, P peas, Gliricidia etc […] Continue Reading
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
Tony Rinaudo: “FMNR can droughtproof the land against El Niño”
Originally published on the FMNR Hub website. Tony Rinaudo, Natural Resources Advisor at World Vision Australia, explains in an audio interview with Lou Del Bello from SciDev.Net how the restoration technique known as Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) can help communities prepare for climate stresses. Click here to listen to how FMNR has enabled farmers in Ethiopia cope with […] Continue Reading
How to maintain food security under climate change
Originally published on the CIMMYT website. Wheat, rice, maize, pearl millet, and sorghum provide over half of the world’s food calories. To maintain global food security under climate change, there is an increasing need to exploit existing genetic variability and develop crops with superior genetic yield potential and stress adaptation. Climate change impacts […] Continue Reading
China’s decline in coal consumption drives global slowdown in emissions
In his address to the World Economic Forum, Chinese President Xi showed China’s willingness to step into a growing global leadership role, including on climate change. Xi called for all countries to hold fast to the hard-won Paris Agreement, saying “walking away” from the pact would threaten future generations, and that green development is already […] Continue Reading