CGIAR (Montpellier)
Website: http://www.cgiar.org
July 19
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Ghana: Climate Change Could Deprive Volta River Basin of Needed Water [press release]
A new study released today finds that so much water may be lost in the Volta River Basin due to climate change that planned hydroelectric projects to boost energy and food... Read more »
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Africa: For Africa to Feed Africa, We Must "Make Peace" With Climate Change [editorial]
A recent and widely-covered report from the World Bank gives voice to ominous predictions that have been circulating among climate scientists and agriculture experts for several... Read more »
June 14
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Africa: New Report Identifies "Regret-Free" Approaches for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change [press release]
Whether it's swapping coffee for cocoa in Central America or bracing for drought in Sri Lanka with a return to ancient water storage systems, findings from a new report from the... Read more »
May 21
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Africa: More Vitamin A Possible from Cassava, Says New Study [press release]
New research shows that the human body can absorb twice as much beta-carotene from vitamin A cassava than was previously assumed. This conventionally-bred cassava has higher... Read more »
September 07, 2012
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East Africa: Survey Finds Farmers Adapting to Climate Change
Smallholder farmers across East Africa have started to embrace climate-resilient farming approaches and technologies, according to new research recently published by the CGIAR... Read more »
January 19, 2012
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Africa: Researchers Outline Food Security-Climate Change Road Map [press release]
While last month's climate negotiations in Durban made incremental progress toward helping farmers adapt to climate change and reduce agriculture's climate footprint, a group of... Read more »
December 08, 2011
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Africa: Growing Conditions Today Mirror Future Climates - Scientists [press release]
With climate change posing a threat to food production around the world, scientists are developing a form of virtual time travel that can offer farmers in many countries a glimpse... Read more »
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