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CCAFS / Climate Change / Drought / East Africa / Film and video / Food Security / Insurance / Vulnerability

Reverse decline in agricultural development in drought-ravaged Horn of Africa–Jim Hansen

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Climate and food security expert Jim Hansen, based at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, at Colombia University, recently laid out some of the causes of food insecurity in drought-afflicted East Africa. Among the main reasons he cites is a decline, since the 1990s, in agricultural research and development in this region, a … Continue reading →

Climate Change / Environment / Food Security / Livelihoods

New program aims to mitigate climate threats to food security

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A new multimillion dollar research program by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research aims to alleviate climate-related threats to the food security, livelihoods and environment of people living in the developing world. One of the key intellectual forces behind this initiative has been the International Research Institute for Climate and Society’s Jim Hansen. He’ll … Continue reading →