Recent trainings in Senegal have improved trust between farmers and researchers, leading to increased use of climate forecasts and other information.
Tag: agriculture
Climate and Society Students ‘Develop’ Research for NASA, IRI
Two Climate and Society students are working on a NASA DEVELOP project at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society. Learn about the research and visit their virtual posters.
Phosphorus: Essential to Life—Are We Running Out?
Phosphorus is essential to human health and vital for food production. But are we using up phosphorus faster than we can economically extract it?
Achieving Sustainable Water, Energy and Agriculture in Gujarat, India
Watch a video about the Columbia Water Center’s project to address a looming water crisis in north Gujarat, India.
Poor Ethiopian Farmers Receive ‘Unprecedented’ Insurance Payout
Thanks to a groundbreaking new program that relies on advanced satellite technology, a weather index insurance payout of unprecedented scale will benefit poor African farmers.
Predicting the Future of Soy in South America
In this Q&A, Arthur M. Greene discusses improving climate and agricultural modeling in South America using a new stochastic simulation of future climate.
Breaking the Poverty Trap in Ethiopia: Subsistence, Satellites, and Some Other Important Stuff
Two acres of cracked earth. In northern Ethiopia, it can be a trap that keeps farmers tethered to it for generations. Or it can be a springboard to a better life for this and future generations. What impedes it from showing its springier qualities? You could argue the biggest pressure on the land comes from the sky above it.
From Birmingham to Bamako: How Farmers Deal with Drought
A look at the tools and technologies farmers in Mali use to enhance their decision making in the face of droughts and other climate risks.
Photo Essay: In the Heart of Dryness
Explore the country of Niger in this visual essay while learning about the importance of seasonal forecasting to the Sahel, one of the poorest and most climate-vulnerable regions in the world.
Video: Is Drought In East Africa The New Normal?
A video interview with climate scientist Bradfield Lyon, who explains his latest research on what’s driving rainfall patterns in parts of East Africa.
