http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu Thu, 23 May 2013 08:20:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/21/farmers-in-senegal-use-forecasts-to-combat-climate-risks/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/21/farmers-in-senegal-use-forecasts-to-combat-climate-risks/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:22:20 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=36885 Recent trainings in Senegal have improved trust between farmers and researchers, leading to increased use of climate forecasts and other information.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/05/21/farmers-in-senegal-use-forecasts-to-combat-climate-risks/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/12/climate-and-society-students-develop-research-for-nasa-iri/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/12/climate-and-society-students-develop-research-for-nasa-iri/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:07:14 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35543 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/12/climate-and-society-students-develop-research-for-nasa-iri/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/01/phosphorus-essential-to-life-are-we-running-out/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/01/phosphorus-essential-to-life-are-we-running-out/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:32:09 +0000 Renee Cho http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=35346 Phosphorus is essential to human health and vital for food production. But are we using up phosphorus faster than we can economically extract it? ]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/04/01/phosphorus-essential-to-life-are-we-running-out/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/19/achieving-sustainable-water-energy-and-agriculture-in-gujarat-india/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/19/achieving-sustainable-water-energy-and-agriculture-in-gujarat-india/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:01:39 +0000 Jeremy Hinsdale http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=34258 Watch a video about the Columbia Water Center's project to address a looming water crisis in north Gujarat, India.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2013/02/19/achieving-sustainable-water-energy-and-agriculture-in-gujarat-india/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/poor-ethiopian-farmers-receive-unprecedented-insurance-payout/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/poor-ethiopian-farmers-receive-unprecedented-insurance-payout/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:49:59 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32862 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/11/poor-ethiopian-farmers-receive-unprecedented-insurance-payout/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/03/predicting-the-future-of-soy-in-south-america/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/03/predicting-the-future-of-soy-in-south-america/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:10:27 +0000 Guest Blogger http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=32675 In this Q&A, Arthur M. Greene discusses improving climate and agricultural modeling in South America using a new stochastic simulation of future climate.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/12/03/predicting-the-future-of-soy-in-south-america/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/29/breaking-the-poverty-trap-in-ethiopia-subsistence-satellites-and-some-other-important-stuff/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/29/breaking-the-poverty-trap-in-ethiopia-subsistence-satellites-and-some-other-important-stuff/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:30:45 +0000 Brian Kahn http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29879 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/29/breaking-the-poverty-trap-in-ethiopia-subsistence-satellites-and-some-other-important-stuff/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/27/from-birmingham-to-bamako-how-farmers-deal-with-drought/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/27/from-birmingham-to-bamako-how-farmers-deal-with-drought/#comments Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:01:53 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=29829 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/08/27/from-birmingham-to-bamako-how-farmers-deal-with-drought/feed/ 0 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/06/photo-essay-in-the-heart-of-dryness/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/06/photo-essay-in-the-heart-of-dryness/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:30:09 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=27648 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.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/06/06/photo-essay-in-the-heart-of-dryness/feed/ 1 http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/03/video-is-drought-in-east-africa-the-new-normal/ http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/03/video-is-drought-in-east-africa-the-new-normal/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 03:31:40 +0000 Francesco Fiondella http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/?p=26023 A video interview with climate scientist Bradfield Lyon, who explains his latest research on what's driving rainfall patterns in parts of East Africa.]]> http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2012/05/03/video-is-drought-in-east-africa-the-new-normal/feed/ 0