Category: Climate Change

Butterflies in Greece are threatened with heat waves, how will human food be affected?
A climate project measures the body weight of more than 50,000 butterfly specimens over a century

November 3, 2024

Food & Climate Some 237 species of butterflies in Greece are being threatened with heat waves and deadly fires and floods affecting crops and their food. Why that is danger…

Floods threaten Spain’s citrus
The country is a 25% share of the world export

November 2, 2024

Food & Climate The flash floods threaten the agricultural production especially Spain’s citrus. Floods submerged thousands of hectares of farmland, in a region that produces a lot of Spain’s fresh…

UN: an acute food insecurity in 22 countries and territories because La Niña and conflict
Many in Middle East and Africa

October 31, 2024

Food & Climate Acute food insecurity is set to increase in both magnitude and severity across 22 countries and territories, many of them are in Africa, because of conflict and…

Adoption Declaration on Water Scarcity in Agriculture
Uses over 70% of freshwater

October 17, 2024

Food & Climate Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed today the adoption of the Rome Declaration on Water Scarcity in Agriculture. It aimed at addressing water…

European Climate Smart Chefs reduce carbon footprint of cooking recipes by 30%
A new cookbook to reduce food waste by using scraps to create tasty dishes

October 16, 2024

Food & Climate The chefs of European “Climate Smart Chefs” project managed to reduce the carbon and water footprint of their cooking recipes by around 30%. Life Climate Smart Chefs…

Orphan crops, Could they be future food?
They suffer neglect from investment

October 13, 2024

Food & Climate Last week aspiring and established plant scientists from around Africa gathered in Kenya’s capital for a workshop to review what has been achieved so far by the…

Food supply damaged by floods and downpours
Carrot prices jump 40% in UK and volunteers transport meals by foot in U.S

October 9, 2024

Food & Climate Floods and downpours are hitting food supply in many areas in U.S and UK and the situation is getting worse to the point where some people are…

Happy goat reduces wildfire risk in U.S
They can navigate steep, rugged terrain where machines aren’t practical

October 5, 2024

Food & Climate The Happy Goat of Mariposa, California in U.S, now provides the vegetation-clearing creatures to landowners to reduce wildfire risk. The goats are part of a growing trend…

EU official to “Food & Climate”: European food imports will not be affected by carbon tax
But the tax may affect fertilizers in internal European Union

October 3, 2024

Food & Climate European food imports will not be affected by carbon tax, but fertilizers may have some effects indirectly in internal market, a European official told “Food & Climate”…

Saudi Arabia calls to combat desertification through COP 16
The first UNCCD COP held in the Middle East and North Africa region

September 29, 2024

Food & Climate Saudi Arabia called on the governments of the countries gathered in the United Nations General Assembly to take decisive action at the Conference of the Parties to…