Can COP30 Be a Turning Point for Food and Climate?
Food & Climate The Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) is working to change food and land use systems. At the upcoming 30th U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP30) they see…
How Prosopis juliflora helps refugees in a camp in Djibouti cook?
Traditional cooking methods are impacting air quality
Food & Climate The Prosopis juliflora, which thrives in arid environments, has become a tool for refugees in a camp in Djibouti, coming from several countries in Africa, a continent…
Plant genebanks accelerate development of drought resistant crops
A new study: "Living libraries" store seeds and other genetic material
Food & Climate A new study published in Nature Climate Change reveals how plant genebanks, home to millions of genetically diverse plants around the world, can help speed up the…
Carbon tax will be very small initially in 2026, European official to “Food & Climate”
Egyptian fertilizer exports has a competitive advantage
Food & Climate Europe is implementing a carbon tax starting next year (2026), which will negatively impact North African countries’ fertilizer exports to the bloc. However, a European official confirmed…
A study of how Asean’s agriculture be affected by climate change
Grace Fu: Countries in the region have taken steps to curb emissions from this sector
Food & Climate NUS is studying climate change impacts on Asean’s agriculture sector to enhance food security. Researchers from Singapore are working with Asean countries to study the impact of…
6 of EU’s food imports are increasingly threatened by climate change, a new study says
Brussels imports some of its products from climate-fragile African countries, such as cocoa
Food & Climate Six of EU’s food imports are under increasing threat from biodiversity loss and climate change, a new report warns. The report found that more than half of…
IFC supports sustainable agriculture in North Africa, official told “Food & Climate”
And are negotiating to invest in Egyptian and Moroccan companies
Food & Climate The International Finance Corporation (IFC) supports sustainable agriculture in North Africa, as well as the region’s food production chain, not only by financing but also through technical…
FAO: Water in Iraq threatens to lose half of wheat and barley crops
Without sustainable management
Food & Climate Water in Iraq faces many challenges, and without sustainable management the country risks losing up to 50% of its wheat and barley yields by 2050, increasing its…
FAO: Water in Iraq threatens to lose half of wheat and barley crops
Without sustainable management
Food & Climate Water in Iraq faces many challenges, and without sustainable management the country risks losing up to 50% of its wheat and barley yields by 2050, increasing its…
Global yields would rise further if there is no rapid temperature increase, study says
Over 50 years
Food & Climate Most cropping regions have experienced both rapid warming and atmospheric drying through recent 50 years, with significant negative global yield impacts for main global yields of wheat…