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Thinking like a water model

Laura Forni — Thu, 18 Oct 2018 17:27:36 +0000

An innovative water management exercise fostered hands-on learning in Cambodia at a workshop held through the Sustainable Water Partnership.

Kampaania koolides: Kokkame Koos!

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:10:18 +0000

Uuringud näitavad, et igal aastal visatakse Eesti koolides ära umbes 50 autokoormatäie suurune kogus söömata jäänud toitu. Kampaaniaga „Kokkame Koos!“ soovisime olukorda parandada ja tõsta õpilaste teadlikkust sellest, kuidas vähem toitu raisata. Kampaania käigus toimusid Eesti koolides ühiskokkamised, kus õpilased valmistasid koolikokkade abiga süüa, kasutades muuhulgas eelnevast toidukorrast üle jäänud toiduaineid. Kokkame Koos! sai alguse 17. oktoobril 2018 Saue Gümnaasiumis ja kestis kuni õppeaasta lõpuni.

Reporter: Lapsed kokkavad toidujääkidest hõrgutisi

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 08:27:03 +0000

Kuidas päästa 50 koormatäit koolitoitu?

Helen Saarniit — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 12:00:20 +0000

Uuringud näitavad, et igal aastal visatakse Eesti koolides ära umbes 50 autokoormatäie suurune kogus söömata jäänud toitu. Kampaaniaga „Kokkame koos!“ soovitakse olukorda parandada ja tõsta õpilaste teadlikkust, kuidas vähem toitu raisata. Kampaania käigus toimuvad Eesti koolides ühiskokkamised, kus õpilased valmistavad koolikokkade abiga süüa, kasutades muuhulgas eelnevast toidukorrast üle jäänud toiduaineid. Kampaania saab alguse 17. oktoobri pärastlõunal Saue Gümnaasiumis.

Measurement-based assessment of health burdens from long-term ozone exposure in the United States, Europe, and China

Chris Malley — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 12:44:11 +0000

This article assesses premature respiratory mortality attributable to long-term O3 exposure for three regions of the world using ground-based monitoring data.

New Global Commission on Adaptation underscores urgent need to prepare for climate impacts

Kevin M. Adams — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 04:58:29 +0000

Against the backdrop of the IPCC special report on global warming of 1.5°C, the new Global Commission on Adaptation will raise visibility of the need to adapt to climate change and focus on identifying solutions. SEI is joining this important new alliance as research partner, and SEI Senior Research Fellow Richard Klein will serve as Co-Director of Research.

From zero deforestation to Zero Hunger: how Trase can help

Caspar Trimmer — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 06:00:12 +0000

On World Food Day, we ask how Trase’s supply chain transparency data can help achieve Zero Hunger sustainably.

Coordination challenges in climate finance

Åsa Persson — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:23:18 +0000

Developed countries have pledged to provide USD 100 billion annually to developing countries to support efforts to pursue climate-friendly development and to deal with climate change effects. Although public climate finance from developed countries still falls far short of this goal, climate funding is steadily increasing. Given the magnitude of climate challenges, ensuring resources mobilised are used efficiently and effectively is essential.

Systematic reviews and maps as tools for applying behavioral ecology to management and policy

Biljana Macura — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:50:30 +0000

Although examples of successful applications of behavioral ecology research to policy and management exist, knowledge generated from such research is in many cases under-used by managers and policy-makers.

The private sector, agriculture and climate change: connecting the dots

Nella Canales; Richard J.T. Klein — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 11:56:16 +0000

Nella Canales and Richard J.T. Klein examine the role the private sector can play in helping agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa to adapt to a changing climate. Their insights, which appear in an article published by The Conversation Africa, draw on their broader research, which explores ways to give the private sector incentives to help countries in the region achieve their Paris Agreement goals.

Pushing and pulling our way to a greener future

Eric Kemp-Benedict — Mon, 15 Oct 2018 23:47:43 +0000

Keeping global warming to 1.5°C will require a transformation of the world’s economy. This model shows a transition is possible.

Conectando el sector privado, la agricultura y el cambio climático

Wed, 23 Oct 2019 20:25:14 +0000

Nella Canales y Richard J.T. Klein examinan el papel que puede desempeñar el sector privado para ayudar a la agricultura en el África subsahariana a adaptarse a un clima cambiante. Sus ideas, que aparecen en un artículo publicado por The Conversation Africa, se basan en su investigación más amplia, que explora formas de dar incentivos al sector privado para ayudar a los países de la región a alcanzar sus objetivos del Acuerdo de París.

The private sector, agriculture and climate change. Connecting the dots

Richard J.T. Klein; Nella Canales — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:04:35 +0000

Agriculture plays a key role in food security in Africa. It is also crucial to the economic sector, accounting for between 40%–65% of jobs. Farming is expected to remain an important livelihood for decades to come.

New Centre of Excellence on Transforming Development and Disaster Risk to co-host Forum and Academy events in Bangkok

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 10:44:14 +0000

Unsustainable development is at the root of increasing disaster risks throughout Asia. The new Centre of Excellence on Transforming Development and Disaster Risk will host a three-day event in Bangkok that will take a critical look at this challenge and call for action in transforming development and disaster risk.

Technological change, household debt, and distribution

Eric Kemp-Benedict — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 17:33:35 +0000

This paper presents a stylized model to explore the interaction between household debt, the functional income distribution, and technological change.

A spatially explicit data-driven approach to calculating commodity-specific shipping emissions per vessel

Javier Godar — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:22:28 +0000

This article presents a new method for accurately calculating greenhouse gas and air pollution emissions from marine cargo shipping, and attributing them to countries, vessels and products.

Fertilizer adoption by smallholders in the Brazilian Amazon: farm-level evidence

Toby Gardner — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:17:14 +0000

This paper uses comprehensive farm-level data from the eastern Brazilian Amazon, to show that proximity to markets had a significant positive correlation with fertilizer adoption, even after controlling for liquidity, land tenure, education, experience and access to rural extension services.

Mapping different forms of knowledge to understand the impacts of mining

Neal Haddaway — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:14:46 +0000

A new Formas-funded project aims to combine both indigenous and scientific knowledge in a synthesis of evidence on how Arctic and boreal landscapes and communities are affected by mining, and by measures to mitigate its impacts. Project leader Neal Haddaway explains the frustrations with synthesising evidence that led to the project.

PEER

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:08:37 +0000

Adoption and Scale-Up of Charcoal Alternatives in Zambia (PEER) project examined the potential of a dual-pronged approach to developing technical and social alternatives to charcoal in Zambia: improved charcoal production and alternative fuels and stoves. The first approach focused on charcoal production systems.

Supporting National Planning for Action on SLCPs using the LEAP-IBC tool

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 14:36:31 +0000

This chapter outlines some of the key features and applications of the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning system Integrated Benefits Calculator (LEAP-IBC), SEI’s model that can estimate the impacts of different policy scenarios on multiple pollutants, human health and other endpoints. It demonstrates how LEAP-IBC has been used in Bangladesh as part of a two-stage process to formulate action plans for shortlived climate pollutants (SLCPs). The chapter also shows that LEAP-IBC can be tailored to unique national circumstances — for example, a separate module was created to model contributions from rice parboiling units as they are considered important in Bangladesh.