agriculture Archives

Project / Water-driven rural development in the Baltic Sea Region (WATERDRIVE) is a pan-Baltic project for improving water management.

2018 - 2021 / About Food and agriculture, Pollution and Water resources

Sustainable sanitation: a stepping stone to climate goals

Feature / A session at World Water Week asked why win-win opportunities are being ignored.

31 August 2018 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Mitigation, Renewables and Sanitation

A screenshot from Trase, shown on a tablet computer

Change story: Trase – A game changer in supply chain transparency

Feature / There is a lack of transparency in global supply chains. The Trase initiative is changing the game of transparency and sustainability governance.

22 August 2018 / About Behaviour and choice, Food and agriculture, Forests, Supply chains and Sustainable Development Goals

Closing the global ozone yield gap: Quantification and cobenefits for multistress tolerance

Journal article / This article shows where ozone pollution reduces global crop yields and suggests actions to improve crops resilience.

7 August 2018 / About Food and agriculture and Short lived climate pollutants

Money from waste? Revamp your view on sanitation

Perspective / Resource recovery from sanitation and waste management can be a lucrative business. You can get it up and running in your city with support of the REVAMP tool.

26 July 2018 / About Cities, Food and agriculture and Sanitation

Farmer cultivating a field with a buffalo

Constraints to the capacity of smallholder farming households to adapt to climate change in South and Southeast Asia

Journal article / Based on discussions with almost 600 people, this paper explores how smallholder rural households can adapt to climate variability and change.

6 March 2018 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Food and agriculture and Public policy

Every farmer is different. Why should they adapt to climate change the same way?

Feature / A recent study identifies key indicators of adaptive capacity, allowing climate adaptation efforts to be customised for the needs of farming communities.

17 July 2018 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Food and agriculture and Public policy

Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day tropospheric ozone distribution and trends relevant to vegetation

Journal article / The TOAR-Vegetation report provides recommendations to facilitate a more complete global assessment of future ozone impacts on vegetation.

28 June 2018 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Forests and Short lived climate pollutants

Photo of a corn field - FotoArt-Treu /Pixabay

Ozone effects on crops and consideration in crop models

Journal article / This paper explains how ozone affects arable crops and how these processes can be incorporated into existing crop models.

22 June 2018 / About Food and agriculture, Pollution and Short lived climate pollutants